Presenting the ‘window on the world’ to the world. Competing narratives of the presentation of television at the world's fairs in paris (1937) and new york (1939)

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Fickers
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
World's Fairs ◽  
The World ◽  
World’S Fairs

scholarly journals “The World of Tomorrow” or “The World of Yesterday”? The Image of an Independent Nation at the 1939 New York World’s Fair

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-82
Author(s):  
Apolonia Filonik
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
World's Fairs ◽  
World's Fair ◽  
World War ◽  
New York World's Fair ◽  
The World ◽  
World Expo ◽  
World’S Fairs ◽  
First Time

Poland’s presence at World’s Fairs between the World Wars is a spe­cial issue in that, after a long absence on the map of Europe, the coun­try had the opportunity to show its industrial and cultural achieve­ments in the international arena as an independent exhibitor for the first time. Thus, this event always had a very important political di­mension. Its symbol was the Polish pavilion presented in Paris in 1925, but no less important was the pavilion at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. Although it was a success at the world expo, it was overshadowed by the tragic consequences of the outbreak of World War II almost from the beginning. From today’s perspective, it is worth looking at this object, to evaluate its foundation and ultimate significance, as well as to reflect on the difficult concept of national art, in addition to trac­ing the fate of the pavilion.

scholarly journals Promised future and possible future: science communication and technology at World's Fairs and theme parks

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. A04 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Herrera-Lima ◽  
Daniela Martin
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
World's Fairs ◽  
Theme Parks ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
World’S Fairs ◽  
Nature And Society ◽  
Communication And Technology

World’s Fairs and scientific-technological theme parks have been propitious places for the communication of science and technology through modernity. This work addresses the issue of the construction of public discourse about the future within these sites, as well as the changing role attributed to science and technology as mediators in the relationships between nature and society. In both fairs and parks, science and technology play a leading role in the construction of the discourse about the desirable and achievable future. The practices of science communication and technology have specific forms, strategies and objectives, depending on the purposes of the discourse enunciators at different historical moments. This is exemplified through two cases: the 1939 New York World’s Fair and the EPCOT center in the U.S.

scholarly journals A ‘Swedish Offensive’ at the World's Fairs: Advertising, Social Reformism and the Roots of Swedish Cultural Diplomacy, 1935–1939

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Nikolas Glover ◽  
Andreas Mørkved Hellenes
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Cultural Diplomacy ◽  
World's Fairs ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Connected Network ◽  
Recent Scholarship ◽  
Post War ◽  
World’S Fairs

While recent scholarship has highlighted how participating countries at the interwar world's fairs competed by displaying ideological versions of modernity, the alternative national projections of smaller states have received less attention. This study of the Swedish national pavilions from Brussels 1935 via Paris 1937 to New York 1939 analyses how a loose but well-connected network of communicators over the course of three fairs responded to, and used, the evolving trends at these international mega-events. In the threatening international atmosphere of the late 1930s, the network convinced the Swedish government to seize the opportunities opened up by the crises of capitalism and democracy. The 1937 and 1939 pavilions showcased Sweden at the world's fairs as an example of the successful handling of economic and socio-political crisis, and the experience had a formative impact on the post-war institutionalisation of Swedish cultural diplomacy.

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