Cool millennium projects in Old Britannia? E-Book

Maxi Kirchner

• Herausgeber: GRIN Verlag
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2008

Beschreibung

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,1, Dresden Technical University (Institut für Anglistik), course: Hauptseminar London, language: English, abstract: The turning of the millennium was not only nervously expected by computer experts because of the millennium bug, but it also left its imprint on British political and cultural history. This date in the calendar, 2000 years after the birth of Christ, has offered a unique opportunity to celebrate human achievements and was a good reason to speculate about the future. This paper wants to discuss the reasons and the role of the millennium projects realised by the Labour government towards the end of the 20th century.

Leseprobe

Table of Content

I. Introduction.

II. Reasons for millennium projects

2.1. Cool Britannia

2.2. Third Way

2.3. Creative Industries

III. Examples of millennium projects

3.1. The dilemma of the Millennium Dome.

3.1.1. First ideas for the Dome.

3.1.2. The site and architecture

3.1.2.1. Facts on architecture

3.1.2.2. The problem of location

3.1.2.3. The millennium show

3.1.3. Today’s and future use

3.1.4. Possible problems and reasons for the failure.

3.2. An example of a successful project.

3.2.1. The Eden project

IV. The role of London in Britain’s millennium identity.

V. Conclusion.

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Institut für Anglistik Lehrstuhl für Großbritannienstudien Hauptseminar London Sommersemester 2004

COOL MILLENNIUM PROJECTSINOLD

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I. Introduction

The turning of the millennium was not only nervously expected by computer experts because of the millennium bug, but it also left its imprint on British political and cultural history. This date in the calendar, 2000 years after the birth of Christ, has offered a unique opportunity to celebrate human achievements and was a good reason to speculate about the future.

This paper wants to discuss the reasons and the role of the millennium projects realised by the Labour government towards the end of the 20thcentury. Not only has the importance of several economic and social policies shifted with New Labour coming into office in 1997, but the cultural identity and the future of the nation has become priority. Catchphrases like Cool Britannia and Third Way have marked the government’s policies. Cultural outcomes of these ideas were the millennium projects of which some succeeded and some did not. The Millennium Dome with its magnificent architecture and the Eden Project in Cornwall will be discussed as examples for failure and success respectively. Furthermore, this paper will try to explain London’s role in the discussion about the new and cool identity of Britain.