"Bringing You the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing Like the Truth": British Fascism and Film Across the Interwar Period

这项研究项目探索了英国法西斯联合会(BUF)在两次世界大战期间如何利用和利用电影和媒体的多方面方式。通过仔细分析以前未经评估的档案材料--包括幸存的英国法西斯电影、报纸、记录和个人文件--该项目认为，电影和媒体是BUF作为一个国内和国际政治组织出现和发展所不可或缺的。同时揭示了与当代民粹主义媒体实践的惊人关联，分析了英国法西斯主义者对电影的使用、制作和批评，为了解法西斯主义在两次世界大战期间的英国的发展、建立和最终的失败提供了新的视角。

This research project explores the multifaceted ways in which the British Union of Fascists (BUF) utilised and exploited film and media in interwar Britain. Through close analysis of previously unassessed archival materials - including surviving British fascist films, newspapers, records, and personal papers - the project argues that film and media were integral to the BUF's emergence and growth as a domestic and international political organisation. Simultaneously revealing striking correlations with contemporary populist media practices, analysing British fascists' usage, production, and criticism of film casts a fresh light on fascism's growth, establishment, and ultimate failings across interwar Britain.