Mark Rushton

Transcript:

Main themes covered: Immigration, racism, youth culture, community, LGBT scene, changing roles of women

00:00 – 02:00 General introduction

02:00 – 08:00 Moving to Sheffield and first impressions

08:00 – 09:00 Reactions to being a male hairdresser. Homosexuality in the 1980s.

09:00 – 15:00 Impact of women in his life. Immigration and racism in the 1980s.

15:00 – 19:00 Music and youth culture in the 1980s

19:00 – 21:30 Working in hairdressing

21:30 – 30:00 Changes to the city of Sheffield throughout the 1980s

30:00 – 32:00 Sheffield as a community

32:00 – 38:00 Career progression and hairdressing industry

38:00 – 43:30 Leisure time

43:30 – 47:30 Why people stayed in Sheffield despite economic difficulties

47:30 – 55:00 Immigration and racial tensions

55:00 – 56:00 Changes to the LGBT scene during the 1980s

56:00 – 1:07:00 Impact of high and local politics on people in the 1980s

1:07:00 – 1:15:00 Unemployment, finding work, and the impact of this on family life

1:15:00 – 1:19:00 Changing role of women

1:19:00 - General reflections on the 1980s

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