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Danger on the Doorstep: Anti-Catholicism and American Print Culture Progressive Era
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Danger on the Doorstep: Anti-Catholicism and American Print Culture Progressive Era
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Danger on the Doorstep: Anti-Catholicism and American Print Culture Progressive Era
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Nordstrom explores the connection between anti-Catholicism and nationalism from 1910–1919. He argues that the anti-Catholic literature that occupied such a prominent place in the cultural landscape derived its popularity by infusing long-standing anti-Catholic traditions with the emerging themes of progressivism, masculinity, and nationalism. Nordstrom demonstrates that in the pages of anti-Catholic texts, Catholicism emerged as a manifestation of and a scapegoat for the dangers of modernity—including rampant urbanization, immigration, political corruption, and the proliferation of power conglomerates. Samples of
cartoons underscore Nordstrom's arguments.
also examines Catholics' vigorous and highly-organized responses to journalistic attacks in the 1910s, ranging from lawsuits to widespread public relations campaigns. According to Nordstrom, the unraveling of anti-Catholic print literature by the end of the 1910s and the growing public presence of American Catholicism suggest that Catholic claims to full citizenship had trumped opponents' assertions of conspiracy. This fascinating look at an understudied episode of anti-Catholic radicalism will be of interest to scholars and students of religious history, popular culture, and journalism.