This thesis traces how the drinking house was used by writers of early modern English drama to try to make sense of the period’s culture of exchange. Organised around an examination of five plays, the project focuses on the way in which playwrights engaged with and examined notions of credit, circulation, and the commercialisation of hospitality. By offering close readings through the lens of the drinking house, I make fresh interpretations of the plays. Moreover, I seek to demonstrate the wider literary tradition dealing with this space that, to some extent, has been neglected. With this in mind, I also draw on other popular texts from the period, such as ballads, jest books and rogue pamphlets, which establish certain conventions and narratives that emerge in the drama. In Shakespeare’s 1 Henry IV and 2 Henry IV, the reckoning – or tavern bill – is used as an emblem through which Hal negotiates his moral and economic redemption, in the face of Falstaff’s threat to the wider network of credit established in the tavern space. Dekker and Webster’s Westward Ho also stages credit as both a productive and unpredictable force. In the context of its Brentford location, the drinking house in that play is presented as a transformative space that allows for the possibilities of an alternative economic model. Irrepressible forces of commercialism define the Light Heart in Jonson’s The New Inn; forces that effect character transformations and champion a fluid economy in contrast with landed-estate living. In Brome’s The Demoiselle, these conventions are upended, and the commercialism of the New Ordinary is dispensed with in favour of a more settled economy. The thesis testifies to the investment writers made in the drinking house as a dramatic space and as a space to be dramatised, a space through which the possibilities and energies of exchange were staged.

This thesis examines how churches and taverns became sites for political discussion and organizing during the Revolutionary era, 1765-1780. Taverns had long served a role in Virginians’ lives by providing places where news was exchanged and discussed, but with the political upheaval between the colonies and Great Britain many of the activities and discussions that took place there became far more politically charged. Analyzing churches and their role within the revolutionary era demonstrates that Virginia’s revolutionary leaders used an institution deeply rooted in their society to further political activism by Virginians and Virginia’s provisional government. But in several ways the Revolution also wrought profound changes with regard to religious liberty and social hierarchy. Through the study of both churches and taverns this study reveals new insights about how these institutions served overlapping and sometimes parallel roles by providing spaces for meetings, discussions, and the exchange of information—as well as new sources of political debate.

This thesis assesses the ways in which gentility served as a catalyst for the creation of a new masculine identity during the early American republic:  the Republican Gentleman.  In particular, I utilize taverns in Richmond, Virginia from 1780 to 1820, in which to understand the significance of gentility.  This thesis analyzes how Richmond taverns represented the growth of gentility through refined architecture and its male patrons.  It discusses how taverns, as predominantly male spaces, allowed for the expression of the Republican Gentleman's masculine identity.  The guiding research question for this thesis is how refined Richmond taverns illustrated the prominence of gentility, and thus provided a stage for the performance of the Republican Gentleman during the early national period.  Furthermore, this research is informed by the following secondary research questions:  In what ways did gentility and republicanism shape masculine identities?  How did evolving ideas of gentility and refinement shape physical tavern space and architecture?  The broader significance of this thesis is to offer an avenue in which to further develop scholars' understanding of the intersection of masculinity, class, and gentility during the early national period. / Master of Arts

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Thesis (M. A. (Criminology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2015 / The study was aimed at analysing the non-compliance of tavern operators with selected licensing conditions of taverns in Mankweng Area, Limpopo Province. Tavern operators were randomly sampled for the study. A quantitative research approach was used and questionnaires were administered for data collection. The findings revealed that tavern operators do not comply with the licensing conditions as stipulated in the Liquor Act, no 27 of 1989. The most contravened conditions include trading beyond stipulated times and allowing minors into the licensed premises. However, there is a need to study the perceptions of the tavern operators with regard to the licensing conditions of taverns. The researcher recommended that the community should co-operate with the Liquor Board in the effective prevention of the non-compliance of the tavern operators.

Theatre history has long interwoven with the production, consumption, and peddling of alcohol. While the seedier aspects of our past generally go unremembered, we can find traces of them in the culture of the times. If we read Shakespeare through the lens of drinking culture, what can we discover about the play and what can that tell us about how to produce his works today? By looking at the rules and customs surrounding alehouses during the English Renaissance I have analyzed the three plays contained within the Falstaffiad (1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, and Merry Wives of Windsor).

Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of History, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-54).

Ce mémoire s’intéresse aux campagnes publicitaires de bière diffusées dans divers journaux et magazines dans les années 1920 et 1950 au Québec, deux périodes d’après-guerre marquées par la prospérité économique et le développement de la consommation de masse. Cette étude comparative vise à faire ressortir l’évolution dans les représentations de la bière et les stratégies utilisées par les publicitaires pour la mettre en valeur afin de la rendre plus légitime dans la société. En plus de dégager les différents discours utilisés par les publicitaires pour mieux vendre ce produit, nous montrons que les thèmes et stratégies retenus sont directement influencés par les valeurs, les idées, les normes et le contexte législatif de la société québécoise pour chaque période étudiée. Nous soutenons d’ailleurs l’hypothèse selon laquelle le genre, mais plus particulièrement le discours dominant sur la masculinité, a fortement influencé la construction des campagnes publicitaires lors des deux périodes étudiées; la culture de l’alcool, mais plus particulièrement celle de la bière, est un bastion masculin qui tend à résister à l’intégration des femmes et de la féminité. / This thesis is interested in beer advertising campaigns published in various newspapers and magazines in the 1920s and 1950s in the province of Quebec, two post-war periods marked by economic prosperity and the development of mass consumption. This comparative study aims at emphasizing the evolution in beer representations and the strategies used by advertising agents in order to make beer more legitimate in the eyes of society. In addition to examining the various discourses used by advertising agents to sell their product, we show that the topics and strategies retained are directly influenced by the values, ideas, and social norms and by the legislative context of the Québec society for each decade. We also support the assumption that gender, but particularly the dominant discourse of masculinity, strongly influenced the construction of the different beer advertising campaigns during the 1920s and 1950s; the culture of alcohol, but especially that of beer, is a male bastion which tends to resist the integration of women and femininity. Keywords

Ce mémoire s’intéresse aux campagnes publicitaires de bière diffusées dans divers journaux et magazines dans les années 1920 et 1950 au Québec, deux périodes d’après-guerre marquées par la prospérité économique et le développement de la consommation de masse. Cette étude comparative vise à faire ressortir l’évolution dans les représentations de la bière et les stratégies utilisées par les publicitaires pour la mettre en valeur afin de la rendre plus légitime dans la société. En plus de dégager les différents discours utilisés par les publicitaires pour mieux vendre ce produit, nous montrons que les thèmes et stratégies retenus sont directement influencés par les valeurs, les idées, les normes et le contexte législatif de la société québécoise pour chaque période étudiée. Nous soutenons d’ailleurs l’hypothèse selon laquelle le genre, mais plus particulièrement le discours dominant sur la masculinité, a fortement influencé la construction des campagnes publicitaires lors des deux périodes étudiées; la culture de l’alcool, mais plus particulièrement celle de la bière, est un bastion masculin qui tend à résister à l’intégration des femmes et de la féminité. / This thesis is interested in beer advertising campaigns published in various newspapers and magazines in the 1920s and 1950s in the province of Quebec, two post-war periods marked by economic prosperity and the development of mass consumption. This comparative study aims at emphasizing the evolution in beer representations and the strategies used by advertising agents in order to make beer more legitimate in the eyes of society. In addition to examining the various discourses used by advertising agents to sell their product, we show that the topics and strategies retained are directly influenced by the values, ideas, and social norms and by the legislative context of the Québec society for each decade. We also support the assumption that gender, but particularly the dominant discourse of masculinity, strongly influenced the construction of the different beer advertising campaigns during the 1920s and 1950s; the culture of alcohol, but especially that of beer, is a male bastion which tends to resist the integration of women and femininity. Keywords

AIDS-related illnesses are the leading cause of deaths in South Africa. Alcohol misuse among male youths fuels the risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), including HIV. Literature review was conducted on the association of alcohol misuse and the risk of contracting HIV among male youths. In this qualitative study fourteen male youths, all from Soshanguve in Gauteng province, participated in face-to-face interviews. The male youths who misuse alcohol show greater signs of indulging in risky sexual intercourse. In addition, the male youths who find their sexual partners at taverns were less likely to use condoms during sex. Other factors linked to alcohol misuse that hinder HIV-prevention include multiple sexual partners, transactional sex, men who have sex with men (MSM), young men’s dominance over young women and non-use of condoms. The findings of this research project indicate the need of deliberate focus on alcohol misuse during HIV-prevention education. HIV-prevention interventions should pay attention to reducing sexual risk behaviour associated with alcohol misuse among young men. / Sociology / M.A. (Social Behaviour Studies in HIV/AIDS)