Hywel Dix is Associate Professor of English at Bournemouth University. He has published extensively on the relationship between literature, culture and political change in contemporary Britain. His research interests include modern and contemporary literature, critical cultural theory, authorial careers and autofiction.

Hywel Dix’s Compatriots or Competitors offers an excellent addition to the growing field of academic writing on Brexit and its social and cultural impact on British society. It discusses big “national” issues – Britishness, and how it has changed over the years – while also looking at the wider international context and Britain’s perspectives on Europe, including Britain’s post-Brexit standing in Europe and beyond. This wide-ranging study takes in literature, film and broader popular culture, making it a valuable companion piece for anyone studying British politics as well as social or cultural history and literature of the last few decades.

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Compatriots or Competitors?Chapter 1: From Counter Culture to Creative IndustriesChapter 2: The Cultural Capital of Capitals of CultureChapter 3: Imaging Northern Europe: British Varieties of Nordic NoirChapter 4: Aspiration by Proxy: National Book Awards in International MarketsChapter 5: Brexit and BeyondAfterword: Brexit and CoronavirusReferences

Hywel Dix is Associate Professor of English at Bournemouth University. He has published extensively on the relationship between literature, culture and political change in contemporary Britain. His research interests include modern and contemporary literature, critical cultural theory, authorial careers and autofiction.

Hywel Dix’s Compatriots or Competitors offers an excellent addition to the growing field of academic writing on Brexit and its social and cultural impact on British society. It discusses big “national” issues – Britishness, and how it has changed over the years – while also looking at the wider international context and Britain’s perspectives on Europe, including Britain’s post-Brexit standing in Europe and beyond. This wide-ranging study takes in literature, film and broader popular culture, making it a valuable companion piece for anyone studying British politics as well as social or cultural history and literature of the last few decades.

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Compatriots or Competitors?Chapter 1: From Counter Culture to Creative IndustriesChapter 2: The Cultural Capital of Capitals of CultureChapter 3: Imaging Northern Europe: British Varieties of Nordic NoirChapter 4: Aspiration by Proxy: National Book Awards in International MarketsChapter 5: Brexit and BeyondAfterword: Brexit and CoronavirusReferences

Hywel Dix is Associate Professor of English at Bournemouth University. He has published extensively on the relationship between literature, culture and political change in contemporary Britain. His research interests include modern and contemporary literature, critical cultural theory, authorial careers and autofiction.

Hywel Dix’s Compatriots or Competitors offers an excellent addition to the growing field of academic writing on Brexit and its social and cultural impact on British society. It discusses big “national” issues – Britishness, and how it has changed over the years – while also looking at the wider international context and Britain’s perspectives on Europe, including Britain’s post-Brexit standing in Europe and beyond. This wide-ranging study takes in literature, film and broader popular culture, making it a valuable companion piece for anyone studying British politics as well as social or cultural history and literature of the last few decades.

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Compatriots or Competitors?Chapter 1: From Counter Culture to Creative IndustriesChapter 2: The Cultural Capital of Capitals of CultureChapter 3: Imaging Northern Europe: British Varieties of Nordic NoirChapter 4: Aspiration by Proxy: National Book Awards in International MarketsChapter 5: Brexit and BeyondAfterword: Brexit and CoronavirusReferences