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Hywel Dix - Compatriots or Competitors?, E-bok

E-bok, Engelska, 2022

Compatriots or Competitors?

Welsh, Scottish, English and Northern Irish Writing and Brexit in Comparative Contexts

Av Hywel Dix

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This is the first comparative study of the distinctive literatures and cultures that have developed in Wales, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland since political devolution in the late 1990s, especially surrounding Brexit. The book argues that in conceptualising their cultures as ‘national’, each nation is caught up in a creative tension between emulating forms of cultural production found in the others to assert common aspirations, and downplaying those connections in order to forge a sense of cultural distinctiveness. The author explores the resulting dilemmas, with chapters analysing the growth of the creative industries; the relationship between UK City of Culture and its forerunner, the European Capital of Culture; national book prizes in Britain and Europe; British variations on Nordic Noir TV; and the Brexit novel. With regard to separate cultural precursors and responses in each nation, Brexit itself is debated as a factor that has widened their differences, placing the future of the UK in question.
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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.

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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.

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