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Inequality is an ever-present danger in our society. This important book addresses the crucial nexus between the lived experience of inequality and how it shapes political responses. With contributors from the UK and Continental Europe, the book compiles case studies with theoretically informed discussions of the relationship between affective polarisation, social inequality and the fall-out from Brexit and COVID-19. Using a broad concept of social inequality, the book incorporates aspects of economy and society, language and emotion culture as well as interviews and film in historical and transnational perspective. The contributors offer a powerful examination of the ways in which the politics of the UK and the lived experiences of its residents have been reframed in the first decades of the 21st century.

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Author:   Harvey Butterfield (Student at the University of York) ,  Paolo Chiocchetti (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) ,  Kirsten Forkert (Birmingham City University) ,  Ifor ap Glyn (National Poet of Wales (2016-22))
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529222265

ISBN 10:   1529222265
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   25 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction – Gesa Stedman and Jana Gohrisch 1. The Divided Left in the UK: Partisanship, Ideology, and Class After Brexit – Paolo Chiocchetti 2. Populism and the People: Elitism, Authoritarianism and Libertarianism – Kirsten Forkert and Marius Guderjan 3. “Coloring the Utterance With Some Kind of Perceivable Affect.” Constructing ‘Country’ and ‘People’ in Speeches by Theresa May and Boris Johnson: A Linguistic Perspective – Rainer Schulze 4. The Challenges of Polarisation: Lessons for (Re)politicising Inequality Across Four English Towns – Insa Koch, Mark Fransham, Sarah Cant, Jill Ebrey, Luna Glucksberg, Mike Savage 5. ‘Go Away, but Don’t Leave Us.’ Affective Polarisation and the Precarisation of Romanian Essential Workers in the UK – Anisia Petcu 6. Racialised Affective Polarisation in the UK – Jana Gohrisch 7. “Now You Have To Listen”: A Historical Analysis of Britain’s Left-Behind Communities – Harvey Butterfield 8. Britain in a State of Emergency – Studying Ken Loach’s Films I, Daniel Blake (2016) and Sorry We Missed You (2019) – Ellen Grünkemeier 9. Cloaking Class – Making the Working Class Visible – Lisa McKenzie 10. Class, Poverty and Inequality in Scotland: Independence and the Creation of Affective Polarisations – Carlo Morelli and Gerry Mooney 11. Language and Identity – the Taliesin Tradition – Ifor Ap Glyn Conclusion – Gesa Stedman and Jana Gohrisch

Reviews

“This edited book is essential for anyone interested in social, ethnic and gender inequalities in contemporary Britain. It approaches the topic from different disciplines, painting a critical and nuanced picture.” Isabelle Hertner, King’s College London

Author Information

Jana Gohrisch is Professor of British and Postcolonial Studies at Leibniz University Hannover. Gesa Stedman is Professor of British Culture and Literature at the Centre for British Studies, Humboldt-Universitt zu Berlin.

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