Compatriots or Competitors? by Hywel Dix - 9781786839343

University of Wales Press

Compatriots or Competitors?Welsh, Scottish, English and Northern Irish Writing and Brexit in Comparative Contexts\nAuthor(s): Hywel Dix\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Wales Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: University of Wales Press\nISBN-13: 9781786839343, 978-1786839343\nSynopsis\nThis 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 .