Too often seen as a ghost from the past, nationalism has resurfaced as a major factor in European politics and culture. A powerful commitment to national autonomy has marked Scottish writing throughout the twentieth century. How has the emergence of new voices from feminist, gay and lesbian critics transformed that commitment? How critical and pluralistic can the new nationalisms be? This collection serves notice that the tradition is being read in new and disruptive ways. Five women and four men examine the relationship between gender and nationality, how male and female authors portray women, the treatment of sexuality in Scottish writing, the construction of Scottish masculinity and its relation to class and homophobia. Covering modern fiction and theatre, poetry, film and television, it is a provocative reassessment of the gender and culture of a 'stateless nation'.
- ISBN10 074860619X
- ISBN13 9780748606191
- Publish Date 25 April 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Edinburgh University Press
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 256
- Language English
- URL http://amazon.co.uk/gp/product/074860619X/ref=nosim/?tag=wwweuppublish-21