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 perspectives. 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.

About the Author
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-Universitat zu Berlin.


Book Information
ISBN 9781529222265
Author Harvey Butterfield
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Bristol University Press
Publisher Bristol University Press