Dislocating the Nation: Political Devolution and Cultural Identity on Stage and Screen

In: Scotland in Theory
Author:
Ellen-Raïssa Jackson
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Pages:
107–119
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004483385_011

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Abstract

Postcolonial theory may be used to explore the direction of Scottish and Irish cultural production in film and theatre. The political assessment of the relative merits of films such as Braveheart and Michael Collins reveals how cultural identity is shaped and challenged by contemporary re-imaginings of history. However, the effects of political devolution vary greatly: the lively cultural critique current in Scottish drama is not matched by a similar movement in Scottish cinema.

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Scotland in Theory

Reflections on Culture & Literature

Series:  SCROLL: Scottish Cultural Review of Language and Literature, Volume: 1
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E-Book ISBN:
9789004483385
Publisher:
Brill
Print Publication Date:
01 Jan 2004

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