“Because Brexit means Brexit and we are going to make it a success”, said Teresa May in July 2016... more “Because Brexit means Brexit and we are going to make it a success”, said Teresa May in July 2016 in Birmingham in her now famous tautology. But what does Brexit mean and what are its implications for the future of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the other countries in the European Union? Whatever the answers to these questions, the consequences and repercussions of the referendum on 23 June 2016 will be immense and its upheavals are still ongoing. Could this have been foreseen? What challenges does it pose? What are the legislative, political, social, economic and cultural ramifications and implications for the constituent nations of the United Kingdom and for the only country that borders it, the Republic of Ireland? The aim of this issue of l’Observatoire de la société anglophone is to offer insights into this event. « Parce que le Brexit signifie le Brexit et que nous allons en faire un succès » a dit Teresa May en juillet 2016 à Birmingham dans sa désormais célèbre tautologie. Mais que signifie le Brexit et quelles seront les implications sur le futur du Royaume-Uni, de la République d’Irlande et des autres pays de l’union européenne ? Quelle que soient les réponses à ces questions, les conséquences et les répercussions du référendum du 23 juin 2016 seront immenses et ses soubresauts sont toujours en cours. Pouvait-on le prévoir ? Quelles en sont les difficultés et quelles sont ses ramifications et implications législatives, politiques, sociales, économiques et culturelles pour les nations qui composent le Royaume-Uni et pour sa seule voisine terrestre, la République d’Irlande ? L’objectif de ce numéro de l’Observatoire de la société anglophone est de fournir des pistes pour comprendre cet événement
Ce numéro d’Études britanniques contemporaines est issu des travaux du colloque de la SEAC « Narr... more Ce numéro d’Études britanniques contemporaines est issu des travaux du colloque de la SEAC « Narrative Democracy » organisé par Laurent Mellet, qui s’est déroulé en octobre 2018 à l’Université Toulouse Jean-Jaurès. Nous adressons tous nos remerciements à l’organisateur du colloque et à son équipe. This issue of Contemporary British Studies is the result of the SEAC conference “Narrative Democracy” organised by Laurent Mellet, which took place in October 2018 at the University of Toulouse Jean-Jaurès. We would like to thank the organizer of the conference and his team
Il s'agit d'un memoire sur le brouillage de la politique, du postmodernisme et de l'e... more Il s'agit d'un memoire sur le brouillage de la politique, du postmodernisme et de l'ecriture dans What a carve up! et Number 11 de Jonathan Coe.
Jonathan Coe’s latest novel, Middle England (2018), addresses issues such as national identity an... more Jonathan Coe’s latest novel, Middle England (2018), addresses issues such as national identity and the growing role of emotion in British politics. Coe’s novel, which was recently awarded the Costa Prize for being a « perfect » Brexit novel, seems to have paved the way for what has been defined as « Brexlit. » As a matter of fact, this novel appears to be a means to furthering our understanding of Brexit, giving shape to its causes, its symptoms, and its consequences on British society and national identity. My contention is that British politics is less ideological than performative, based on sensationalism and emotion. Middle England illustrates how Brexit is concerned with emotion, staging the divorce of a British people for whom cohabitation has become increasingly difficult. This new genre, Brexlit, can be read as a means to depict a nation in crisis and to put to the test notions such as the interweaving of the emotional and the political, the definition of satire and engageme...
“Because Brexit means Brexit and we are going to make it a success”, said Teresa May in July 2016... more “Because Brexit means Brexit and we are going to make it a success”, said Teresa May in July 2016 in Birmingham in her now famous tautology. But what does Brexit mean and what are its implications for the future of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the other countries in the European Union? Whatever the answers to these questions, the consequences and repercussions of the referendum on 23 June 2016 will be immense and its upheavals are still ongoing. Could this have been foreseen? What challenges does it pose? What are the legislative, political, social, economic and cultural ramifications and implications for the constituent nations of the United Kingdom and for the only country that borders it, the Republic of Ireland? The aim of this issue of l’Observatoire de la société anglophone is to offer insights into this event. « Parce que le Brexit signifie le Brexit et que nous allons en faire un succès » a dit Teresa May en juillet 2016 à Birmingham dans sa désormais célèbre tautologie. Mais que signifie le Brexit et quelles seront les implications sur le futur du Royaume-Uni, de la République d’Irlande et des autres pays de l’union européenne ? Quelle que soient les réponses à ces questions, les conséquences et les répercussions du référendum du 23 juin 2016 seront immenses et ses soubresauts sont toujours en cours. Pouvait-on le prévoir ? Quelles en sont les difficultés et quelles sont ses ramifications et implications législatives, politiques, sociales, économiques et culturelles pour les nations qui composent le Royaume-Uni et pour sa seule voisine terrestre, la République d’Irlande ? L’objectif de ce numéro de l’Observatoire de la société anglophone est de fournir des pistes pour comprendre cet événement
Ce numéro d’Études britanniques contemporaines est issu des travaux du colloque de la SEAC « Narr... more Ce numéro d’Études britanniques contemporaines est issu des travaux du colloque de la SEAC « Narrative Democracy » organisé par Laurent Mellet, qui s’est déroulé en octobre 2018 à l’Université Toulouse Jean-Jaurès. Nous adressons tous nos remerciements à l’organisateur du colloque et à son équipe. This issue of Contemporary British Studies is the result of the SEAC conference “Narrative Democracy” organised by Laurent Mellet, which took place in October 2018 at the University of Toulouse Jean-Jaurès. We would like to thank the organizer of the conference and his team
Il s'agit d'un memoire sur le brouillage de la politique, du postmodernisme et de l'e... more Il s'agit d'un memoire sur le brouillage de la politique, du postmodernisme et de l'ecriture dans What a carve up! et Number 11 de Jonathan Coe.
Jonathan Coe’s latest novel, Middle England (2018), addresses issues such as national identity an... more Jonathan Coe’s latest novel, Middle England (2018), addresses issues such as national identity and the growing role of emotion in British politics. Coe’s novel, which was recently awarded the Costa Prize for being a « perfect » Brexit novel, seems to have paved the way for what has been defined as « Brexlit. » As a matter of fact, this novel appears to be a means to furthering our understanding of Brexit, giving shape to its causes, its symptoms, and its consequences on British society and national identity. My contention is that British politics is less ideological than performative, based on sensationalism and emotion. Middle England illustrates how Brexit is concerned with emotion, staging the divorce of a British people for whom cohabitation has become increasingly difficult. This new genre, Brexlit, can be read as a means to depict a nation in crisis and to put to the test notions such as the interweaving of the emotional and the political, the definition of satire and engageme...
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