British White Trash : Figurations of Tainted Whiteness in the Novels of Irvine Welsh, Niall Griffiths and John King /
Schmitt, Mark
British White Trash : Figurations of Tainted Whiteness in the Novels of Irvine Welsh, Niall Griffiths and John King / Mark Schmitt. - 1 online resource (312 p.) - Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 154 .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I. What Happened to the British (White) Working Class? -- II. “The trash ay Europe” -- III. How Southern Gothic Came to Wales -- IV. Trashing the National Centre -- Conclusion -- Works Cited
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"White trash" is a liminal figure that dramatizes the intersection of race and class. Contemporary British novelists like Irvine Welsh, Niall Griffiths and John King use this originally US-American stereotype to interrogate the racializing discourse of class in British society. Their novels are interdiscursive reflections of the figurations of race and class that still haunt the British cultural imaginary."British White Trash" is the first analysis to comprehensively examine the adaptation of the "white trash" stereotype in major British novels. The study thus contributes to a critical understanding of racism and classism, its cultural representations and its underlying social processes.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783839441015
10.1515/9783839441015 doi
Poor whites in literature.
Poor whites--History.--England
Social classes--History.--England
Working class whites--History.--England
British Studies.
Class.
Cultural Studies.
Culture.
Intersectionality.
Irvine Welsh.
John King.
Literary Studies.
Literature.
Niall Griffiths.
Race.
Racism.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
British Studies. Class. Cultural Studies. Culture. Intersectionality. Irvine Welsh. John King. Literary Studies. Literature. Niall Griffiths. Race. Racism.
420
British White Trash : Figurations of Tainted Whiteness in the Novels of Irvine Welsh, Niall Griffiths and John King / Mark Schmitt. - 1 online resource (312 p.) - Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 154 .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I. What Happened to the British (White) Working Class? -- II. “The trash ay Europe” -- III. How Southern Gothic Came to Wales -- IV. Trashing the National Centre -- Conclusion -- Works Cited
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
"White trash" is a liminal figure that dramatizes the intersection of race and class. Contemporary British novelists like Irvine Welsh, Niall Griffiths and John King use this originally US-American stereotype to interrogate the racializing discourse of class in British society. Their novels are interdiscursive reflections of the figurations of race and class that still haunt the British cultural imaginary."British White Trash" is the first analysis to comprehensively examine the adaptation of the "white trash" stereotype in major British novels. The study thus contributes to a critical understanding of racism and classism, its cultural representations and its underlying social processes.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783839441015
10.1515/9783839441015 doi
Poor whites in literature.
Poor whites--History.--England
Social classes--History.--England
Working class whites--History.--England
British Studies.
Class.
Cultural Studies.
Culture.
Intersectionality.
Irvine Welsh.
John King.
Literary Studies.
Literature.
Niall Griffiths.
Race.
Racism.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
British Studies. Class. Cultural Studies. Culture. Intersectionality. Irvine Welsh. John King. Literary Studies. Literature. Niall Griffiths. Race. Racism.
420