Description
Book SynopsisExamines the ways in which the 'Left Behind' have been used to symbolise and foment social divisions in contemporary Britain
Trade Review'Engaging […] tackles the stereotyping of so-called 'left behind' communities by journalistic and political opinion-formers, questioning how the most disadvantaged have been framed (or blamed) for delivering Brexit’
-- Dominic Wring, Professor of Political Communication at Loughborough University
'A sophisticated interrogation of how the 'left behind' are mythologised, problematised and weaponised by those whose insights rarely stretch beyond regional condescension and recycled tropes. Morrison deftly unpicks the left-behind imaginary and the culture wars, fantasies and resentments it feeds into - and sketches a powerful map for how to generate a more expansive, solidaristic imaginary'
-- Dr. Tracey Jensen, Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Lancaster University
Table of ContentsList of tables
About the author
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Inventing and appropriating ‘the left behind’
1. Working class, ‘underclass’ and collapsing-class identity: The roots of the left behind
2. Politics, the press and the construction of the post-Brexit left behind
3. How to solve a problem like the left behind: Condescension or contempt?
4. Fear and loathing on social media: Trolling and championing the left behind
5. Speaking up for the left behind: The voices of disadvantaged Britain
Conclusion: Towards a manifesto for ‘unite and rule’
Appendix: Research methodologies
References
Index
