#britishidentity — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #britishidentity, aggregated by home.social.
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 is, then, a novel concerned with questions of morality & education, but also national identity, the differences between Scottish & English cultures…It is also very funny”
—Books & Borrowing, 1750–1830 on Susan Ferrier’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦
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https://borrowing.stir.ac.uk/forgotten-best-sellers-susan-ferriers-the-inheritance-1824/
#Scottish #literature #Regency #18thcentury #19thCentury #romanticism #WomenWriters #SusanFerrier #nationalidentity #Scottishidentity #Britishidentity #humour
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#Brexit - a vote shaped by domestic issues frustration with the voting system, the UK’s post‑imperial identity crisis, and limited understanding of the EU.
And the yes/no question itself? Emotionally charged and without any clear post‑Brexit vision.The result:
-> deepened divides between the UK’s nations
-> British identity split into opposing tribes - Brexiters/Leavers vs Remainers/Rejoiners — for a generation or longer