The Glass Half Full

Moving Beyond Scottish Miserablism

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy
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Author: David Manderson, Eleanor Yule ISBN: 9781910324165
Publisher: Midpoint Trade Books Publication: December 1, 2014
Imprint: Luath Press Ltd Language: English
Author: David Manderson, Eleanor Yule
ISBN: 9781910324165
Publisher: Midpoint Trade Books
Publication: December 1, 2014
Imprint: Luath Press Ltd
Language: English

In The Glass Half Full, filmmaker Eleanor Yule and academic David Manderson identify cultural miserablism as an important aspect of Scottish life. Yule and Manderson explore where this bleak take on Scottish life came from, its literary and cultural expressions, and in particular, identify this phenomenon in film and how it has risen to the level of a genre, which audiences domestic and international see as a recognisable story of modern Scotland. In so doing, they itemise the cost of this distorted view of Scottish culture, the caricatures it presents and identify ways in which this is being challenged and has to change for Scotland to mature and have a more accurate, relevant view of itself.

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In The Glass Half Full, filmmaker Eleanor Yule and academic David Manderson identify cultural miserablism as an important aspect of Scottish life. Yule and Manderson explore where this bleak take on Scottish life came from, its literary and cultural expressions, and in particular, identify this phenomenon in film and how it has risen to the level of a genre, which audiences domestic and international see as a recognisable story of modern Scotland. In so doing, they itemise the cost of this distorted view of Scottish culture, the caricatures it presents and identify ways in which this is being challenged and has to change for Scotland to mature and have a more accurate, relevant view of itself.

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