Left Behind - Reimagining Britain''s Socially Excluded

Examines the ways in which the 'Left Behind' have been used to symbolise and foment social divisions in contemporary Britain

List of contents

List 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

About the author

James Morrison is a reader in journalism at Robert Gordon University. He spent over a decade as a staff reporter for newspapers including the Independent on Sunday as well as working as a freelance writer for the Guardian. His previous books include Scroungers: Moral Panics and Media Myths.

Product details

• Authors: James Morrison, James (Robert Gordon University) Morrison
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780745344621
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4462-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Media Studies, Sociology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Mobility, Press & journalism, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Politics and government, Political Geography, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Media studies: Journalism, Cultural and media studies