Scottish literature
Narratives of Scottish History and Identity in Pro-Independence Poetry written for the 2014 Scottish Referendum
Author / Creator: Kathryn Ailes
Media type: Thesis
Date published: 2015
In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaigns, writers played a key role in articulating binding myths of Scottishness and visions of Scotland’s future.
Scottish Nostalgias: Evocations of Home in the 1990s Poetry of Carol Ann Duffy, Jackie Kay, and Kathleen Jamie
Author / Creator: Katie Ailes
Media type: Thesis
Date published: 2014
An examination of the themes of nostalgia, memory, and displacement in the 1990s work of Scottish poets Carol Ann Duffy, Jackie Kay, and Kathleen Jamie.