Anarchism and Misery in Austerity Britain: Alan Sillitoe, Samuel Selvon, and the Origins of Neoliberalism.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by Alan Sillitoe (1958) and The Lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon (1956) are significant portraits of post-World War II British life. Given their statements on individualism and self-preservation, they can be read as depictions of the origins of contemporary neolibe...
| Published in: | Journal of Modern Literature Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 136 - 153 |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Indiana University Press
Winter2025
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=183810597&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 183810597 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 0022281X JML jtl: Journal of Modern Literature issn: 0022281X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Winter2025 vid: 48 iid: 2 pid: 211 pub: Indiana University Press artinfo: ui: 183810597 10.2979/jml.00074 ppf: 136 ppct: 17 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 927KB tig: atl: Anarchism and Misery in Austerity Britain: Alan Sillitoe, Samuel Selvon, and the Origins of Neoliberalism. aug: au: Kerr, Ryan affil: Broward College su: Anarchism in literature Neoliberalism Capitalism & literature Sillitoe, Alan, 1928-2010 Selvon, Samuel, 1923-1994 sug: subj: Anarchism in literature Neoliberalism Capitalism & literature Sillitoe, Alan, 1928-2010 Selvon, Samuel, 1923-1994 keyword: Britain capitalism immigration neoliberalism race ab: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by Alan Sillitoe (1958) and The Lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon (1956) are significant portraits of post-World War II British life. Given their statements on individualism and self-preservation, they can be read as depictions of the origins of contemporary neoliberalism. Sillitoe's novel follows a main character whose individualist ideology leads him to commit acts of anarchy that are ultimately ineffectual, while Selvon's novel shows the way Black citizens of postwar London were encouraged to abandon collectivity after being held to racist standards of decorum. Together, these two works are important in understanding how today's neoliberal ideology of isolationism began developing during Britain's postwar period, which was characterized by a nation struggling to define itself as powerful despite its waning sphere of influence in global politics. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Journal of Modern Literature is the property of Indiana University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Journal of Modern Literature holder: Indiana University Press dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|