The Glass Half Full, Volume 2: Moving Beyond Scottish Miserablism

by David Manderson and Eleanor Yule

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910021342
• ISBN13: 9781910021347
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Luath Press Limited
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"