Joe Corrie’s In Time o’ Strife, the General Strike of 1926, and the Impasse of Insurgent Masculinity

Paul Malgrati

Joe Corrie’s In Time o’ Strife, the General Strike of 1926, and the Impasse of Insurgent Masculinity

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Abstract

Examines the ex-miner and labour journalist Joe Corrie's three-act play In Time o’ Strife, set in West Fife ("the most significant working-class play written about the 1926 General Strike"), setting it in the context of Corrie's writing career, and exploring the psychological, familial, and political conflicts, including conflicts of gender roles, which it dramatizes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	46-57
Number of pages	11
Journal	Studies in Scottish Literature
Volume	46
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 23 Aug 2020

Keywords

Joe Corrie
General Strike
Masculinity
Working-class literature
drama
Labour movement

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Joe Corrie’s In Time o’ Strife, the General Strike of 1926, and the Impasse of Insurgent Masculinity

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