Coda — Pandemic Brexit
Cancelling the Political Future
in Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques
Author:
Bill Schwarz
Bill Schwarz
Queen Mary University of London, UK b.schwarz@qmul.ac.uk
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Abstract
Taking off from a 1940 speech by Winston Churchill, I explore the shifting sensibilities underwriting the twin impact of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that a component of the current period turns on a disabling incapacity to think about a determinate political future.
Contributor Notes
Bill Schwarz teaches in the School of English and Drama, Queen Mary University of London. He is an associate editor of History Workshop Journal. Most recently, he has written, with Steven Fielding and Richard Toye, The Churchill Myths. Email: b.schwarz@qmul.ac.uk