Estimation of British authors on the post - Brexit cultural shifts

Abstract

This study explored how contemporary British authors interpreted, represented, and critically engaged with the cultural shifts that followed the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union—an event widely known as Brexit. Rather than treating Brexit purely as a political or economic event, the research placed it within a broader cultural and literary context, highlighting how major historical developments are reflected, processed, and reimagined through creative expression. In this light, literary works produced in the post-Brexit period emerged as rich sites for examining questions of identity, belonging, and social cohesion. The study focused on how both British fiction and non-fiction responded to the changing cultural landscape, portraying experiences of uncertainty, fragmentation, and redefinition that have become increasingly prominent in public consciousness. These narratives often captured a sense of transition, showing how traditional notions of national identity were reconsidered and reshaped in response to new political and cultural boundaries. Through literature, complex emotional and psychological reactions to Brexit—such as anxiety, nostalgia, dislocation, and ambivalence—were expressed in subtle and symbolic ways. In doing so, authors provided readers with a window into the lived realities of a society navigating profound change. The study also highlighted how post-Brexit literature did more than document these shifts; it actively participated in shaping cultural understanding. By foregrounding issues of identity and belonging while experimenting with narrative form and perspective, British writers contributed to an ongoing redefinition of national narratives. Ultimately, this research underscored the central role of literature in interpreting the cultural aftermath of Brexit. It demonstrated that literary works not only reflect societal change but also influence how such change is perceived, understood, and remembered within the broader cultural imagination. Keywords British literature, Brexit, cultural shifts, identity, narrative representation, post-Brexit fiction