RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 The shifting Scottish diaspora: images of home in Alistair MacLeod's "No Great Mischief" A1 Eguíbar Holgado, Miasol A2 Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid K1 Filología Inglesa AB This article aims to explore some of the controversial aspects that come up when dealing with the Scottish diaspora. The ambiguous position of the country as opposed to England, as well as the history of imperialism that is to be found in its background are some of the elements that complicate and question its very existence. No Great Mischief, by Alistair MacLeod, is a novel set in Nova Scotia, Canada, whose characters constantly turn to the land of their ancestors, Scotland, in order to find connections and give meaning to their present lives. This article discusses the importance of these acts of re-construction, as well as the relevance of the other ‘homeland’, Cape Breton, for the characters of this novel and for the elusive concept of the Scottish diaspora. SN 0210-9689 YR 2013 FD 2013 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/17415 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/17415 LA spa NO ES: Revista de filología inglesa, 2013, N.34, pags.115-130 DS UVaDOC RD 28-mar-2024