Literature of the General Strike
Chaired by Edwina Hart

Mark Drakeford marks the centenary of the General Strike, exploring its impact on Wales through literature and lived experience. Beginning with the historical context of the strike and its effects on Welsh communities, the talk turns to key literary responses: From Raymond Williams and Gwyn Thomas to Ellen Wilkinson and Idris Davies’s The Angry Summer. The talk concludes by reflecting on the strike’s lasting legacy and its enduring significance in Welsh cultural memory.

£10.00

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Llenyddiaeth y Streic Gyffredinol
Cadeirydd: Edwina Hart

Mark Drakeford fydd yn nodi 100 mlynedd ers Streic Gyffredinol 1926 wrth drafod ei heffaith ddofn ar Gymru a hynny drwy ystyried darnau llenyddol a phrofiadau byw. Bydd yn bwrw golwg ar weithiau gan awduron megis Raymond Williams, Gwyn Thomas, Ellen Wilkinson ac Idris Davies;  yna’n myfyrio ar effeithiau hirdymor y streic a'i harwyddocâd ar gof diwylliannol heddiw.

£10.00