Black British Culture and Society; A Text-Reader (Comedia)
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Review
...contains a wealth of material by eminent black scholars such as Paul Gilroy, Stuart Hall, A. Sivanandan, Amina Mama, Carolyn Cooper, and Henry Louis Gates. It is probably the best single source for anyone wishing to gain an intelligent understanding of the preoccupations and debates that currently concern Britain's black intellectuals.
-C. L. Innes, University of Kent Research in African Literature, 2003
Book Description
From the Windrush immigration of the 1950's to contemporary multicultural Britain, Black British Culture and Society examines the postwar Afro-Caribbean diaspora, tracing the transformations of Black culture as it establishes itself in British society. Combining classic texts on Black British life with eighteen new articles, Kwesi Owusu's collection represents the rich diversity of the Black British experience.
Contributors explore key facets of Black experience, charting Black Britons' struggles to carve out their own identity and status in an often hostile society. From performance poetry and the politics of Black hairstyles to problems of health and economics, articles embrace a range of issues and themes such as popular culture sport, religion, education, carnival, community and race relations, and examines the tense relationship between successful Black public figures and the media. Featuring interviews with noted Black artists and writers such as Caryl Phillips, and including articles fromkey contemporary thinkers, Black British Culture and Socity explores the Black community's distinctive contribution to cultural life in Britain today.
Black British Culture and Society; A Text-Reader (Comedia)
Black British Culture and Society (Comedia),Kwesi Owuso,Routledge,0415178460,20th century,Blacks,Ethnic Studies - General,Europe - Great Britain - General,Great Britain,History,Minority Studies - General,Social Science,Social conditions,Sociology,Sources,Art / Popular Culture,Black studies,Cultural studies,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,Multicultural studies,Social issues,United Kingdom, Great Britain
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