Black British Culture and Society : A Text Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415178464 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 576 str.

Kwesi Owusu

Opis

From the Windrush immigration of the 1950s to contemporary multicultural Britain, this volume examines the Afro-Caribbean diaspora in post-war Britain, tracing the transformations of Black culture as it establishes itself in British society. Combining classic texts on Black British life with 18 articles, contributors explore themes such as popular culture, sport, religion, education, carnival, community and race relations, and consider the impact of Black culture on British life, and the tense relationship between successful Black public figures and the media. Featuring interviews with noted Black artists and writers such as Caryl Phillips, Mustapha Matura and Faisal Abdu Allah, and combining personal experiences with analysis of key facets of Black experience from the politics of Black hairstyles to health and economics, the contributors chart Black Britons' struggles to carve out their own identity and status in an often hostile and inequal society.

Recenzje

'This is a groundbreaking anthology of leading analyses of black culture in British society, and an engaging series of debates about what it means to be black and British. Every household should have a copy.' - Sara Taukolonga, The Voice

'The choice is immense, and the rich array of Black British life-experiences covered, is dazzling.' - Muhammed Khalil, Black Arts Alliance

'Students of race and cultural studies should find this a rich source of information as well as inspiration, and are likely to find a variety of chapters of relevance to them and their studies.' - Sage Race Relations Abstracts, August 2000

O autorze

Kwesi Owusu is a freelance lecturer, writer and film-maker and editor of Black British Culture and Society.