Roots & Culture

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Roots & Culture

Cultural Politics in the Making of Black Britain

History of art Cultural studies Ethnic studies Politics and government

Author: Eddie Chambers

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Language: English

Published by: I.B. Tauris

Published on: 18th December 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 304 pages

ISBN: 9781786720740


How did a distinct and powerful Black British identity emerge?

In the 1950s, when many Caribbean migrants came to Britain, there was no such recognised entity as “Black Britain.” Yet by the 1980s, the cultural landscape had radically changed, and a remarkable array of creative practices such as theatre, poetry, literature, South Sudan in War and Peace music and the visual arts gave voice to striking new articulations of Black-British identity.

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