Roots & Culture
Cultural Politics in the Making of Black Britain
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, General Art, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Eddie Chambers | ISBN: | 9781786720740 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | December 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eddie Chambers |
| ISBN: | 9781786720740 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | December 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
