Writing Black Britain, 1948–98: An interdisciplinary anthology

Writing Black Britain, 1948–98: An interdisciplinary anthologyThe first anthology of its kind, this timely collection brings together a diverse range of black British literatures, essays and documents from across the post war period within a single volume.. Spanning half a century, this rich archive of representations includes South Asian, African and Caribbean cultural production by both leading and lesser known artists, critics and commentators:. Sam Selvon Salman Rushdie George Lamming Hanif Kureishi Stuart

Takahiro catches him in the act

Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking

Led by Da’Naisha

Richard Wright is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors in American history

But did these impulses extend across the color line

from public art to graphic novels―has shaped diasporic imaginings of the individual and collective self

Her heart speeds up

brutal opposing factions

Ali Jamale Ahmed tells us that "the literary text does not only describe existing conceptions of society

begging the question

they band together as they face decisions that have the power to shape the rest of their lives

Winner of the 2020 Otis Dudley Duncan Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Social DemographyHonorable Mention for the 2020 Thomas and Znaniecki Award from the International Migration Section of the American Sociological Association​​​​​​​Over the last four decades