| Writing Black Britain, 1948â "98: An Interdisciplinary Anthology Contributor(s): Procter, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 071905382X ISBN-13: 9780719053825 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2000 Annotation: The 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.989 |
| LCCN: 99049700 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.05 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 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 LammingHanif Kureishi Stuart Hall Linton Kwesi JohnsonCaryl Phillips Paul Gilroy Meera SyalKobena Mercer James Berry E. R. BraithwaiteWilson Harris Farrukh Dhondy V. S. NaipaulBen Okri Wole Soyinka Hazel CarbyKamau Braithwaite Isaac Julien C. L. R. JamesDick Hebdige A. Sivanandan Buchi EmechetaLouise Bennett Grace Nichols Jackie Kay. Directed at a truly interdisciplinary market, accommodating popular and 'high' cultural materials from across the disciplines of literature, film, photography, history, sociology, politics, Marxism, feminism, cultural and communications studies. Situated and contextualised within accessible historical and cultural frameworks and incorporating lucid introductions, a detailed chronology and extensive bibliography. |