Race and Antiracism in Black British and British Asian Literature

Race and Antiracism in Black British and British Asian Literature
ISBN-10
184631853X
ISBN-13
9781846318535
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
209
Language
English
Published
2012-01-01
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Author
Dave Gunning

Description

Race and Antiracism in Black British and British Asian Literature offers the first comprehensive exploration of the cultural impact of the politics of race and antiracism in recent novels by black British and British Asian writers. It examines works by Zadie Smith, Caryl Phillips, Nadeem Aslam, Ferdinand Dennis, and others, arguing that an understanding of how race and ethnicity function in contemporary Britain can only be gained through attention to antiracism and the ways it conditions racial categories, identities, and models of behavior. Looking at topics such as the role of Africa, the reception of Islam, and the meaning of multiculturalism, Dave Gunning offers a detailed engagement with the nuances of antiracism and their effects on British literature and culture.

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