This single-volume Companion covers seven intersecting areas of black British cultural production since 1970: writing, music, visual and plastic arts, performance works, film and cinema, fashion and design, and intellectual life. With entries on distinguished practitioners, key intellectuals, seminal organizations and concepts, as well as popular cultural forms and local activities.
| ISBN | 0415169895 | | Pages | 384 | | ISBN13 | 9780415169899
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 821 | | Imprint | Routledge | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture | | Publication date | 20 Sep 2001 | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Library of Congress | DA125.N4 C, DA125.N4 C | | Width (mm) | 174 | | DEWEY | 941.00496 | | Spine width (mm) | 33 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
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Entries include: Oswald Boateng David A. Bailey Bhangra Naomi Campbell Channel 4 Feminism Live Art Jungle Hanif Kureishi Photography Notting Hill Carnival SuAndi The Voice Windrush Youth culture
'This companion will be welcomed by anyone interested in black British culture - it fills a gap, and is unequalled in its comprehensiveness and depth. This remarkable companion is packed with information and revelations, and will surely become an indispensable guide to anyone researching black British cultural production.' - Modern Humanities Research Association
'Contributors give a very personal view of the subjects and do not shy away from controversy or issues such as racism. Fascinating...this volume deserves to be in all collections on culture or contemporary British society.' - Choice
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