Jump to content

State Ur Race


JOHN DOE

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 124
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

As I have spent the last two days reading Paul Gilroy, Stuart Hall, Anthony Giddens etc. I shall be avoiding this topic
What books were you reading?
Gilroy - Ain't No Black In The Union Jack: The Cultural Politics Of Race And NationGilroy, P. (2004) After Empire: melancholia or convivial culture?Hall, S. (2000) “The Multicultural Question” in ed. Barnor Hesse - Un/Settled Mutliculturalisms: Diasporas, Entanglements ,Transruptions (Stuart Hall's chapters)Parekh, B. (2000) The future of multi-ethnic Britain: report of the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain (The Parekh report)Geertz, C. (2000) Available Light: anthropological reflections on philosophical topics.
Been meaning to read that first Gilroy book since i went Marxism 2008. Is it any good?(Sidenote:Also Marxism 2009 looks interesting.)
It's quite complicated, it's not always clear (at least to me) what Gilroy actually believes/thinks and he also seems to conflict ideas in places. Some of it is very interesting though, like the way he challenges the idea of 'race' versus 'ethnicity' and the relationships between race, culture and class. I guess it's also interesting just as an examination of black immigration and settlement in Britain.Bear in mind I haven't read the whole book though, only the introduction and some specific chapters.I prefer his lectures to his books tbh
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


×
×
  • Create New...