... issues in Britain today. This chapter also looks at the history of racism in Britain, introduces the term ‘black British literature’, and discusses each of the authors in detail. Bloodlines Holocaust Hawkins John Procter James Windrush SS Empire Walvin James black Romans Clarkson Thomas monuments...

... of multiculturalism broadcast to the world. The stereotyped tropes of ‘steelbands, saris and samosas’ are challenged, as close readings of Leicester texts shed light on theoretical alternatives to civic multiculturalism. Africa Piri piri chicken Black British Gilroy Paul Leeming Carol London Black British...

... Council Hubbard Michelle ‘Mother’ Tempest Kae Leeming Carol Brathwaite Kamau Squires Bridie Performance poetry COVID-19 arts funding Arts Council Black British literature working-class literature Michelle ‘Mother’ Hubbard The introduction of social distancing raises urgent questions...

.... This is a vastly important part of Leicester’s story, although it does not give a fully representative picture. Leicester Leeming Carol Africa Amin Idi Uganda Gilroy Paul London Cosmopolitanism postcolonialism diaspora space literary economy regional publishing black British literature British Asian...

... by multicultural Birmingham. Birmingham architecture Irish Birmingham Manzoni Herbert O’Flynn Catherine Zephaniah Benjamin urban planning Selassie Moqapi Specials The Handsworth postcolonialism literary economy black British literature Irish Birmingham architecture brutalism reggae Rastafarianism...