Black identity in the 20th century : expressions of the US and UK African diaspora / Mark Christian, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Christian, Mark, editor.

Series:

African Diaspora, 1860-Present (Text)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Race identity.

African Americans.

Black people--Great Britain--Ethnic identity.

Black people.

African diaspora.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 267 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Hansib Publications, 2002.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This collection of essays focuses on the various forces of Black identity primarily within the context of the US and the UK in the twentieth century. It breaks new ground by examining Black identity on both sides of the Atlantic in relation to the African Diaspora. What is also unique is the fact that this volume provides a firm collaboration between Black British and African American scholars.Too often, Black experiences have been viewed in isolation from one another. Black Identity in the 20th Century enables the reader to compare and contrast themes relating to these two important locations.Covering a range of interdisciplinary topics, the book is divided into three interlocking sections. Part One examines Pan-African philosophy and practice, West Africans in Britain (1900-1960), and African American political struggle covering the Civil Rights Movement and Black Nationalism; Part Two considers the impact of Afrocentricity in challenging Western intellectual hegemony, the Black intellectual tradition and the role of Afrocentric social work in the UK; Part Three analyses the complexity and nuances of Black identity in terms of phenotype or physical markers and folklore via prose. It is written in a stimulating and accessible style, and includes contributions from relatively new voices in the field of Black Studies as well as distinguished scholars.

Contents:

Part I Historical and Political Markers. 1 PAN-AFRICAN CONSCIOUSNESS AND IDENTITY: REFLECTIONS ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

2 WEST AFRICANS AND POLITICAL IDENTITY IN BRITAIN: 1900-1960

3 REFLECTIONS ON THE 1997 EUROPEAN YEAR AGAINST RACISM: A BLACK BRITISH PERSPECTIVE

4 BLACK POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND EMPOWERMENT: THE 20th CENTURY COGNITIVE BASIS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICS

Part II Social and Cultural Markers. 5 AFROCENTRICITY AND THE DECLINE OF WESTERN HEGEMONIC THOUGHT: A CRITIQUE OF EUROCENTRIC THEORY AND PRACTICE

6 THE BLACK INTELLECTUAL/ ACTIVIST TRADITION: NOTES ON THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

7 AFRICAN-CENTRED SOCIAL WORK: CONCRETISING ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM

Part III Nuances in Shades of Black Markers. 8. BLACK PEOPLE OF MIXED ORIGINS AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY

9 'COLOUR MATTERS, 'RACE' MATTERS': AFRICAN CARIBBEAN IDENTITY IN THE 20th CENTURY

10 WOMENFOLKS: RACE, CLASS AND GENDER IN WORKS BY ZORA NEALE HURSTON AND TONI MORRISON.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed September 11, 2019).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

655242201