Race, Taste, Class and Cars

In subtle and complex ways, cars transmit and modify our identities behind the wheel. As a symbol of independence and freedom, the car projects status, class, taste and, significantly, embeds racialisation. Using fascinating research from drivers, including first-person accounts, as well as exploring hip-hop music and car-related TV shows, Alam unpicks the ways in which our identity is enhanced and driven.

About the author

Yunis Alam is a sociologist, working at the University of Bradford. His research interests span ethnic relations, popular culture, ethnography and postcolonial literatures. He has also published a number of novels and short stories.

Summary

Cars transmit and modify our identities behind the wheel. As a symbol of independence and freedom, the car projects status, class, taste and, significantly, embeds racialisation. Using fascinating research from drivers, Alam unpicks the ways in which our identity is enhanced and driven.

Product details

• Authors: Yunis Alam, Yunis (Department of Social Sciences and Humanities Alam
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781447353478
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-5347-8
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 339 g
• Series: 21st Century Standpoints
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore