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Klappentext Where does our sense of identity and belonging come from?How does culture produce and challenge identities?Identity and Culture looks at how different cultural narratives and practices work to constitute identity for individuals and groups in multi-ethnic, 'postcolonial' societies. Uses examples from history, politics, fiction and the visual to examine the social power relations that create subject positions and forms of identityAnalyses how cultural texts and practices offer new forms of identity and agency that subvert dominant ideologiesThis book encompasses issues of class, race, and gender, with a particular focus on the mobilization of forms of ethnic identity in societies still governed by racism. It a key text for students in cultural studies, sociology of culture, literary studies, history, race and ethnicity studies, media and film studies, and gender studies. Zusammenfassung Identity and Culture looks at how different cultural narratives and practices work to constitute identity for individuals and groups in multi-ethnic! 'postcolonial' societies. This book encompasses issues of class! race! and gender! with a particular focus on the mobilization of forms of ethnic identity in societies still governed by racism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Subjectivity and Identity History, Nation and Identity History, Voice and Representation: Aboriginal Women's Life Writing Narratives of Identity and Difference: Voicing Black British History Identity, Origins and Roots Diasporic Identities: South Asian British Women's Writing Visualizing Difference: South Asians on Screen Competing Cultures, Competing Values Concluding Reflections Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
