Cultures in Babylon: Feminism from Black Britain to African America by Hazel V.

Description: Cultures in Babylon by Hazel V. Carby A collection of Carbys essays on multiculturalism. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For a decade and a half, since she first appeared in the Birmingham Centres collective volume The Empire Strikes Back, Hazel Carby has been on the frontline of the debate over multicultural education in Britain and the US. This book brings together her most important and influential essays, ranging over such topics as the necessity for racially diverse school curricula, the construction of literary canons, Zora Neale Hurstons portraits of "the Folk," C.L.R. James and Trinidadian nationalism and black women blues artists, and the necessity for racially diverse school curricula.Carbys analyses of diverse aspects of contemporary culture are invariably sharp and provocative, her political insights shrewd and often against the grain. A powerful intervention, Culture in Babylon will become a standard reference point in future debates over race, ethnicity and gender. Author Biography Hazel V. Carby is a co-author of The Empire Strikes Back: Race and Racism in 70s Britain and author of Cultures in Babylon: Black Britain and African America; Race Men; and Reconstructing Womanhood. For three decades she taught at Yale University as the Charles C. and Dorothea S. Dilley Professor of African American Studies and Professor of American Studies. Review Hazel Carby is a foundational scholar of race, class, and empire as critical lenses for understanding culture. * Elizabeth Alexander, author of The Light of the World and American Sublime *At every turn, Carby refuses to tell a tidy or convenient story and instead produces an account of empire that is as expansive as it is heartbreaking. * Saidiya Hartman * Promotional A collection of the authors essays on multicultural education, covering such topics as: the necessity for racially diverse school curricula; the construction of literary canons; Zora Neale Hurstons portraits of "the Folk"; C.L.R. James and Trinidadian nationalism; and black female blues artists. Long Description For a decade and a half, since she first appeared in the Birmingham Centre.s collective volume The Empire Strikes Back , Hazel Carby has been on the frontline of the debate over multicultural education in Britain and the US. This book brings together her most important and influential essays, ranging over such topics as the necessity for racially diverse school curricula, the construction of literary canons, Zora Neale Hurston.s portraits of .the Folk,. C.L.R. James and Trinidadian nationalism and black women blues artists, and the necessity for racially diverse school curricula. Carby.s analyses of diverse aspects of contemporary culture are invariably sharp and provocative, her political insights shrewd and often against the grain. A powerful intervention, Culture in Babylon will become a standard reference point in future debates over race, ethnicity and gender. Details ISBN185984281X Author Hazel V. Carby Short Title CULTURES IN BABYLON Language English ISBN-10 185984281X ISBN-13 9781859842812 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1999 Imprint Verso Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 305.896041 Residence CT, US Edition 2nd DOI 10.1604/9781859842812 AU Release Date 1999-08-17 NZ Release Date 1999-08-17 UK Release Date 1999-08-17 Pages 288 Publisher Verso Books Series Haymarket Publication Date 1999-08-17 Replaces 9781859848845 Audience Undergraduate Subtitle Feminism from Black Britain to African America Replaced by 9781804295717 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:11856869;

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