Black, Listed

Black British Culture Explored

Jeffrey Boakye

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English

Dialogue Books
03 October 2019

Society & culture: general; Social groups; Ethnic studies; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Sociology & anthropology

AFRO-CARIBBEAN. COLOURED. ETHNIC MINORITY. IMMIGRANT. BAME. URBAN. WOKE. FAM. BLACK.

These are just some of the terms being wrestled with in Black, Listed, an exploration of twenty-first century Black identity told through a list of insults, insights and everything in between.

Taking a panoramic look at global Black history and contemporary culture, this book investigates the ways in which Black communities (and individuals) have been represented, oppressed, mimicked, celebrated and othered. Part autobiographical musing, part pop culture vivisection, it's a comprehensive attempt to make sense of blackness from the vantage point of the hilarious and insightful psyche of Jeffrey Boakye.

PRAISE FOR BLACK, LISTED:

'This book gives a voice to those whose experience is persistently defined, refined and denied by others' David Lammy, Guardian

'A panoramic exploration of black identity' Elle

'Urgent, timely reading' AnOther Magazine

'Inventive, refreshing and humorous' Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other

'A truly radical book, which manages to be unflinching and constantly entertaining' Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller

By: Jeffrey Boakye
Imprint: Dialogue Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 325g
ISBN: 9780349700564
ISBN 10: 0349700567
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 03 October 2019
Recommended Age: From 12 to 80 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey Boakye is a writer and teacher originally from Brixton in south London, now living in Yorkshire with his wife and two sons. He has a particular interest in issues surrounding education, race and popular culture. Jeffrey has taught English in secondary schools and sixth form colleges since 2007. His first book, Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials, and the Meaning of Grime was published in 2017. Black, Listed is is his second book.

Reviews for Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored

Inventive, refreshing and humorous . . . Boakye's quirky dictionary of black-related terms never fails to surprise and entertain * Bernardine Evaristo * A truly radical book, which manages to be unflinching and constantly entertaining -- CAROLINE SANDERSON * THE BOOKSELLER BOOK OF THE MONTH APRIL 2019 * Intense and compelling from the very beginning, Jeffrey Boakye bravely explores the ways in which people with darker skin are located in language . . . This book gives a voice to those whose experience is persistently defined, refined and denied by others. Boakye shows how language does not always have to be insulting, offensive or loaded, it can also be incredibly emancipatory, particularly when the black community takes ownership of the terms of prose . . . If blackness is a maze, then we must be the ones who design it. With architects like Jeffrey Boakye, I'm optimistic we can build ourselves an authentic future -- David Lammy * Guardian *