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Issues of cultural hybridity, diaspora and identity are central to
debates on ethnicity and race and, over the past decade, have
framed many theoretical debates in sociology, cultural studies and
literary studies. However, these ideas are all too often considered
at a purely theoretical level. In this book Yasmin Hussain uses
these ideas to explore cultural production by British South Asian
women including Monica Ali, Meera Syal and Gurinder Chadha. Hussain
provides a sociological analysis of the contexts and experiences of
the British South Asian community, discussing key concerns that
emerge within the work of this new generation of women writers and
which express more widespread debates within the community. In
particular these authors address issues of individual and group
identity and the ways in which these are affected by ethnicity and
gender. Hussain argues that in exploring the different dimensions
of their cultural heritage, the authors she surveys have created
changes within the meaning of the diasporic identity, articulating
a challenge to the notion of 'Asianness' as a homogenous and simple
category. In her examination of the process through which a
hybridized diasporic culture has come into being, she offers an
important contribution to some of the key questions in recent
sociological and cultural theory.
In 2001, Britain saw another summer of rioting in its cities, with
violent uprisings in Oldham, Burnley and Bradford. This book
explores the reasons for those riots and explains why they mark a
new departure in Britain's racial politics. Riots involving racial
factors are nothing new in Britain. Historically violent uprisings
could be blamed on heavy policing of predominantly minority
communities, but the riots of 2001 were more complex. With elements
of 1950s-style race riots and echoes of the 1980s riots which saw
South Asians confronting the police as the adversary, the spread of
unrest in 2001 was also clearly linked to poverty, unemployment and
the involvement of the political far-right. Linking original
empirical research conducted amongst the Pakistani community in
Bradford with a sophisticated conceptual analysis, this book will
be required reading for courses on race and ethnicity, social
movements and policing public order.
In 2001, Britain saw another summer of rioting in its cities, with
violent uprisings in Oldham, Burnley and Bradford. This book
explores the reasons for those riots and explains why they mark a
new departure in Britain's racial politics. Riots involving racial
factors are nothing new in Britain. Historically violent uprisings
could be blamed on heavy policing of predominantly minority
communities, but the riots of 2001 were more complex. With elements
of 1950s-style race riots and echoes of the 1980s riots which saw
South Asians confronting the police as the adversary, the spread of
unrest in 2001 was also clearly linked to poverty, unemployment and
the involvement of the political far-right. Linking original
empirical research conducted amongst the Pakistani community in
Bradford with a sophisticated conceptual analysis, this book will
be required reading for courses on race and ethnicity, social
movements and policing public order.
Issues of cultural hybridity, diaspora and identity are central to
debates on ethnicity and race and, over the past decade, have
framed many theoretical debates in sociology, cultural studies and
literary studies. However, these ideas are all too often considered
at a purely theoretical level. In this book Yasmin Hussain uses
these ideas to explore cultural production by British South Asian
women including Monica Ali, Meera Syal and Gurinder Chadha. Hussain
provides a sociological analysis of the contexts and experiences of
the British South Asian community, discussing key concerns that
emerge within the work of this new generation of women writers and
which express more widespread debates within the community. In
particular these authors address issues of individual and group
identity and the ways in which these are affected by ethnicity and
gender. Hussain argues that in exploring the different dimensions
of their cultural heritage, the authors she surveys have created
changes within the meaning of the diasporic identity, articulating
a challenge to the notion of 'Asianness' as a homogenous and simple
category. In her examination of the process through which a
hybridized diasporic culture has come into being, she offers an
important contribution to some of the key questions in recent
sociological and cultural theory.
Although South Asian women are one of the most socially excluded
groups in the UK, their numbers at university have increased
rapidly in recent years. This report seeks to understand why they
are entering university in larger numbers and the impact of this on
their lives."The role of higher education in providing
opportunities for South Asian women" explores the experiences of
Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani women at university. It considers
the role of families in shaping choices about local universities
and which A-levels and degree subjects to study; vbTab]how
community expectations about marriage interact with plans for
university; the financial strategies of South Asian women students
for funding their education; experiences of racism and Islamophobia
inside and outside education and the diversity of the experiences
of education among South Asian women, in terms of class, ethnicity
and religion.The report is aimed at policy communities and
academics with an interest in education, ethnicity and gender. It
contains new findings relevant to diversity, equality and widening
participation in universities.
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