The Art of Being Black: The Creation of Black British Youth Identities

by Claire E. Alexander

The Art of Being Black explores how young black Britons create their cultural identities. Claire Alexander rejects the common tendency to view black communities in terms of conflict, or as the focus of a problem; she offers a fresh exploration of the strengths and ambiguities of black youth representations as they are imagined and lived through, focusing in particular on community, "class", social life, and masculinity.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198279825
• ISBN13: 9780198279822
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.8"