Paul Gilroy

There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack

Study of race, ethnicity, and nationalism in contemporary British culture and society

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Paul Gilroy
Paul Gilroy

British-American cultural theorist whose The Black Atlantic challenged both black nationalism and white cultural supremacy by tracing the hybrid, diasporic culture forged between Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Against Race is a passionate argument for abandoning racial categories. He is the foremost theorist of the Black diaspora.

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