Black Britain. A Photographic History

People of African and Caribbean descent have inhabited Great Britain for centuries. Eminent professor Paul Gilroy, renowned for his work exploring the social and cultural dimensions of British blackness and black Britishness, has assembled a living visual history of blacks in the British Isles. Spanning over two hundred years, this is an unprecedented collection featuring over two hundred and fifty photographs, with an introduction and commentary by Gilroy, and a foreword by scholar Stuart Hall.

About the Author
Paul Gilroy is the Anthony Giddens Professor of Social Theory at the London School of Economics. His other books include There Ain't No Black In The Union Jack, The Black Atlantic and After Empire. Stuart Hall is a visionary theorist of culture, race and ethnicity. His other books include Encoding and Decoding in the Television Discourse, Resistance Through Rituals and Questions of Cultural Identity.
Paul Gilroy is the holder of the Anthony Giddens Fellowship at the London School of Economics and Political Science, London, and is well-known for his critical explorations into the legacy of colonialism, the rich promises of culturally and ethnically diverse societies and the ideal of â??cosmopolitanism from belowâ??. Being the first holder of the Treaty of Utrecht Chair and with his outstanding resumé in the field of cultural analysis, postcolonial studies, social and critical theory, Prof. Gilroy will explore social sustainability and cultural diversity in an innovative manner that will further our understanding of the shifting boundaries of self and other in globalised Europe.

This fall Professor Gilroyâ??s work will be the focus of a series of activities presenting a range of reflections on cosmopolitanism, diversity, and post-colonial Europe. A variety of events, conferences and lectures will be hosted by CfH. The first of these is the September public lecture and master class outlined below. More information about the future events will be available on the website of the Centre.