Visions of a New Britishness: Race, Class, and History Público
Collins, Alyssa Danielle (2011)
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Abstract
Abstract
Why is it important to explore the exclusion of black British
individuals in the 21st century? Some would say that in an age
where London houses millions of immigrants, black individuals are
very much part of a British national identity. However, by looking
at the representation and illustration of racial exclusion in Hanif
Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia and Zadie Smith's White
Teeth, it becomes clear that the historic exclusion of black
individuals has persisted in British culture in a way that is
unlike any other country. This paper is committed to exploring the
ways in which both Kureishi and Smith's novels work to expand the
existing essentialized narrative of history. This is expansion is a
way of creating space where black individuals are included into a
national identity. By looking at the literary and structural
aspects of each novel, we can see what an inclusive Britishness
might look like for both authors. While the analysis of these
novels does not totally push these de-racialized spaces into
fruition, they certainly take steps toward visualizing a future in
which racial differences are not at the forefront of identity
creation.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction ......... 1
Chapter 1: Return to Sender....... 9
A Compilation of Certain Narratives ...... 14
Pamphlet Propagations of A Shared Experience ...... 18
An English Education and the Privileged Narrative ...... 28
Fill in the Blank .............. 38
Past in Present .............. 47
Chapter 2: A Plurality of Identity ...... 49
The Evolution of a New Kind of Englishman ....... 52
Tracey versus Karim: A Black and White Reality?...............
54
In Pursuit of the English Rose ........ 60
Like Looking in the Mirror ............ 64
A Pluralistic Approach .............. 69
Conclusion.....................................................................
70
Works Cited .............. 71
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