Great Writers Inspire at Home: Cambridge History of Black and Asian British Writing

Editors Prof. Susheila Nasta and Prof. Mark Stein speak about the genesis of their new Cambridge History project. Contributor Dr Gail Low discusses the networks and institutions of Caribbean-British writing, Dr Henghameh Saroukhani considers the literary importance of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s dub poetry, and Dr Florian Stadtler looks at recent Asian-British cinema.

0:00 Susheila Nasta and Mark Stein
20:59 Gail Low
40:12 Henghameh Saroukhani
48:00 Florian Stadtler
59:43 Audience discussion

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Recorded: 15 June 2017

Contemporary Black and Asian British writing is changing how we see and read literature in English around Britain today. The Great Writers Inspire at Home series brings some of the best writers working in and beyond the UK into conversation with readers to discuss reading, writing, and how literature shapes our perceptions of the world and our identities within it.

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