Tyneside Geographical Society Lecture: The making of the white working class: Race, class and identity in contemporary Britain by Kenan Malik
Chaired by Dr Raksha Pande, Senior Lecturer, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
What is the white working class? Why has it become such a significant concept? And what does it tell us about the way we think of race and class? Answers involve historical shifts in the relationship between race and class; how white identity has become a means of rebranding racism; and whether those deemed ‘white working class’ are best served by the label.
Biography: Kenan Malik, writer, lecturer and broadcaster
Kenan Malik is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and a columnist for the Observer.
His latest book 'Not So Black and White' challenges much of our understanding of race by retelling the history of the concept. Previous books include: 'The Quest for a Moral Compass' (2014), 'Multiculturalism and its Discontents' (2012) and 'From Fatwa to Jihad' (2009/2017). It explores the social and political impact of the controversy around Salman Rushdie’s 'The Satanic Verses' and was shortlisted for the Orwell Book Prize.
He was for many years a presenter of Nightwaves, Radio 3’s flagship arts programme, and a panelist on Radio 4’s The Moral Maze.
Book from 29 April