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The Sound of Culture: Diaspora and Black Technopoetics

Artist/Author: Louis Chude-Sokei | Reference: P4016 | ISBN: 978-0819575777 | Type: Publication

Explores the histories of race and technology in a world made by slavery, colonialism, and industrialization. Beginning in the late nineteenth century and moving through to the twenty-first, the book argues for the dependent nature of those histories.

Narratives in Black British Dance: Embodied Practices

Editor: Adesola Akinleye | Reference: P3775 | ISBN: 978-3-319-70313-8 | Type: Publication

Bringing together the voices of dance-artists, scholars, teachers and choreographers, the book looks at a range of performing arts from dancehall to ballet, providing valuable insights into dance theory, performance, pedagogy, identity and culture. 

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (P3041).

The Story of ‘M’

Artist/Author: SuAndi | Reference: P3102 | ISBN: 978-1786821157 | Type: Publication

A moving tribute to the life and death of the artist’s white mother mother who raised her mixed-race children in the face of frequent racism 1960s but never let them forget they were of African descent and to be proud of their heritages. Includes selected poems by the same author.

See also D2230.

The Story of M

Artist/Author: SuAndi | Reference: D2230 | Type: DVD

Commissioned by the Institute for Contemporary Arts in 1995, The Story of M is a moving tribute to the life and death of the artist’s white mother mother who raised her mixed-race children in the face of frequent racism 1960s but never let them forget they were of African descent and to be proud of their heritages.

BLOOD & SOIL: we were always meant to meet…

Artist/Author: Lena Simic and Jennifer Verson | Reference: P2741 | ISBN: 978-0-9564165-1-3 | Type: Publication

A performance document of a project that took place at West Everton Community Council in Liverpool, April 2011 (funded by Arts Council England). The piece was conceived as a ‘community exam’ where the audience members took the ‘Life in the UK’ test – an obligatory test for all immigrants applying for British citizenship and for Indefinite Leave to Remain.

Enriching Britain: Culture, Creativity and Growth

Artist/Author: Jonothan Neelands, et al. | Reference: P2686 | ISBN: 978-0-9570404-8-9 | Type: Publication

This report brings together the findings of a series of public and private meetings with artists, creative and cultural professionals, economists, business leaders and other stakeholders, backed up by targeted research.

Contemporary Theatre Review: Dealing with Martin Crimp

Artist/Author: Martin Crimp | Reference: P2614 | Type: Publication

T, his special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review focuses on a single writer, contemporary British playwright Martin Crimp. Includes a review of Ron Athey’s monography “Pleading in the Blood” and Jennifer Doyle’s book “Hold it Against me”.

The British Guide to Showing Off

Artist/Author: Andrew Logan, Various | Reference: D2046 | Type: DVD

Documentary spanning five years of the Alternative Miss World Show, costume pageant and fancy dress party for grown ups.