{"product_id":"black-listed-9780349700564","title":"Black Listed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAFRO-CARIBBEAN. COLOURED. ETHNIC MINORITY. IMMIGRANT. BAME. URBAN. WOKE. FAM. BLACK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are just some of the terms being wrestled with in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack, Listed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, an exploration of twenty-first century Black identity told through a list of insults, insights and everything in between. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a panoramic look at global Black history and contemporary culture, this book investigates the ways in which Black communities (and individuals) have been represented, oppressed, mimicked, celebrated and othered. Part autobiographical musing, part pop culture vivisection, it''s a comprehensive attempt to make sense of blackness from the vantage point of the hilarious and insightful psyche of Jeffrey Boakye. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR BLACK, LISTED: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book gives a voice to those whose experience is persistently defined, refined and denied by others'' David Lammy,\u003ci\u003e Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A panoramic exploration of black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntense and compelling from the very beginning\u003c\/b\u003e, Jeffrey Boakye bravely explores the ways in which people with darker skin are located in language . . . \u003cb\u003eThis book gives a voice to those whose experience is persistently defined, refined and denied by others. \u003c\/b\u003eBoakye shows how language does not always have to be insulting, offensive or loaded, it can also be incredibly emancipatory, particularly when the black community takes ownership of the terms of prose . . . If blackness is a maze, then we must be the ones who design it. With architects like Jeffrey Boakye, I'm optimistic we can build ourselves an authentic future -- David Lammy * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA truly radical book, which manages to be unflinching and constantly entertaining\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- CAROLINE SANDERSON * THE BOOKSELLER BOOK OF THE MONTH APRIL 2019 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInventive, refreshing and humorous\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Boakye's quirky dictionary of black-related terms never fails to surprise and entertain * Bernardine Evaristo *\u003cbr\u003eA radical exploration of black British culture that is \u003cb\u003eas entertaining as it is politically weighty\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWit abounds\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ein Jeffrey Boakye's insightful \u003ci\u003eBlack, Listed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a kind of periodic table of 60 words and phrases used down the ages to describe black people -- Colin Grant * New Statesman (Books of the Year) *\u003cbr\u003eLight-footed cultural analysis \u003cb\u003eriffs elegantly\u003c\/b\u003e on subjects including Meghan Markle and Marvel's Black Panther . . . \u003cb\u003ea sharp critic\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro (Best books for Christmas) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA panoramic exploration of black identity\u003c\/b\u003e * Elle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoakye aims to challenge, complicate and undo assumptions about what blackness means\u003c\/b\u003e, often taking surprising routes . . . \u003ci\u003eBlack, Listed\u003c\/i\u003e covers some terrain similar to that of recent books such as Akala's blistering \u003ci\u003eNatives\u003c\/i\u003e and Reni Eddo Logdge's \u003ci\u003eWhy I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race\u003c\/i\u003e, and while Boakye may share those authors' political intent, \u003cb\u003ehis humour sets him apart. \u003c\/b\u003eHe is a\u003cb\u003e winningly funny\u003c\/b\u003e \"tour guide\". . . The unpredictable range of his references is \u003cb\u003eexciting . . . \u003c\/b\u003eAs he argues against the endlessly problematic ways in which blackness has been categorized and codified, taking on the \"biggest and the blackest of the big black stereotypes\", \u003cb\u003ethe text bobs, weaves and wanders - always one thrilling step ahead\u003c\/b\u003e -- Michael Donkor * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eBoakye is \u003cb\u003ea witty, passionate guide\u003c\/b\u003e in this thoughtful examination of what black culture and identity mean in Britain * iNews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrgent, timely reading\u003c\/b\u003e * AnOther Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eBoakye's exploration of language, race and the ways in which we use both to demean and repress people is thought-provoking, occasionally irreverent and \u003cb\u003ealways interesting\u003c\/b\u003e * The i (Books of the year) *\u003cbr\u003eInsightful and funny, combining history with personal musings and pop-culture references, it's a comprehensive guide to Black identity in Britain today * Prima *","brand":"Dialogue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884024213847,"sku":"9780349700564","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349700564.jpg?v=1722530082","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-listed-9780349700564","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}