{"product_id":"the-making-of-afro-caribbean-consciousness-dilek-bulut-sarkaya-9781680536980","title":"The Making of Afro-Caribbean Consciousness and Identity in the Poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson, David Dabydeen, and Fred d'Aguiar","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the context of a diversified and pluralistic arena of contemporary literature embodying previously marginalized voices of region, ethnicity, gender, and class, black poets living in Britain developed a distinct branch of contemporary poetry. Having emerged from a struggle to give voice to marginalized groups in Britain, the poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson, David Dabydeen, and Fred D'Aguiar helped define national identity and explored racial oppression. Motivated by a sense of responsibility towards their communities, these poets undertook the task of transmitting black history to young blacks who risked losing ties to their roots. They also emphasized the necessity of fighting racism by constructing an awareness of Afro-Caribbean national identity while establishing black cultural heritage in contemporary British poetry. In this book, Turkish literary scholar Dilek Bulut Sarıkaya examines their works. Linton Kwesi Johnson's Voices of the \u003cem\u003eLiving and the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003eInglan is a Bitch\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), and \u003cem\u003eTings an Times\u003c\/em\u003e (1991) open the study, followed by \u003cem\u003eDavid Dabydeen's Slave Song\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), \u003cem\u003eCoolie Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e (1988), and \u003cem\u003eTurner\u003c\/em\u003e (1994) and, finally, \u003cem\u003eFred D'Aguiar's Mama Dot\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), \u003cem\u003eAiry Hall\u003c\/em\u003e (1989) and \u003cem\u003eBritish Subjects\u003c\/em\u003e (1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dilek Bulut Sarıkaya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1680536982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781680536980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academica Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Dilek Bulut Sar\u0026#305;kaya","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130539241727,"sku":"9781680536980","price":139.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c24c285f-3957-4422-8549-ccc0232bf2e5.jpg?v=1687469916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-making-of-afro-caribbean-consciousness-dilek-bulut-sarkaya-9781680536980","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}