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New Right Discourse on Race and Sexuality

Britain, 1968–1990

Anna Marie Smith author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:10th Nov '94

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A 1994 study of racism and homophobia in late twentieth-century British politics.

In this 1994 study of racism and homophobia in British politics, Anna Marie Smith produces powerful readings of key moments in right-wing discourse, and challenges the silence on issues of race and sexuality in previous studies of Thatcherism and the New Right.The first book in the Cultural Margins series is a 1994 study of racism and homophobia in British politics, which demonstrates the demonisation of blacks, lesbians, and gays in New Right discourse. Anna Marie Smith develops theoretical insights from literary and cultural critics, including Nietzsche, Foucault, Derrida, Hall, and Gilroy, to produce detailed readings of two key moments in New Right discourse: the speeches of Enoch Powell on black immigration (1968–72) and the legislative campaign of the late 1980s to prohibit the promotion of homosexuality. Her analysis challenges the silence on racism and homophobia in previous studies of Thatcherism and the New Right, and shows how demonisation of lesbians and gays depends on previous demonisations of black immigrant and criminal figures. Overall, this book offers a devastating critique of racism and homophobia in late twentieth-century Britain.

"It is a project which addresses one of the most compelling issues of our time--an issue central to the survival and future well-being of gay and lesbian people (not to mention a great many other groups)." Toronto Centre for Lesbian and Gay Studies

ISBN: 9780521459211

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm

Weight: 380g

300 pages