Wednesday 16:00-16:30 Laurie Taylor discusses the latest social science research.
15 February 2006
NEW EAST END
The early 1950s were seen to be a golden age in the East End of London, a time of brilliant new promise and an amazing widening of horizons. However, following this period of high social anticipation the white working class community argues they have become powerless and marginalised.
The long history of the East End is one of fierce competition but of eventual integration, a history particularly evident during the latter half of the 20 th century. The 1970s witnessed the arrival of the Bangladeshi community while the 1980s saw the regeneration of the Docklands and the arrival of the new 'Yuppies'. Each new community transformed the area, but these transformations caused tension and conflict with the existing white working class.
Laurie Taylor is joined by Kate Gavron, co-author of the New East End: Kinship, Race and Conflict, Rushanara Ali, Associate Director of the Young Foundation and Dick Hobbs, Professor of Sociology at London School of Economics to discuss the social history of one of Britain's most culturally diverse regions.
Additional information:
The New East End : Kinship, Race and Conflict by Kate Gavron, Geoff Dench and Michael Young Publisher: Profile Books Ltd ISBN: 1861979282
Kate Young, Social Anthropologist and a Trustee and Fellow of the Young Foundation.
Rushanara Ali, Associate Director at the Young Foundation
Dick Hobbs, Professor of sociology with special reference to Criminology at the London School of Economics
Family & Kinship in East London Michael Young, Peter Willmott Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd ISBN: 0140137238
Brick Lane 1978 - The Events and their significance By Kenneth Leech Publisher: Stepney Books Publications 1994 ISBN: 0 9505241 9 0
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