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Artsnight

George The Poet on Black Culture

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

In this episode of Artsnight and as part of BBC World News' Identity season, George the Poet explores the meaning of black culture in four spoken word chapters and asks what black culture is. Racheal Ofori opens up some black female stereotypes, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell look back at the beginnings of dub poetry, Professor Paul Gilroy explains some of the history of black diasporas, and Akala likens rap to the works of Shakespeare. Show less

Contributors

Series Producer:
Matthew Springford
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Producer:
George Cathro
Director:
George Cathro

Series

Artsnight

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