OSP: Paul Gilroy - Postcolonial theory and diasporic identity
Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet 170: Gilroy – Ethnicity and Postcolonial Theory . Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets or you can access it online here using your Greenford Google login. Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) How does Gilroy suggest racial identities are constructed? Gilroy argues that racial identities are socially constructed through history,culture and experiences of racism 2) What does Gilroy suggest regarding the causes and history of racism? Gilroy argues that racism has historical roots in colonialism and slavery 3) What is ethnic absolutism and why is Gilroy opposed to it? Ethnic absolutism is the belief that ethnic identities are fixed,separate and unchanging.Gilroy opposes this because cultures constantly influence one another. 4) How does Gilroy view diasporic identity? Gilroy views diasporic identity as an identity form...