The Empire Strikes Back: The Image of Ethnic Minorities in the Post-War British Cinema
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The author focuses on the image of ethnic minorities in post-war British cinema. The fall of the British Empire in conjunction with the two world wars led to far-reaching social and political changes in the United Kingdom. One of the consequences was the inflow of a large number of immigrants from former colonies to the UK, which generated a range of social tensions. The author examines the way in which these events are reflected in film, and how the image of the immigrant belonging to an ethnic and cultural minority evolved in the work of British filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s.
Keywords:
British cinema, imperialism, ethnic minoritiesReferences
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Artur Piskorzkwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
Pedagogical University of Krakow Poland
Filmoznawca, anglista, tłumacz; adiunkt na Wydziale Filologicznym Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego w Krakowie.
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