The ‘Scots porridge case’ of 1969 : Bogus ...
Type de document :
Article dans une revue scientifique: Article original
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Titre :
The ‘Scots porridge case’ of 1969 : Bogus discrimination, the Loony State and the White Backlash Archive
Auteur(s) :
Esteves, Olivier [Auteur]
Centre d'Études et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales (CERAPS) - UMR 8026
Centre d'Études et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales (CERAPS) - UMR 8026
Titre de la revue :
Patterns of Prejudice
Numéro :
55
Pagination :
357-374
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis
Date de publication :
2022-05-03
Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :
Scotland
Britain
anti-discrimination legislations
White Backlash
Race Relations Board
nativism
1960s-1970s
memory
Britain
anti-discrimination legislations
White Backlash
Race Relations Board
nativism
1960s-1970s
memory
Discipline(s) HAL :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique
Résumé en anglais : [en]
In November 1969, a quite odd and ludicrous case of alleged discrimination was blown out of all proportion, perhaps wilfully, by Conservative politicians and the media in Britain, some eighteen months after Enoch Powell’s ...
Lire la suite >In November 1969, a quite odd and ludicrous case of alleged discrimination was blown out of all proportion, perhaps wilfully, by Conservative politicians and the media in Britain, some eighteen months after Enoch Powell’s Birmingham speech. A quite high-profile issue at the time, the case has now been completely forgotten. Yet, Esteves’s article suggests that the event itself is helpful to make better sense of the British—rather than merely English—ramifications of debates on race relations and discrimination, particularly at a time of an upsurge in Scottish nationalism. More importantly, the case partakes of what Esteves calls the ‘white backlash archive’, a populist and popular repertoire that nativists—not only in Britain—draw from in order to underline that the state is inefficient and counter-productive when it tries to legislate against discrimination, as well as that ethnic minorities and immigrants get undue protection from the state authorities, even though the 1969 case itself had nothing to do with ethnic minorities or immigration.Lire moins >
Lire la suite >In November 1969, a quite odd and ludicrous case of alleged discrimination was blown out of all proportion, perhaps wilfully, by Conservative politicians and the media in Britain, some eighteen months after Enoch Powell’s Birmingham speech. A quite high-profile issue at the time, the case has now been completely forgotten. Yet, Esteves’s article suggests that the event itself is helpful to make better sense of the British—rather than merely English—ramifications of debates on race relations and discrimination, particularly at a time of an upsurge in Scottish nationalism. More importantly, the case partakes of what Esteves calls the ‘white backlash archive’, a populist and popular repertoire that nativists—not only in Britain—draw from in order to underline that the state is inefficient and counter-productive when it tries to legislate against discrimination, as well as that ethnic minorities and immigrants get undue protection from the state authorities, even though the 1969 case itself had nothing to do with ethnic minorities or immigration.Lire moins >
Langue :
Anglais
Comité de lecture :
Oui
Audience :
Internationale
Vulgarisation :
Non
Établissement(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CNRS
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Date de dépôt :
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