PaulGilroy[保罗·吉尔罗伊]

PaulGilroyhasbeenacontroversialforceattheforefrontofdebatesaroundrace,nation,anddiaspora.Workingacrossabroadrangeofdisciplines,Gilroyhasarguedthatracialidentitiesarehistoricallyconstructed,formedbycolonization,slavery,nationalistphilosophies,andconsumercapitalism.PaulWilliamsintroducesGilroy’skeythemesandideas,including:theessentialconcepts,includingethnicabsolutism,civilizationism,postcolonialmelancholia,iconization,andthe‘blackAtlantic’analysisofGilroy’sbroad-rangingculturalreferences,fromEdmundBurketohip-hopacomprehensiveoverviewofGilroy’sinfluencesandtheacademicdebateshisworkhasinspired.EmphasizingthetimelinessandglobalrelevanceofGilroy’sideas,thisguidewillappealtoanyoneapproachingGilroy’sworkforthefirsttimeorseekingtofurthertheirunderstandingofraceandcontemporaryculture.