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Smiley culture: a hybrid voice for the Commonwealth
Smiley Culture’s career illuminates the formal and informal structures of identity in multicultural Britain and the Commonwealth. Through his surprise breakthrough singles, popularity in the press and role as a figurehead of the Commonwealth Institute, he tied together the everyday experiences of race in Britain, and the history and role of the nation on the global stage. In this chapter I will use Smiley Culture’s voice, words and work to track how local tensions around race, politics and the law on the streets of London, were played out in communities, in the nation and in imagined international communities.
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PalgraveExternal DOI
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101-123Pages
320.0Book title
Narratives from beyond the UK reggae bassline: the system is soundPlace of publication
SwitzerlandISBN
9783030551605Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular MusicDepartment affiliated with
- History Publications
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William Henry, Matthew WorleyLegacy Posted Date
2020-12-01First Open Access (FOA) Date
2022-11-27First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2020-12-01Usage metrics
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