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Listen Stu, sometimes you lost me ngl; you had some mighty mighty thoughts. But your contributions were vast and your memoir so frustratingly humble. I know we’ll never get the second volume but his closing words on family tells us all we really need to know.
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This was an engrossing read, Stuart Hall reflects on his early life in Jamaica and his move to England as a young man. His reflections on colonialism, identity and the foundations of his intellectual career are fascinating - a vital story of the end of empire and the foundations of Black British consciousness.
This is a little dense and academic in places, but Hall's brilliant insight into the complexities of racial identity and belonging in (post)colonial Britain makes it well worth it. I was surprised by the time covered - basically, Hall's life up until he moved to Birmingham to join the Centre for Cultural Studies in 1964 - but there are plenty of issues covered and it doesn't feel lacking. What a shame we will not get to read a second volume that continues from there.
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This book changed my life. By page 60 I was ready to devote sermons to it.