The racialisation of names: names and the persistence of racism in the UK

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The racialisation of names: names and the persistence of racism in the UK

This thesis argues that despite claims that the UK is a post-racial society, (sur)names are understood in a racialised way. 31 semi-structured interviews and one survey-based interview were conducted. 29 of the 32 participants had changed their surname from one they perceived to be symbolically repr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wykes, Emily Jay
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Racism Great Britain names personal
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13816/

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