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About Alana Lentin

Alana Lentin is a lecturer in sociology at the University of Sussex. She is the author of Racism and Anti-racism in Europe.

Articles by Alana Lentin

Monday 18th July

The Crises of Multiculturalism

Alana Lentin and Gavan Titley, 18 July 2011
Ironically, working through the idiom of multicultural failure is a form of political correctness; a way of talking about issues of migration, identity, power, belonging, legitimacy and socio-political anxiety while steering clear of a lexicon associated with the overt history of a shameful, racist past. However, it has also become a discourse that launders racism.
Thursday 18th January

Shilpa Shetty and Celebrity Big Brother

Alana Lentin, 18 January 2007
The experience of a Bollywood actress subjected to racism on a British "reality TV" show reveals more about the country that its government would like to acknowledge, says Alana Lentin.
Thursday 17th November

The intifada of the banlieues

Alana Lentin, 17 November 2005
The rage of young French rioters is at heart the problem of France itself, says Alana Lentin.
Wednesday 1st September

Multiculturalism or anti-racism?

Alana Lentin, 1 September 2004
The multiculturalist model that elevates difference to a social principle is under attack. People committed to creating a world of justice and equal rights should not waste time defending it, says Alana Lentin.
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