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“Windrush Generation” and “Hostile Environment”

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ID18950496
AuthorsHuon Wardle (University of St Andrews), Laura Obermuller (University of the West)
Year2019
Volume2
Issue1
Pages81-89
Publication date2019-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMigration and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2574-1306 • E-ISSN: 2574-1314
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3167/arms.2019.020108
OpenAlexW2950902191
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited8

The Windrush scandal belongs to a much longer arc of Caribbean-British transmigration, forced and free. The genesis of the scandal can be found in the post–World War II period, when Caribbean migration was at first strongly encouraged and then increasingly harshly constrained. This reflection traces the effects of these changes as they were experienced in the lives of individuals and families. In the Caribbean this recent scandal is understood as extending the longer history of colonial relations between Britain and the Caribbean and as a further reason to demand reparations for slavery. Experiences of the Windrush generation recall the limbo dance of the middle passage; the dancer moves under a bar that is gradually lowered until a mere slit remains

Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · Dance · Economic history · Literature · Political science · World War II · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · History · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies

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Citations per year3,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 21
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