“This is England”
Kano’s Made in the Manor and the Re-Writing of English Pop History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21763005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Winsworth (Université d'Orléans, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 22.2 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | E-rea (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1638-1718 • E-ISSN: 1638-1718 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/144q5 |
| OpenAlex | W4411314074 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This article considers Kano’s 2016 album Made in the Manor as a reflection on the ways in which grime challenged the white, Anglocentric tradition of post-war English pop and its narrow, exclusive representations of national identity. It looks at how Kano celebrates black music - both past and present - while self-consciously writing it into the popular cultural history of the UK as an evolving and powerful presence within the equally evolving nation
Art · Linguistics · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Music History and Culture · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |