Nostalgia for what cannot be

An interpretive and social biography of Stuart Hall's early years in Jamaica and England, 1932-1959

Bibliographic Data

ID2935455
AuthorsAnnette Henry (University of British Columbia, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume36
Issue2
Pages227-242
Publication date2015-03-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiscourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01596306.2015.1013249
OpenAlexW2130841155
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited21

Much has been written about Stuart Hall's intellectual and theoretical contributions especially after the mid-1960s. This interpretive and social biography places Stuart Hall's life from 1932 to 1959 in a socio-historical context, beginning with his childhood in Jamaica and his early years in England. I draw on Hall's own biographical reflections during the last years of his life and his writings about secondary schools and working-class youth from his insights as a teacher in South London, as well as his writings on identity and diaspora, as he reflects on the early years later in his life. By examining this less celebrated time, I hope to bring insights about pedagogy, identity, exile and nostalgia, and make connections between the early experiences and the more celebrated years of Stuart Hall as an outstanding educator and public intellectual

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Biography · Diaspora · Media studies · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · History · Religious Education and Schools · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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