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Our Project Jack Bowen and Laura Hunt
How we began the process…
Finding our interviewee
University of Southampton
Equality and Diversity
Committee
The ‘‘second-generation Immigrant’’
The second generation of a family to inhabit, but the first to be natively born, in a country
This sense of ambiguity is interesting to explore as it calls into questions notions of national identity, heritage and the very definition of immigrant itself
Our Aims
How does a ‘‘second-generation’’ immigrant identify with themselves and their label? Does a ‘‘second-generation’’ immigrant feel any tension between their heritage and a new found dual-nationality? What are their feelings towards the multiculturalism debate in Britain? We used Chibeza’s own personal experience to gain an insight into these universal socio-political questions. Immigration in Britain is part of our history as a nation but remains a highly contemporary issue in today’s politics, and so our project aims to gain a small insight into the complexity of this issue.
The Republic of Zambia
British Colonization
19th Century: Zambia became the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia, during Britain’s ‘‘golden-age of empire’’
1911-1964 Zambia was known as Northern Rhodesia, part of the British Empire
Political Independence: 24th October 1964 Single Party State Rule : Totalitarian & Militaristic State Motto: ‘‘One Zambia, One Nation’’
‘‘Zambia is quite similar to England: girls are encouraged to go to school, to work and also have children and a husband. Although if your skirt is a little too short an old woman might tell you off. The British economy is better and in terms of education and resources I have a lot more access in Britain.’’
Britain & Immigration • Britain has a history of being a ‘‘white nation’’ and so
identifying with a history of racism and discrimination.
• Britain can be argued to be a highly multicultural nation, ethnically and racially diverse.
• Sense of the ‘‘immigrant’’ being treated as the ‘‘other.’’
• The fear of the foreigner is an issue constantly debated in British news, the ‘‘us versus them’’ phenomenon.
‘‘my parents will always be ‘‘immigrants’’ whereas I was born here and I have that. But it still feels like a slap in the face when people talk about negatively about immigrants. I empathise strongly with the concerns of immigrants because I although I don't know first-hand how hard it is to migrate to another country (especially one so hostile) I know it was hard for my parents.’’
Britain & Multiculturalism
‘‘Multiculturalism is the cultural diversity of communities within a given society and the policies that promote this diversity.’’
Britain is often described as a multi-cultural nation, given is strong history of empire and colonization that have resulted in an ethnically diverse population.
Do you think Britain is multicultural? ‘‘Not Britain as a whole, but some British cities, like London. I go to some places in Britain where I don't think they've ever spoken to a black girl before.’’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNg51DSefeo
Biography: Chibeza Mumbi
Age: 20
English and Film at the University of Southampton
British/Zambian
Head of the Equality and Diversity Committee
“I was embarrassed, my name was so African and my skin was so brown I couldn’t escape it but I grew up very quickly and realised that I wasn’t true at all and I embraced being Zambian”
Equality and Diversity Committee
“Foreign” “Other”
Portfolio
“Zambia is my family, it’s the flavour of the food I eat at home, it’s the way I move my body”
Nshima
“I feel like these artists represent Africa, blackness and Britain in very interesting and refreshing ways”
• Zadie Smith’s White Teeth
• Chris Ofili
• Ngozi Onwurah’s White Men Are Cracking Up
Research
• Reports
• Statistics
• Newspaper articles
• Photographs; a day in London with Chibeza
• Short-story
• Excerpts from her dissertation “Women of Colour in Film”
Thanks for listening!