says in interview that
read history book saying
"west Indian history begins POWER
in 19 42 with the arrival
of Columbus" Education those in power can use this
power to shape our understanding
has a euro centric view of our selves + our identity
↳ history depends on who ↳ by controlling history + history telling
is telling the story
was a british
colony until 1966
IDENTITY
John Agard - so Agard at school in
a british colony
- Born Guyana, south America
in 1949
- moved to Britain in 1977
- his poetry focusses on ethnicity
and identity
+ social observation with imagination
and hum on
che
read history book saying
"west Indian history begins POWER
in 19 42 with the arrival
of Columbus" Education those in power can use this
power to shape our understanding
has a euro centric view of our selves + our identity
↳ history depends on who ↳ by controlling history + history telling
is telling the story
was a british
colony until 1966
IDENTITY
John Agard - so Agard at school in
a british colony
- Born Guyana, south America
in 1949
- moved to Britain in 1977
- his poetry focusses on ethnicity
and identity
+ social observation with imagination
and hum on
che
