Difference between revisions of "Kenan Malik"
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| − | [[Kenan Malik]] is a sometime academic and now writer and is associated with the libertarian and anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He stood as an [[RCP]] candidate in the 1987 general | + | [[Kenan Malik]] is a sometime academic and now writer and is associated with the libertarian and anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He stood as an [[RCP]] candidate in the 1987 and 1992 general elections (1992 in birmingham Selly Oak, coming sixth and last with 84 votes and 0.2% of the vote<ref>Election 1992: The full results The Independent (London) April 11, 1992, SaturdaySECTION: HOME NEWS PAGE; Page 31 </ref>), was active in [[Workers Against Racism]] in the mid 1980s, has written for [[Living Marxism]] and [[Spiked]] <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/6643/ After the fatwa, the free speech wars]", Spiked website, accessed 2 May 2010</ref>, spoken at [[Spiked]] events, the [[Battle of Ideas]] and the [[Brighton Salon]] and [[Leeds Salon]]. He studied neurobiology (at the [[University of Sussex]]) and history and philosophy of science (at [[Imperial College]], London).<ref>Kenan Malik [http://www.kenanmalik.com/top/cv.html About Me], accessed 7 January 2011</ref> |
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
*Arun Kundnani [http://www.irr.org.uk/2009/june/bw000013.html REVIEW Kenan Malik: journey of an ex-anti-racist] ''Institute of Race Relations'', 1 June 2009, 3:00pm Also published in ''Race and Class'', January 2010 vol. 51 no. 3 87-90. | *Arun Kundnani [http://www.irr.org.uk/2009/june/bw000013.html REVIEW Kenan Malik: journey of an ex-anti-racist] ''Institute of Race Relations'', 1 June 2009, 3:00pm Also published in ''Race and Class'', January 2010 vol. 51 no. 3 87-90. | ||
| − | + | ===Press articles=== | |
| + | *LETTER: THE WAY TO REVERSE TODAY'S RACIST TREND The Guardian (London) May 18, 1993 SECTION: THE GUARDIAN FEATURES PAGE; Pg. 19 | ||
| + | *Are they more racist than us? The Independent (London) November 29, 1992, Sunday SECTION: EDITORIAL PAGE; Page 24 | ||
| + | *LETTER: GENUINE OR BOGUS: GOVERNMENT RULES ON REFUGEES The Guardian (London) November 21, 1992, SECTION: THE GUARDIAN FEATURES PAGE; Pg. 28 | ||
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
Website [http://www.kenanmalik.com/ Kenan Malik] | Website [http://www.kenanmalik.com/ Kenan Malik] | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 7 January 2011
Kenan Malik is a sometime academic and now writer and is associated with the libertarian and anti-environmental LM network. He stood as an RCP candidate in the 1987 and 1992 general elections (1992 in birmingham Selly Oak, coming sixth and last with 84 votes and 0.2% of the vote[1]), was active in Workers Against Racism in the mid 1980s, has written for Living Marxism and Spiked [2], spoken at Spiked events, the Battle of Ideas and the Brighton Salon and Leeds Salon. He studied neurobiology (at the University of Sussex) and history and philosophy of science (at Imperial College, London).[3]
Publications
Books
- The Meaning of Race: Race, History and Culture in Western Society (Palgrave / New York University Press, 1996);
- Man, Beast and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Human Nature (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000 / Rutgers University Press, 2002),
- Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate (Oneworld, 2008)
- From Fatwa to Jihad: The Rushdie Affair and its Legacy (Atlantic, 2009 / Melville House 2010).
Resources
- Arun Kundnani REVIEW Kenan Malik: journey of an ex-anti-racist Institute of Race Relations, 1 June 2009, 3:00pm Also published in Race and Class, January 2010 vol. 51 no. 3 87-90.
Press articles
- LETTER: THE WAY TO REVERSE TODAY'S RACIST TREND The Guardian (London) May 18, 1993 SECTION: THE GUARDIAN FEATURES PAGE; Pg. 19
- Are they more racist than us? The Independent (London) November 29, 1992, Sunday SECTION: EDITORIAL PAGE; Page 24
- LETTER: GENUINE OR BOGUS: GOVERNMENT RULES ON REFUGEES The Guardian (London) November 21, 1992, SECTION: THE GUARDIAN FEATURES PAGE; Pg. 28
Contact
Website Kenan Malik
Notes
- ↑ Election 1992: The full results The Independent (London) April 11, 1992, SaturdaySECTION: HOME NEWS PAGE; Page 31
- ↑ "After the fatwa, the free speech wars", Spiked website, accessed 2 May 2010
- ↑ Kenan Malik About Me, accessed 7 January 2011
