Overview
- Uncovers the journey of British Asian radio broadcasting
- Analyses the need of the Asian community for its own radio platform
- Discerns how the BBC and community radios contributed to the creation of independent British Asian radio
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About this book
This book uncovers the revolutionary journey of British Asian radio broadcasting. It investigates how British Asian radio broadcasting began in England in the 1960s and developed into the 2000s. The book reflects on the existing literature on media and migration, particularly the issues of settlement and race relations, and examines how the BBC and the government took initiative to address these issues. It also critically analyses the need and demand of the Asian community for its own radio platform, discerning the role of the BBC’s radio initiatives, as well as other community-oriented radio experiments, in contributing to the creation of independent British Asian radio in England. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in Ethnic and Mother-tongue Radio Broadcasting, Cultural and Communication Studies, Media History and British Cultural History. It will also help broadcasters, media regulators and policy-makers understand the social and cultural context of the communities they address.
Reviews
“Dr Gloria Khamkar has written an important addition to the field of Radio Studies, filling a large gap left by media historians. She has woven together interrelated stories of the role that key actors in Asian radio had in contributing to racial representation and integration in England from the 1960’s. The author has a deep personal connection to the subject matter as an Indian journalist, a migrant, and as a broadcaster in UK community radio. Decolonizing starts with voicing previously unheard histories and cultures. This volume explores radio in terms of Asian access, participation, representation, integration, and linguistic expression - all areas previously marginalized in broadcasting histories.” (Dr. Caroline Mitchell, Professor of Radio and Participation, University of Sunderland, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Gloria Khamkar is an Academic and Researcher in Media Studies, with a particular interest in the area of radio and migrants, and holds a doctorate from Bournemouth University, UK. She is an experienced journalist and a community radio practitioner, who continues to research in the area of media and migration. Having migrated from India and now settled in the UK, Gloria is passionate about examining migration and integration processes and their impact on the media we consume.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Evolution of British Asian Radio in England
Authors: Gloria Khamkar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10425-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10424-4Published: 21 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10427-5Published: 22 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-10425-1Published: 20 March 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 158
Topics: Media and Communication, British Culture, Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime, Migration