This collection of essays provides an international perspective on ways to incorporate black British writing and culture in the study of English literature, and presents imaginative, theoretically sophisticated, and practical strategies for doing so. It offers a pedagogical, pragmatic, and ideological introduction to the field for those without background and an integrated body of current and stimulating essays for those who are already knowledgeable. Contributors include coeditors R. Victoria Arana and Lauri Ramey, Chris Weedon, Tracey Walters, Judith Bryan, and Maria Helena Lima.