Doggies increase the readership of these posts.What to do? What to do?
We've covered a lot of ground on the blog--some of it surprising. What's left to talk about? Here are some suggestions.
You could do a little research and report on it--maybe of a single country and their colonial experience and why/when folks started "coming home" to England. Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, India. Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.
You could look for some blogs that cover the Black and Brown Brit/European experience and inform us about/ link us to those blogs.
Maybe someone thought of my suggestions for seeing Ireland/ Scotland as colonial/postcolonial nations.
Look for brown subcultural phenomena and inform us.
Comment on the suggestions for further reading/viewing, with your own suggestions--someone mentioned Attack the Block, for instance.
Do some research on contemporary theater and some black playwright/ practitioners. Kwame Kwei Armah would be a good place to start.
Music. Food. Chance encounters. More Music. Etc.
If you have an A for blogging, maybe best to leave some of these post topics for some folks who need to catch up--you can always comment on new posts. Maybe by the weekend the goal will simply be to enhance the quality of the blog. You could also make other suggestions for blog posts here.
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2. In the “1948” section, Queenie has a neighbor, Mr. Todd, who helps her out in her husband’s absence, and also tries to protect her socially. How does he perform the latter function?
3. Why did the Black soldiers from the Caribbean decide that being stationed in the U.S. for training was “Paradise”?
4. What did they learn that made the same place the opposite of paradise?
5. In the second section of chapter 12, Gilbert as narrator asks his readers: “have you ever seen a dog with a gecko?” What does he hope to illustrate by his dog with gecko comparison?
6. Gilbert perceives an ironic discrepancy between various components of the British crown and their knowledge of the British Commonwealth. Briefly explain this discrepancy.
7. What is it about Gilbert’s life in the RAF that is the most unbelievable and unsettling thing to the two American soldiers, Levi and Jon, to whom Gilbert offers a ride?
8. How is it that Gilbert Joseph first meets Queenie Bligh?
9. Gilbert attends a film with Queenie and her father-in-law, Albert. What film?
10. The incident between the black and white soldiers had seemed to run its course and was dying down. What revived this battle, to a higher intensity than before?
Doggies do improve readership!
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