Britain's recent historical culture is marked by a shift. As a consequence of new political directives, black history began to be mainstreamed into the realm of national history from the late 1990s onwards. 'Black History - White History' assesses a number of manifestations of this new cultural historiography on screen and on stage, in museums and other accessible sites, emerging in the context of two commemorative events: the Windrush anniversary and the 1807 abolition bicentenary. It inquires into the terms on which the new historical programme could take hold, its sustainability and its representational politics.

Barbara Korte is professor of English Literature at the University of Freiburg, Germany. Eva Ulrike Pirker is lecturer in English Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Freiburg, Germany.