Dancing With a Ghost

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
Ethan Mordden
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Musical Theatre ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Jewish Writers

This chapter evaluates British musicals in the 1930s and 1940s. This period, the chapter argues, was characterized by a lack of ambition. One problem was the paucity of Jewish writers in the UK. This ethnic group is notable for imaginative expertise in musical theatre and this is one of many reasons why the American brand is so protean. The most disappointing element could be argued to be passéiste choreography. In the meantime, the American musical was letting dance evolve most originally than in the UK. It is worth noting that Charles B. Cochran hired American choreographers for his most aspiring shows of the early 1930s, Ever Green (1930) and Nymph Errant (1933). Ever Green is a spectacular book musical that introduced Britain to the recent German invention of the revolving stage. The comedy musical then became less popular. However, Me and My Girl (1937) was an outstanding comedy musical. Me and My Girl was the work of composer Noel Gay, with L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber involved. Though as producer-director Lupino Lane could be called the show's auteur.

scholarly journals Migrant place-making in super-diverse neighbourhoods: Moving beyond ethno-national approaches

Urban Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Pemberton ◽  
Jenny Phillimore
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
White Flight ◽  
Place Making ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
New Form ◽  
Polish Migrants ◽  
The Uk

Whilst attention has previously focused on the importance of monolithic ethnic identities on migrant place-making, less attention has been paid to how place-making proceeds in super-diverse urban neighbourhoods where no single ethnic group predominates. This paper makes an original contribution by identifying the factors that shape migrants’ affinity with, or alienation from, super-diverse neighbourhoods. Through using and critiquing an analytical framework developed by Gill (2010 Pathologies of migrant place making: The case of Polish migrants to the UK. Environment and Planning A 42(5): 1157–1173) that identifies ‘ideal’ and ‘pathological’ place-making strategies, the paper contrasts two super-diverse neighbourhoods in the UK with different histories of diversity. We show how ‘ideal’ migrant place-making is more likely to occur where there is a common neighbourhood identity based around diversity, difference and/or newness, and where those with ‘visible’ differences can blend in. In contrast, ‘pathologies’ are more likely where the ongoing churn of newcomers, coupled with the speed and recency of change, undermine migrants’ affinity with place and where the diversity of the neighbourhood is not yet embedded. Even where neighbourhood identity based on diversity is established, it may alienate less visible migrants and culminate in a new form of (minority) white flight.

‘Humming the Sets’

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine White
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Musical Theatre ◽  
Stage Design ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
The World ◽  
Late Twentieth ◽  
Visual Impact ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

This chapter discusses the impact of stage design on musical theatre, and the development of musical theatre as a product packaged for consumption across the world. Its focus is chiefly on British musicals of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, during which ‘scenography’ has become recognized as the term for describing the whole theatre-designed space, encompassing, set, costume, sound, light, and more recently including film, animations, and a host of projection technologies and digital media. The chapter refers to contemporary reviews of productions, their success and failure, and the nature of the musical as a form in harmony with new scenic production aesthetics. What becomes apparent in this chapter is the interconnectedness of scenic practices and production aesthetics, which relates directly to the visual impact of musicals on the British stage and the interchange of production styles and modes of the UK and North America.

scholarly journals Evidence for reduced susceptibility to cardiac bradycardias in South Asians compared with Caucasians

Heart ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 104 (16) ◽  
pp. 1350-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew F Yuyun ◽  
Iain B Squire ◽  
G André Ng ◽  
Nilesh J Samani
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Census Data ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Sinus Node ◽  
Implantation Rate ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Risk Ratios

ObjectivesTo investigate ethnic differences in susceptibility to bradycardias in South Asian and white European patients in the UK by determining rates of permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation for sinus node dysfunction (SND) and atrioventricular block (AVB) in each ethnic group.MethodsWe carried out a retrospective cohort study into new PPM implantation during the period from 1 May 2006 to 31 March 2014, in patients of South Asian and Caucasian ethnicity resident in Leicestershire, UK. Numbers of individuals at risk in each ethnic group were derived from UK National Census data of 2011. Crude, and age-standardised incidence rates and risk ratios per 1000 population of PPM implantation were calculated for Caucasians and South Asians.ResultsDuring the study period, 4883 individuals from the Leicestershire population of 980 328 underwent PPM implantation, a cumulative implantation rate of 4.98/1000 population. The population cumulative PPM implantation rate for SND was 1.74/1000, AVB 2.83/1000 and other indications 0.38/1000 population. The crude incidence in Caucasians (6.15/1000 population) was higher than in South Asians (1.07/1000 population) and remained higher after age standardisation (5.60/1000 vs 2.03/1000, P<0.001). The age-standardised cumulative PPM implantation rates were lower in South Asians for both SND (0.53/1000 in South Asians; 1.97/1000 in Caucasians, P<0.001) and AVB (1.30/1000 in South Asians; 3.17/1000 in Caucasians, P<0.001). Standardised risk ratios (95% CI) for PPM implantation in South Asians compared with Caucasians for all pacing indications, SND and AVB were 0.36 (95% CI 0.36 to 0.37), 0.27 (95% CI 0.27 to 0.28) and 0.41 (95% CI 0.41 to 0.42), respectively.ConclusionsRates of PPM implantation are lower in South Asians residing in the UK, compared with Caucasians. This observation raises the possibility of lower inherent susceptibility to bradycardias in South Asians compared with Caucasians. Studies aimed at identifying underlying mechanisms, including possible genetic differences, are warranted.

scholarly journals Ethnicity and risk of diagnosed dementia after stroke: a cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-119
Author(s):  
Suhail Ismail Shiekh ◽  
Harriet Forbes ◽  
Rohini Mathur ◽  
Liam Smeeth ◽  
Neil Pearce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Clinical Practice Research Datalink ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Poststroke Dementia ◽  
The Uk

IntroductionThe UK has over 1.2 million stroke survivors. Stroke is a major risk factor for dementia, and along with other risk factors such as hypertension and diabetes, is more common among Black, Asian and other ethnic minorities (BAME). We aimed to explore whether diagnosed dementia differed by ethnicity among adult stroke survivors.MethodologyUsing the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink and linked hospital data, we conducted a cohort study among patients aged ≥40 years who had an incident stroke between 2005 and 2016. We fitted multivariable Cox proportional hazard models to estimate ethnic differences in the risk of poststroke dementia, adjusting for major clinical and social confounders.ResultsOur cohort comprised 45 474 stroke survivors (mean age 72.6 years, 49% female), of whom 95.7% were White, 2.0% South Asian, 1.2% Black and 1.1% of Mixed/Other ethnicity. Of these, 4624 (10.2%) were diagnosed with poststroke dementia over a median follow-up of 3.26 years. Compared with the White ethnic group, those of Black ethnicity were 42% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia (adjusted HR 1.42, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.93). There was no association between any other ethnic group and poststroke dementia diagnosis.DiscussionThere was good evidence that those of Black ethnicity had higher risk of diagnosed dementia poststroke. Further understanding of the mechanisms of this relationship could help target interventions at communities most at risk of dementia poststroke.

scholarly journals Growing East Asian words in English

English Today ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-34
Author(s):  
Zixi You ◽  
Jieun Kiaer ◽  
Hyejeong Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
English Language ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Asian Origin ◽  
Demographic Situation ◽  
National Statistics ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
English Speaking World ◽  
The Uk

With the change of linguistic, cultural and ethnic landscapes, multilingual, multicultural and multi-ethnic realities are increasing globally. In the case of the UK, the 2011 Census showed that the Asian or Asian British ethnic group category had one of the largest increases since 2001, with a third of the foreign-born population of the UK (2.4 million) now identifying as Asian British (Office for National Statistics, 2013). It is not surprising then, given the aforementioned demographic situation, to see many Asian-origin words in the English language. East Asian words are now entering into the English lexicon with unprecedented speed as a consequence of increased contact between East Asia and the English-speaking world.

scholarly journals Investigating Ethnic Disparity in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation in the UK: Patient-Identified Reasons for Non-Donation among Family Members

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 3751
Author(s):  
Katie Wong ◽  
Amanda Owen-Smith ◽  
Fergus Caskey ◽  
Stephanie MacNeill ◽  
Charles Tomson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Blood Group ◽  
Living Donor ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Minority Ethnic Group ◽  
Donor Kidney ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Minority Ethnic ◽  
Living Donor Kidney

There is ethnic inequity in access to living-donor kidney transplants in the UK. This study asked kidney patients from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups why members of their family were not able to be living kidney donors. Responses were compared with responses from White individuals. This questionnaire-based mixed-methods study included adults transplanted between 1/4/13–31/3/17 at 14 UK hospitals. Participants were asked to indicate why relatives could not donate, selecting all options applicable from: Age; Health; Weight; Location; Financial/Cost; Job; Blood group; No-one to care for them after donation. A box entitled ‘Other—please give details’ was provided for free-text entries. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyse the association between the likelihood of selecting each reason for non-donation and the participant’s self-reported ethnicity. Qualitative responses were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. In total, 1240 questionnaires were returned (40% response). There was strong evidence that Black, Asian and minority ethnic group individuals were more likely than White people to indicate that family members lived too far away to donate (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 3.25, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 2.30–4.58), were prevented from donating by financial concerns (aOR = 2.95, 95% CI 2.02–4.29), were unable to take time off work (aOR = 1.88, 95% CI 1.18–3.02), were “not the right blood group” (aOR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.35–2.01), or had no-one to care for them post-donation (aOR = 3.73, 95% CI 2.60–5.35). Four qualitative themes were identified from responses from Black, Asian and minority ethnic group participants: ‘Burden of disease within the family’; ‘Differing religious interpretations’; ‘Geographical concerns’; and ‘A culture of silence’. Patients perceive barriers to living kidney donation in the UK Black, Asian and minority ethnic population. If confirmed, these could be targeted by interventions to redress the observed ethnic inequity.

An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Mayes ◽  
Sarah K. Whitfield
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Musical Theatre ◽  
Black History ◽  
Black British ◽  
Late Night ◽  
Black Performance ◽  
Black Theatre ◽  
Jack Johnson ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk

A radically urgent intervention, An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre: 1900 - 1950 uncovers the hidden Black history of this most influential of artforms. Drawing on lost archive material and digitised newspapers from the turn of the century onwards, this exciting story has been re-traced and restored to its rightful place. A vital and significant part of British cultural history between 1900 and 1950, Black performance practice was fundamental to resisting and challenging racism in the UK. Join Mayes (a Broadway- and Toronto-based Music Director) and Whitfield (a musical theatre historian and researcher) as they take readers on a journey through a historically-inconvenient and brilliant reality that has long been overlooked. Get to know the Black theatre community in London’s Roaring 20s, and hear about the secret Florence Mills memorial concert they held in 1928. Acquaint yourself with Buddy Bradley, Black tap and ballet choreographer, who reshaped dance in British musicals - often to be found at Noël Coward’s apartment for late-night rehearsals, such was Bradley’s importance. Meet Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight Boxing Champion, who toured Britain’s theatres during World War 1 and brought the sounds of Chicago to places like war-weary Dundee. Discover the most prolific Black theatre practitioner you’ve never heard of, William Garland, who worked for 40 years across multiple continents and championed Black British performers. Marvel at performers like cabaret star Mabel Mercer, born in Stafford in 1900, who sang and conducted theatre orchestras across the UK, as well as Black Birmingham comedian Eddie Emerson, who was Garland’s partner for decades. Many of their names and works have never been included in histories of the British musical - until now.

scholarly journals ‘We Don’t Have the Same Opportunities as Others’: Shining Bourdieu’s Lens on UK Roma Migrants’ Precarious (Workers) Habitus

2020 ◽  
pp. 095001702097950
Author(s):  
Patricia Harrison ◽  
Helen Collins ◽  
Alexandra Bahor
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
Government Report ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Uk Government ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

According to a 2019 UK government report, Roma had the ‘worst employment outcomes’ of any ethnic group in the UK with similar evidence in Europe. Roma are in the growing flexible, mobile workforce that constitute precarious, insecure workers. Based on a qualitative in-depth study of these precarious workers, and utilising Bourdieu’s concepts, we show the impact of flexploitation, while sharing Roma’s habitus and capitals that distinguish and challenge the dominant homogenous narrative about the response to precarity. We argue that Roma, owing to their long-standing, symbiotic relationship with precarity, compounded by centuries-old persecution, offer insights into the lived experience of precarious workers. While not diminishing the impact of flexploitation, we culminate with our claim that Roma possess a precarious habitus and, as such, are a ‘fish in water’ with a distinguishing feature of ‘social capital on the move’.

scholarly journals Is individual smoking behaviour influenced by area-level ethnic density? A cross-sectional electronic health database study of inner south-east London

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 00130-2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohini Mathur ◽  
Peter Schofield ◽  
Dianna Smith ◽  
Alexander Gilkes ◽  
Patrick White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Current Smoker ◽  
Ethnic Density ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Neighbourhood Level ◽  
Electronic Health ◽  
Health Database ◽  
The Uk

Tobacco smoking remains one of the greatest public health problems facing the UK today. It varies significantly by ethnic group. This study aimed to determine whether ethnic differences in smoking behaviour are related to neighbourhood-level, own-group ethnic density across south and east London.The association between ethnic density and individual smoking behaviour was assessed by multilevel logistic regression using the electronic health records of 688 397 general practitioner-registered patients. Restricted cubic splines were created to explore whether the effect of ethnic density on smoking behaviour was nonlinear.Increasing own-group ethnic density was found to be associated with a significant reduction in the odds of being a current smoker in all ethnic groups, except for Black Caribbean women. The relationship between ethnic density and current smoking was found to be nonlinear, with the strength of association varying significantly by sex and ethnic group.These novel findings point to a complex relationship between culture, neighbourhood-level experience of adversity or social support and smoking behaviour, and will allow us to target smoking cessation services differentially to individuals/groups living in relative ethnic isolation, who do not benefit from the potential cultural/social factors associated with reduced tobacco consumption.

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