Kenan Malik: 'How the British Working Class became white' Kenan Malik is a presenter of Analysis on BBC Radio 4 and writes a weekly column for 'The Observer'. He is the author of 'Not so black and white: A history of race from white supremacy to identity politics', as well as of 'The quest for a moral compass and from Fatwa to Jihad', which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. A veteran of anti-racist activism in 1980s Britain, he brings both scholarly depth and lived experience to one of our most contested debates. Tickets are free at the link (Eventbrite). The talk is co-hosted by the ERC/UKRI project 'Class Struggle in Greek Democrac'y and by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology as part of The Class Series. Feb 10 2026 18.00 - 19.30 Kenan Malik: 'How the British Working Class became white' Join Kenan Malik — writer, Observer columnist and BBC broadcaster — for a lecture exploring the tangled history of class, race, and identity in modern Britain. G.07 Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB Find the venue Tickets (free)
Kenan Malik: 'How the British Working Class became white' Kenan Malik is a presenter of Analysis on BBC Radio 4 and writes a weekly column for 'The Observer'. He is the author of 'Not so black and white: A history of race from white supremacy to identity politics', as well as of 'The quest for a moral compass and from Fatwa to Jihad', which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. A veteran of anti-racist activism in 1980s Britain, he brings both scholarly depth and lived experience to one of our most contested debates. Tickets are free at the link (Eventbrite). The talk is co-hosted by the ERC/UKRI project 'Class Struggle in Greek Democrac'y and by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology as part of The Class Series. Feb 10 2026 18.00 - 19.30 Kenan Malik: 'How the British Working Class became white' Join Kenan Malik — writer, Observer columnist and BBC broadcaster — for a lecture exploring the tangled history of class, race, and identity in modern Britain. G.07 Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB Find the venue Tickets (free)
Feb 10 2026 18.00 - 19.30 Kenan Malik: 'How the British Working Class became white' Join Kenan Malik — writer, Observer columnist and BBC broadcaster — for a lecture exploring the tangled history of class, race, and identity in modern Britain.
