English Literature A-Level
Racism and systemic prejudice
What Racism and systemic prejudice means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Racism and systemic prejudice
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The depiction of 1950s London as a site of systemic racial prejudice, alongside its presentation as a land of opportunity.
Topics that use Racism and systemic prejudice
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