Dr Amrit Wilson

BSc (Hons) Delhi University, PhD (London)

Email: amritw@hotmail.com

Dr Amrit Wilson is a writer and political activist and has published extensively on various aspects of British and Black Politics with particular reference to gender and race. She wrote ‘Finding a Voice- Asian Women in Britain’ which is regarded as a seminal text. Her other research interests include the construction of South Asian masculinity and the role of multi-ethnic/faith policies in the promotion of religious and quasi-religious identities.  Her most recent book is ‘Dreams, Questions, Struggles - South Asian Women in Britain’, Pluto Press (2006).   

Publications:

Wilson, A. (2006) Dreams Questions Struggles – South Asian women in Britain, Pluto Press

Wilson, A. with Wilson, K.  (2002) ‘ “Ethnicity”, “Race” and Racism’ a chapter in Contemporary Political Concepts – a critical introduction (eds) G. Blakely and V. Bryson, Pluto Press

Babu, S. and Wilson, A. (2000) (eds) The Future that Works – the selected writings of A.M.Babu, Africa World Press.

Wilson, A, With Veronica Cooke and Sonia Davis (1999) "Domestic Violence Service Provision - Black Women's Perspective" (Booklet commissioned by The Domestic Violence Black Perspectives Task Group).

Wilson, A. (1991) The Challenge Road - Women and Revolution in Eritrea, Earthscan.

Wilson, A. and Babu, A.R.M.(1989) (eds) US Foreign Policy and Revolution - The Creation of Tanzania,  Pluto Press

Wilson, A. (1978) Finding a Voice - Asian Women in Britain, Virago

See Guardian blog – ‘Refuges for minority ethnic women must not be closed’ - http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/joepublic/2008/02/refuges_for_black_asian_and_mi.html