Darren Chetty
Darren Chetty (born 1972) is a Welsh educator, writer and cultural commentator.[1]
Chetty was born in Swansea in 1972.[citation needed] He studied at the University of Exeter, Goldsmiths and University College London before completing his PhD at the Institute of Education.[citation needed] His work focusses on dialogue, hip-hop, antiracism, Philosophy for Children and children's literature.[2] His work has appeared in the Guardian[3][4][5] and on the BBC.[6][7] and in the essay collection, The Good Immigrant.[8]
Chetty is also a football fan, supporting Swansea City and Wales national football team.[citation needed] He appeared in the documentary 'Tosh' about Swansea City in the 1970s,[9] and wrote and presented The Dragon on My Shirt, a documentary that amplifies the stories of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse Wales players.[10] He edited another essay collection Welsh (Plural) with Hanan Issa, Grug Muse, and Iestyn Tyne.[11]
Selected publications
- Chetty, Darren (2016) "You can't say that! Stories have to be about white people" in Shukla, Nikesh (ed) The Good Immigrant.[12]
- Jeffrey Boakye; Chetty, Darren (2019) What is Masculinity? London: Wayland ISBN-10 1526308142
- Chetty, Darren; Ferner, Adam (2019) How to Disagree: Negotiate difference in a divided world. White Lion Publishing ISBN 9781 78131 9345
- Chetty, Darren; Issa, Hanan; Muse, Greg; Tyne, Iestyn (2022) Welsh (Plural): Essays on the future of Wales
- Chetty, Darren; Sands-O'Connor, Karen (2024) Beyond the Secret Garden: Children’s Literature and Representations of Black and Racially minoritised People. English & Media Centre
- Chetty, Darren; Prabhat, Sandhya (illustrator) (2025) I'm Going to Make a Friend. London: Little Tiger. ISBN: 9781801046602[13]
Film and radio
- Ty (rapper); Chetty, Darren (2015–2018) Reaching Out Soho Radio
References
- ↑ Bryan, Nicola (20 March 2022). "Black Boy pubs: Who was the boy in the Swansea sign?". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ "Newham Word Festival Malorie Blackman and Angie Thomas Mar 11". MIXCloud. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Rosen, Michael (21 June 2025). "My Perfect Holiday Reading, by Bernadine Evaristo and more..." The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Russell Williams, Imogen (27 June 2025). "Childrens and Teens Roundup: The Best New Picture Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Coldwell, Will (16 October 2013). "Banned slang will only alienate young people, innit". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Darren Chetty interviewed about How to Disagree on Word of Mouth (radio programme) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r3nx
- ↑ Chetty interviewed by Mobeen Azhar https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06f6svj
- ↑ Chetty, Darren (2016) "You can't say that! Stories have to be about white people" in Shukla, Nikesh (2016). The Good Immigrant. London: Unbound. ISBN 9781783523955. Search this book on
- ↑ "Tosh". IMDb. Retrieved 26 July 2025.[unreliable source?]
- ↑ The Dragon on My Shirt was funded by the Welsh Government’s antiracism Wales fund and in partnership with the Football Association of Wales."The Dragon on my Shirt". PAWB. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ "Roughly the size of Wales: four reflections on Welsh identity in the 21st century". The Guardian. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Shukla, Nikesh (2016). The Good Immigrant. London: Unbound. ISBN 9781783523955. Search this book on
- ↑ "I'm Going to Make a Friend". Little Tiger. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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