Learning by choice
Publications

Books

• Henry, W. A. (2026 forthcoming) Overstanding Whiteness as Rightness. London: Learning By Choice Publications.

• Henry, W, Lez. (Summer 2025 forthcoming) Always Out: I have no closet to hide in. London: Learning By Choice Publications.

• Henry, W, A. & Worley, M. (2021) (eds), Narratives from beyond the UK Reggae Bassline: The System is Sound, UK: Palgrave.

• Henry, W, A. (2012) Carry-Beyond Reflections: an audiography by Lezlee Lyrix, London: Learning By Choice Publications.

• Henry, W, ‘Lez’. (2007) Whiteness Made Simple: stepping into the GREY zone, London: Learning By Choice Publications.

• Henry, W, ‘Lez’. (2006) What The Deejay Said: A Critique From The Street!, London: Learning By Choice Publications.

 

Articles

• William 'Lez' Henry (2024) 'Past reflections/present practices: some thoughts from the womb of a scornful mother (country)'   

      www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BZXN76SEUPAAURW3HDHT/full?target=10.1080/28325281.2024.2385915

• Back Les & Henry William, 'Lez' (2024) 'Stand Firm. A tribute to the life of Jah Shaka'.

      Nostalgia'99 (003)

• Henry, W. A. (2024). From exclusion to excellence, you are what you learn! Black

     Histories, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/28325281.2024.2353084

• Henry, W. A. (2024) ‘From Exclusion to Excellence: you are what you learn’ (in) Journal Black Histories. Special Issue on Understanding Black British History: Emerging Perspectives of the mid-twenty first century. Taylor & Francis Online.

• Henry, W, A. (2020) ‘Schooling, education and the reproduction of inequality: Understanding Black and Minority Ethnic attitudes to learning in two London schools’

• https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8GREBYCQWJFKEFX6WAND/full?target=10.108 0/13613324.2020.1798386

• Henry, W, A. (2016) ‘Education and Schooling’ (in) ‘Theory of Society and Culture’,

• https://www.theoryculturesociety.org/william-lez-henry-on-education-and-schooling/

• Henry, W, A. (Autumn, 2015) ‘Goal Models: a pathway to educational change’, UWL Alumni Magazine.

• Henry, W, A. (2015) ‘Griots, Rappers & Deejays’; ‘Reggae’; ‘Sociological Research Methodologies’; ‘Rastafarianism’; (in) Shujaa, M.J. & Shujaa, K.J. (Eds), Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications

• Henry, W, A. (2012) ‘Reggae, Rasta and the role of the deejay in the Black British Experience’ (in) Contemporary British History (J) Vol 26. No 3. pp 33.

• Henry, W. A. (2002) ’Crucial Robbie’, p; 84. ‘Jah Shaka’, p. 155; ‘Lovers Rock’, p. 185; ‘Macka B’, pp 189-190; ‘Mad Professor’, p. 190; ‘Music’, pp. 204-207; ‘Sound System Deejays’, pp. 286-287. (in) Donnell, A. (ed) Companion To Contemporary Black British Culture, London: Routledge.

• Henry, W, A. (2002) ‘Projecting The Natural: Language And Citizenship In Outernational Culture’, Critical Urban Studies: Occasional Papers, London: Centre For Urban And Community Research, Goldsmiths College. pp 28.

 

Chapters in books

• Henry, Lez. W. (2025 Paperback Edition) ‘Run the track, but no bother chat slack: Overstanding the relationship between slackness and culture within the Reggae dancehall’, in Worley, M. (ed) Let’s Spend the Night Together: Sex, Pop Music and British Youth Culture, 1950s–80s. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

• Henry, W. A. & Smith, N. (2025 Summer) ‘Shades of consciousness: an outernational take on embracing the skin you’re in. (Publisher TBC)

• Henry, W. A. (2025), ‘In memory of Madiba: Understanding Mandela as a popular cultural icon’, in Groundings between Brothers & Sisters. Continental and Transnational Africans in Dialogue, Williams, E. (ed), Manchester: Manchester University Press.

• Henry, W, Lez. (2023) ‘Run the track, but no bother chat slack: Overstanding the relationship between slackness and culture within the Reggae dancehall’, in Worley, M. (ed) Let’s Spend the Night Together: Sex, Pop Music and British Youth Culture, 1950s–80s. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

• Henry, W, Lez. (2021) ‘Who feels it knows it! Alterity, identity and ‘epistemological privilege’: challenging white privilege from a black perspective within the academy’, in Thomas, D & Arday, J. (eds) Doing Equity and Diversity for Success in Higher Education: Redressing Structural Inequalities in the Academy. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

• Henry, W, A. (2021) ‘Black Lives Matter, decolonisation, and the legacy of African enslavement’ (in) Isaacs, S. (ed) Social Problems in the UK: An Introduction. London: Routledge.

• Henry, W A. & Back, L. (2021) ‘Reggae culture as local knowledge: mapping the beats on southeast London streets’ (In) Henry, W, A. & Worley, M. (eds), Narratives from beyond the UK Reggae Bassline: The System is Sound, UK: Palgrave.

• Henry, W, A. (2020), ‘While nuff ah right and rahbit, we write and arrange: Deejay lyricism and the transcendental use of the voice in alternative public spaces in the UK’ (in) Webb, J. Westmaas, R. Kaladeen, M. & Tantam, W. (eds), Memory, Migration and (De)colonisation in the Caribbean and Beyond. London: University of London Press. https://ilas.sas.ac.uk/publications/memory-migration-and-decolonisation-caribbean- and-beyond

• Henry, W, A. & Mullings-Lawrence, S. (2017), ‘Silence is virtual’, Youth violence, belonging, death and mourning’ (in) Subcultures Network (ed), Youth culture and social change: making a difference by making a noise, UK: Palgrave.

• Henry, W, A. (2012) ‘Shades of consciousness: from Jamaica to the UK’ (in) Hall, R. (ed) The Melanin Millennium: Skin Color as the 21st Century International Discourse, Michigan, USA: Springer.

• Henry, W, A. (2010) ‘Conceptualisation and effects of social exclusion, racism and discrimination and coping strategies of individuals and families’ (in) Hylton, C. & Ochieng, B. (eds) Black Families in Britain as the Site of Struggle, Manchester University Press. pp 169-187.

• Henry, W, ‘Lez’. (2005) ‘Echo chamber: dialogue with William (Lez) Henry’ (in) Beckford, R. Jesus Dub: Theology, Music and Social Change, London: Routledge. pp 101-112.

• Henry, W, A. (2005) ‘Projecting The Natural: Language, Citizenship and Representation In Outernational Culture’ (in) Besson, J. and Olwig, K. F. (eds) Caribbean Narratives of Belonging: Fields Of Relations, Sites of Identity, London: Macmillan Press Ltd. pp 280-297.

• Henry, W, A. (2005) ‘British Deejay Culture – a Voice of the ‘the Voiceless’ Black Inner- city Youth’ (in) Anderson, M. Lithman, Y, G. & Sernhede, O. (eds) Youth, Otherness and the Plural City: Modes of belonging and Social Life, Göteborg, Sweden: Daidalos. pp 321-343.

• Henry, W, A. & Back, L. (2003) ‘‘Chatting For Change!’ interview with William (Lez) Henry’, (in) Back, L. & Bull, M. (eds) The Auditory Cultures Reader, Oxford: Berg. pp 435-449.

 

Other writing

 

• Henry, W. L. (October 2020) ‘Black history and the shaping of knowledge’ (in) 2020 EDITION OF THE ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH MAGAZINE

      https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/bhm-intros/welcome-to-the- 2020-edition-of-the-annual-        black-history-month-magazine/

• Henry, W. L. (June 2020) ‘Fatherhood, business and more’ interview (in) Butterfly Magazine, Vol 1. Issue 9. https://www.butterflymaag.com/

• Henry, W. A. (2020) ‘Racialised Inequitable Exclusion and Educability: Reflections from a Black Professor’, (in) Thomas, Dave S.P., and Suhraiya Jivraj, eds. Towards Decolonising the University: A Kaleidosope for Empowerd Action. Oxford: Counterpress.

• Henry, W, A. (2020) Wrote Preface (in) Gabriel, D. (ed) Transforming the Ivory Tower Models for Gender Equality and Social Justice, London: UCL.

• Henry, W, A. (2020) Wrote programme feature on ‘Thinking beyond the legacy of African chattel enslavement’ for ‘The Royal Shakespeare Company’ for their play The Whip, Stratford Upon Avon.

• Henry, W, A. (October 2019) ‘Dub Poetry’, The Wire Magazine. https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/every-timei-hear-di-sound-a-short-history- of-dub-poetry

• Henry, W, A. (October 2018) ‘Fear The Talking Dread’, The Wire Magazine, Windrush Special Edition.

• Henry, W, A. & Back, L. (2018), Co-wrote storyboards for ‘Then and Now’, Black History Month Exhibition, on behalf of ‘Made In Lewisham’, London.

• Henry, W, A. (2019) Wrote the introduction for the Reggae Music Exhibition at the ‘Youth Club I Museum of Youth Culture’ London.

• Henry, W, A. (2018) Wrote Introduction for 'Voices From The Front Line', published by 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning Gallery: London.

• Henry, W, A. (2018) Wrote Preface and a poem entitled ‘Di Grenfell Fire ah Murder’, in Emmanuelle, P. (ed), Poetry 4 Grenfell: Voices from Da Grove and Latimer, London: Kamitan Arts.

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