| Multicultural Dilemmas: Identity, Difference, Otherness Contributor(s): Kalaga, Wojciech (Editor), Kubisz, Marzena (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3631567529 ISBN-13: 9783631567524 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $78.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 809 |
| LCCN: 2008459022 |
| Series: Literary and Cultural Theory |
| Physical Information: 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Multiculturalism has recently become a word without which hardly any discussion of identity, nationality or historical and ideological narratives seems possible. However, the popularity of this word and its current usefulness should not obscure the fact that the concept itself is not an easy and obvious one: many apparently firm assumptions have been disputed from a multicultural perspective, while there are still a great number of social, cultural and political spheres which need to be re-defined and re-articulated as some dominant notions and symbols have been subverted by recognition of the diversity of subjective positions and cultural identities. The concept of multiculturalism assumes that our identities - both individual and collective - are shaped by our relationships with others. This volume addresses issues of multiculturalism and identity in culture and reveals a wide spectrum of perspectives from which we look at the Other/the Unfamiliar/the Unknown. It is an attempt to reveal the patterns and practices our culture has used in order to envisage, negate or welcome the Other, and seeks to contribute to the ongoing discussion about multiculturalism. |