Worlding Multiculturalisms

Name: Worlding Multiculturalisms
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Worlding MulticulturalismsThe Politics of Inter-Asian Dwelling\nAuthor(s): Daniel P. S. Goh\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138104136, 978-1138104136\nSynopsis\nWorlding multiculturalisms are practices that infuse our arbitrary cultural lives with new things from other cultures in poetic ways to enable us to dwell and be at home with the complexity of the world. In the context of the crisis of multiculturalism in the West and the growing obsolescence of state-based multiculturalism in the postcolonial world, this book offers examples of new practices of worlding multiculturalisms that go beyond issues of immigration, integration and identity. \n\nContrasting Western and Asian notions of multiculturalism, this book does not focus on state issues, but rather, highlights manifestations of cultural exchange. The chapters draw on cultural studies approaches to document instances of worlding multiculturalisms that br.