The New Dynamics of Identity Politics in the Americas: Multiculturalism and Beyond - Couverture rigide

 
9780415835992: The New Dynamics of Identity Politics in the Americas: Multiculturalism and Beyond

Synopsis

Multiculturalism has shaped identity politics in the Americas over the past decades, as illustrated by politics of recognition, affirmative action, and increasing numbers of internationally recognized cultural productions by members of ethnic minorities. Hinting at postcolonial legacies in political rhetoric and practice multiculturalism has also served as a driving force behind social movements in the Americas. Nevertheless, in current academic discussions and public debates on migration, globalization and identity politics, concepts like new ethnicities, ethnic groupism, creolization, hybridity, mestizaje, diasporas, and "post-ethnicity" articulate positionings that are profoundly changing our understanding of "multiculturalism." Combining theoretical reflections with case studies the aim of this book is to demonstrate the current dynamics of (post-) multicultural politics in the Americas.

This book was based on a special issue of Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies.

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À propos de l?auteur

Olaf Kaltmeier is Professor for Transnational History of the Americas and Executive Director of the Center for InterAmerican Studies at Bielefeld University.

Sebastian Thies is Professor for Iberoamerican Literature and Cultural Studies at Tübingen University.

Josef Raab is Professor for American Studies at University Duisburg-Essen and President of the International Associations of Inter-American Studies.

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ISBN 10 :  1138953733 ISBN 13 :  9781138953734
Editeur : Routledge, 2015
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