Sunday, 3 April 2011

Multiculturalism, Interculturalism, or Muscular Liberalism?

The next Leeds Taking Soundings meeting is on 'Multiculturalism, Interculturalism, or Muscular Liberalism?' Wednesday, May 18th at 6PM in Old Broadcasting House. Our speakers are Max Farrar (sociologist and Emeritus Professor of Community Engagement at Leeds Metropolitan University) and Franco Bianchini ( Professor of Cultural Policy and Planning at Leeds Metropolitan University) David Cameron has coat-tailed ten years of assaults on multiculturalism with his criticism of 'state multiculturalism'. He proposes a 'muscular liberal' assertion of core British values to which all minorities must sign up. Max Farrar will show that multiculturalism has always been a contested notion. Franco Bianchini will outline an alternative conception - interculturalism - which has the potential to overcome some of the inherent difficulties with multiculturalism.
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  1. jah_min15 April 2011 at 17:43

    Looks interesting.

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  2. Harry Barnes21 April 2011 at 18:01

    If anyone is in the Chesterfield area on May Day, this meeting may be of interest to those given to current affairs discussions and adult education http://threescoreyearsandten.blogspot.com/2011/04/important-may-day-meeting-in_16.html

    What it is about is explained here http://dronfieldblather.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-now-for-adult-education-lessons.html

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