Cartographies of Differences : Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Vieten, Ulrike M.
Cartographies of Differences : Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 20160401 - 1 electronic resource (240 p.)
Open Access
This volume investigates the process of learning how to live with individual and group differences in the twenty-first century and examines the ambivalences of contemporary cosmopolitanism. Engaging with the concept of ‘critical cartography’, it emphasizes the structural impact of localities on the experiences of those living with difference, while trying to develop an account of the counter-mappings that follow spatial and social transformations in today’s world. The contributors focus on visual, normative and cultural embodiments of difference, examining dynamic conflicts at local sites that are connected by the processes of Europeanization and globalization.
The collection explores a wide range of topics, including conflicting claims of sexual minorities and conservative Christians, the relationship between national identity and cosmopolitanism, and the ways that cross-cultural communication and bilingualism can help us to understand the complex nature of belonging. The authors come from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and all contribute to a vernacular reading of cosmopolitanism and transnationalism, aimed at opening up new avenues of research into living with difference.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-0353-0804-4 9783035397000;9783034318594
10.3726/978-3-0353-0804-4 doi
Cultural studies
Gender studies: women
Geography
Anti-Gay Christian Polititcs Cartographies Cartography Cosmpopolitan Times Cross-Cultural Communication Difference Differences Interdisciplinary Narratives of Homophobia Perspectives Vieten
Cartographies of Differences : Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 20160401 - 1 electronic resource (240 p.)
Open Access
This volume investigates the process of learning how to live with individual and group differences in the twenty-first century and examines the ambivalences of contemporary cosmopolitanism. Engaging with the concept of ‘critical cartography’, it emphasizes the structural impact of localities on the experiences of those living with difference, while trying to develop an account of the counter-mappings that follow spatial and social transformations in today’s world. The contributors focus on visual, normative and cultural embodiments of difference, examining dynamic conflicts at local sites that are connected by the processes of Europeanization and globalization.
The collection explores a wide range of topics, including conflicting claims of sexual minorities and conservative Christians, the relationship between national identity and cosmopolitanism, and the ways that cross-cultural communication and bilingualism can help us to understand the complex nature of belonging. The authors come from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and all contribute to a vernacular reading of cosmopolitanism and transnationalism, aimed at opening up new avenues of research into living with difference.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-0353-0804-4 9783035397000;9783034318594
10.3726/978-3-0353-0804-4 doi
Cultural studies
Gender studies: women
Geography
Anti-Gay Christian Polititcs Cartographies Cartography Cosmpopolitan Times Cross-Cultural Communication Difference Differences Interdisciplinary Narratives of Homophobia Perspectives Vieten