Can we live with difference? Creolization, diaspora and the making of new identities.
Free public lecture by Robin Cohen, Emeritus Professor of Development Studies, University of Oxford.
Wednesday 30 October, 5.00pm
University of Leicester, Ken Edwards Building, Lecture Theatre 1.
Abstract: ‘Creolization’ refers to how prior and incoming cultures connect and overlap. ‘Diaspora’ refers to the retention or revalorization of old identities in new settings. Despite their ambiguity and complexity, creolization and diaspora (rather than assimilation, integration, multi-culturalism or cosmopolitanism) seems to offer ways of understanding and perhaps confronting one of the gravest challenges of the twenty-first century – how to live with cultural and religious difference. What can we learn from the historical experiences of creolization and diaspora and can these experiences provide embryonic pointers to the emergence of a global society?
This event is free of charge and open to all. Sponsored by the Leicester Migration Network (http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/migration-research-group) and the "Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain" research programme (http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/impact-of-diasporas).
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Marc Scully
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