Mapping multiculturalism
By: Avery F. Gordon and Christopher Newfield, editors.
Contributors: Gordon, Avery.; Newfield, Christopher.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 491
Subjects: Multiculturalism -- United States; Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions; Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States; Multiculturalism; United States -- Ethnic relations; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
Description: What is multiculturalism? The word is used everywhere, often without being clearly defined. The first collection of this scope, Mapping Multiculturalism offers cogent critiques of the term and its uses by leading scholars in sociology, history, literary criticism, popular culture studies, ethnic studies, and critical legal studies. The contributors look at current uses of the rubric "multicultural" and offer groundbreaking analyses of complex relationships between popular culture, political events, and intellectual trends. Featuring essays by authors, activists, artists, and theoreticians, Mapping Multiculturalism represents the entire range of multicultural studies today through essays that demarcate the cutting edge of contemporary cultural politics. -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-469) and index.