From: iview-AT-technologist.com
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 08:00:21 -0800
Subject: Re: Multiculturalism/Postcolonial


and aren't institutions of learning the source of *learning* to define,
appropriate, and tokenize?

also, I don't see any "difference," just a different spin on the same
issue which encompasses and uses these definitions: political power.

-Manjusree Sen


cyberdiva (aka Radhika Gajjala) wrote:
> 
> Kevin -
> 
> > both terms common. My take is that multiculturalism/multicultural literature
> > presumes a less political, more "celebratory" approach that postcolonial
> > literature (and theory) which will be more decidedly political in situating
> > itself in relationship to (neo)colonialism.
> >
> 
> this to me is the maindifference - at least in academic-speak - but I
> think both terms can be contested in various ways and it can be argued
> that both have been/ are being de-politicized and used in tokenizing and
> appropriating ...
> 
> but what else is knew?
> 
> r
> 
> > Any thoughtts?
> >
> > Kevin Hickey
> >
> 
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