Cultural hybridity has become one of the key buzz words of late twentieth century critical theory, cited and celebrated as a space of resistance and protest, on the one hand, and tolerance. Debating cultural hybridity by homi bhabha, 9781783601615, available at book depository. The making and unmaking of strangers zygmunt bauman. Multi cultural identities and the politics of antiracism postcolonial encounters werbner, pnina, modood, tariq on. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism postcolonial encounters werbner, pnina, modood, tariq on. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism, 257281. Jennifer lopez is one of the most recognizable figures in contemporary popular culture. Hybridity in cultural globalization scholarlycommons university. An autoethnographic journey of the self across cultures gloria nziba pindi cultural studies critical methodologies 2017 18. She is an urban anthropologist who has studied muslim south asians in britain and pakistan and, more recently, the womens movement and the manual. In this essay, i assess how the threat of hybridity, as represented in the mediated construction of jennifer lopez, is negotiated and contained in the context of contemporary popular culture. Aug 05, 20 cultural hybridity ebook written by peter burke. This article is an attempt to examine nadine gordimers the pickup 2001 using homi k. Starting from the reality that personal identities are multicultural identities, debating cultural hybridity illuminates the complexity and the flexibility of culture and identity, defining their potential openness as well as their closures, to show why antiracism and multiculturalism are today still such hard roads to travel.
Multi cultural identities and the politics of antiracism article pdf available in contemporary sociology 291. Ien ang, university of western sydney this new edition of werbner and modoods debating cultural hybridity is at once timely and insightful. Professor pnina werbner editor pnina werbner is professor emerita in social anthropology at keele university. Nadine gordimers the pickup is a scrupulous study of the life in exile. Werbner is married to anthropologist richard werbner, and is the niece of max gluckman on cultural hybridity. Changing modes of domination in the northern areas of pakistan. Hybridity is a cross between two separate races, plants or cultures. From complex culture to cultural complexity hansrudolf wicker. This course will conduct a detailed examination of two theoretical concepts that have been central to postcolonial theory, otherness and hybridity, both concerned with identity. Ambivalence and ambiguity in the construction of racism and ethnicity, in debating cultural hybridity, edited by pnina werbner and tariq modood, zed books, pp 226254. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism. Multicultural identities and the politics ofantiracism. Hybridity, globalisation and the practice of cultural complexity 1. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism by pnina werbner, tariq modood pp.
Debating cultural hybridity university of chicago press. Pnina werbner nee gluckmangillon, born 3 december 1944 is a british social anthropologist. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism london. Nikos papastergiadis, tracing hybridity in theory, in pnina werbner and tariq modood eds. Actornetworktheorythemarket test michel callon abstract it is often argued that ant fails to ofter a satisfactory theory of the actor which is allegedly endowed either with limitless power, or deprived. Hybridity and identity performance in diasporic context. Part 1 hybridity, globalization and the practice of cultural complexity. Cultural hybridity has become one of the key buzz words of late twentiethcentury critical theory, cited and celebrated as a space of resistance and protest, on the one hand, and tolerance, cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism, on the other. How repressed women and criminals rescue hybridity in communalplural. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism new edition, edited by pnina werbner and tariq modood is. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism london, 1997. Primarily known as a singer, she also is well known to the public as an actor, appearing in such major studio andor popular films as monsterinlaw, shall we dance, maid in manhattan, angel eyes, the cell, the wedding planner, out of sight, and selena, and, earlier in her. From complex culture to cultural complexity hansrudolf wicker 2. Papastergiadis nikos 1997 tracing hybridity in theory in.
Since the 1980s, the notion of biculturalism has increasingly found popularity despite. Multicultural identities and the politics of racism. The making and unmaking of strangers zygmunt bauman 3. Conceptual utility of cultural hybridity hijab space. A classic collection on the fluid nature of culture and identity from some of the. It takes upon itself to discuss the issues of hybridity, identity, nation, globalization and migration. Multi cultural identities and the politics of antiracism. Sullivan 1997 the primary project of these agendas has been the acculturation of maori. Ambivalence and multiplicity in the constructions of racism and ethnicity. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. International journal of comparative literature and. Change 2 by pnina werbner ed, tariq modood ed, homi k. Hybridity is not a new cultural or historical phenomenon. Hybridity has become a master trope across many spheres of cultural research, theory, and criticism, and one of the most widely used and criticized c we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website.
Hybridity, in its most basic sense, refers to mixture. Essentialism versus hybridity, negotiating difference. Its contemporary uses are scattered across numerous academic disciplines and is salient in popular culture. Early debates on hybridity emerged in the 18th century in the context of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cultural hybridity. Debating cultural hybridity by professor pnina werbner. Black, female, postcolonial, african, bitribal, diasporic, immigrant, nonnative english speaker, french native. Racialisation in the creative industries and the arab. A hybrid is something that is mixed, and hybridity is simply mixture. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism eds. In the past, cultural politics in aotearoanew zealand have followed an assimilationist, and then integrationist agenda rooted in historical colonial relations.
It is imbued in nineteenthcentury eugenicist and scientificracist thought. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism, edited by pnina werbner and tariq modood, 257281. The term originates from biology and was subsequently employed in linguistics and in racial theory in the nineteenth century. Debating cultural hybridity pnina werbner, tariq modood. Identity and difference in a globalised world alberto melucci. On intentional versus organic hybridities see werbner 1997 werbner p 1997 introduction.
Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism, ed. Modood, tariq boxid ia1771122 camera usb ptp class camera. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism new edition critique. Hybridity is used in discourses about race, postcolonialism, identity, antiracism and. I argue that, in this case, hybridity is shored up against a narrative of authentic otherness, secured via a particularly gendered and sexualized discourse of excess, in ways. Critique influence change has 12 entries in the series. Identity and difference in a globalised world alberto melucci 4. Werbner is married to anthropologist richard werbner, and is the niece of max gluckman. From complex culture to cultural complexity, in pnina werbner, tariq modood eds, debating cultural hybridity. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism, london and new jersey. Werbner 1997 in colonial discourse, hybridity is a term of abuse for those who are products of miscegenation, mixedbreeds. The aim of this paper is to highlight how processes of racialisation and multiculturalist discourses produce specific vocational identities, namely that of the ethnic minority, community artist. Why is it such a difficult at times almost impossible challenge to negotiate differences. Hybridity, globalisation and the practice of cultural complexity.
Debating cultural hybridity critique influence change series professor pnina werbner editor tariq modood editor 2015 realizing hope critique influence change series michael. Her work has focused on sufi mysticism, diasporas, muslim women and public sector unions in botswana. The dialectics of cultural hybridity pnina werbner. The dialectics of cultural hybridity pnina werbner part one. Ien ang, university of western sydney the reissue of these seminal essays reminds us that the turn to hybridity was never an invitation to celebration, but rather a challenge to think.
Since the 1980s, the notion of biculturalism has increasingly found. Debating cultural hybridity offers a superb set of essays to understand the complexity of this experience and its political and social implications. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism article pdf available in contemporary sociology 291. Buy homi bhabha ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Essentialising essentialism, essentialising silence. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism, p. The history of hybridity has caused some to consider the employment of the concept as problematic, indeed, offensive. Multicultural identities and the politics of antiracism, edited by pnina werbner and tariq modood, london 1997. Hybridity has become a master trope across many spheres of cultural research, theory, and criticism, and one of the most widely used and criticized concepts in postcolonial theory. Multi cultural identities and the politics ofantiracism. It has been a feature of all civilizations since time immemorial, from the sumerians through the egyptians, greeks and romans to the present.