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Cultural diversity is considered an abbreviation of national culture.
Cultural diversity is considered an abbreviation of national culture.


cliché of national culture
cliché of national culture


deepness
deepness


Cultural articulation need context.
Cultural articulation need context.


Integration changed. How? More pragmatical approach.  
Integration changed. How? More pragmatical approach.  


Problems: language, patriarchal society, ghettos...
Problems: language, patriarchal society, ghettos...


Not about majority or minority anymore, immigrant became high competitor on the “natives”
Not about majority or minority anymore, immigrant became high competitor on the “natives”


The debate about diversity is not suitable to continental Europe anymore.  
The debate about diversity is not suitable to continental Europe anymore.  


Relation between colonialism and immigration  
Relation between colonialism and immigration  


Postmigrant?
Postmigrant?


The idea of the city is the one of a container with a center in well order. City became a vague fabric. You have now immigrants but they are transnational.  
The idea of the city is the one of a container with a center in well order. City became a vague fabric. You have now immigrants but they are transnational.  


Postpostmodern
Postpostmodern


tourist as immigrants. Parallel societies hard to recognize.  
tourist as immigrants. Parallel societies hard to recognize.  


There is still a national perspective. Post migrational kinetics of culture.
There is still a national perspective. Post migrational kinetics of culture.


Greek community. Strong emigration. 10..000 outside and 10.000 inside.
Greek community. Strong emigration. 10..000 outside and 10.000 inside.


Congolese Rumba from the 30's
Congolese Rumba from the 30's


Ship as a metaphor of culture evolving
Ship as a metaphor of culture evolving


Parapolis: we're all mobile
Parapolis: we're all mobile


Odissey: returning at home connected to violence  
Odissey: returning at home connected to violence  


Identity has an authoritarian notion  
Identity has an authoritarian notion  


Movement is the condition for your subjectivity.
Movement is the condition for your subjectivity.

Latest revision as of 14:11, 3 November 2011

Mark Tekessidis's speech – 1/11/2011

Multiculturalism (cultural diversity) in Rotterdam

Mark studied psychology, and obtained a PHD on issues of racism and cultural diversity. Mark also works as a journalist, he was part of chief editorial team of a german music magazine during the 1990's. In between academia and cultural activism.

After the reunion in Germany a sort of neoracism/ neonazism. Is current right wing populism worst then 90's racism?

How not to face cultural diversity: In germany book published by Reclame: “migrant literature”. Old categories such as loss of identity and language


Problems of categorization


What is Germany and germanness?

For an immigrant, being constantly pushed out of normality but at the same time be normal.


Cultural diversity is considered an abbreviation of national culture.


cliché of national culture

deepness


Cultural articulation need context.


Integration changed. How? More pragmatical approach.


Problems: language, patriarchal society, ghettos...


Not about majority or minority anymore, immigrant became high competitor on the “natives”


The debate about diversity is not suitable to continental Europe anymore.


Relation between colonialism and immigration


Postmigrant?


The idea of the city is the one of a container with a center in well order. City became a vague fabric. You have now immigrants but they are transnational.


Postpostmodern


tourist as immigrants. Parallel societies hard to recognize.


There is still a national perspective. Post migrational kinetics of culture.


Greek community. Strong emigration. 10..000 outside and 10.000 inside.


Congolese Rumba from the 30's


Ship as a metaphor of culture evolving


Parapolis: we're all mobile


Odissey: returning at home connected to violence


Identity has an authoritarian notion


Movement is the condition for your subjectivity.


Notion of culture: still nineteenth century

Current role of culture not to emancipate but to differentiate. Culture has to do with seduction: not meaning but atmosphere. Availability of culture: abundancy of the archive. Coincidence between past and present