The Art of Multiculturalism
Bharati Mukherjee’s Imaginal Politics for the Age of Global Migration
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Beschreibung
This book describes what an “art of multiculturalism” could be and how in turn multiculturalism could be conceived as a form of art. It focuses on the early and middle work of Indian-born U.S. writer Bharati Mukherjee, in particular on her understanding of the “fusion” of literature and painting as a tool to inspire the creation of a “new global society” by empowering minorities through fostering and multiplying “differences in unity” and “unities in difference”. The book includes, in condensed ways, an explanation of Mukherjee’s use of ancient Indian painting techniques for postmodern writing; and it provides a short introduction to the relation between multiculturalism, postmodernity and “imaginal politics”. The book is written in an easy to read style accessible to all interested in the topic: high school and university students and teachers; those generally interested in the interface between literature, the arts and politics; and specialists in multicultural studies and globaland international studies. The book is particularly suited to use in teaching.
This book describes what an “art of multiculturalism” could be and how in turn multiculturalism could be conceived as a form of art. It focuses on the early and middle work of Indian-born U.S. writer Bharati Mukherjee, in particular on her understanding of the “fusion” of literature and painting as a tool to inspire the creation of a “new global society” by empowering minorities through fostering and multiplying “differences in unity” and “unities in difference”. The book includes, in condensed ways, an explanation of Mukherjee’s use of ancient Indian painting techniques for postmodern writing; and it provides a short introduction to the relation between multiculturalism, postmodernity and “imaginal politics”. The book is written in an easy to read style accessible to all interested in the topic: high school and university students and teachers; those generally interested in the interface between literature, the arts and politics; and specialists in multicultural studies and global and international studies. The book is particularly suited to use in teaching.
Explains Mukherjee’s central concepts, models, and agenda of restructuring identities Analyzes topical questions and issues, and Mukherjee’s personal experiences and confrontations with them Relies in part on extended conversations with Bharati Mukherjee herself
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Roland Benedikter
Themen in »The Art of Multiculturalism«
Fictional Work of Bharati Mukherjee Socio-Political Context of Mukherjee's Work The Tiger´s Daughter (1971) Goals of Mukherjee’s Work on Multiculturalism Methods of Mukherjee’s Work on Multiculturalism The Holder of the World (1993) Globalization and the Postmodern Condition Imaginal Politics Interdisciplinary Concept of Art. Exploration of Political Culturalism Massive Questioning of the Modernization Narrative Traditional Cultural Heritage Multitude of Local and Partial Identities