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International Symposium on Multiculturalism

Reframing multiculturalism for the 21st century’s realities

Monday 21 November – Tuesday 22 November 2011
University of Ottawa, Canada

Abstract

Citizens of multicultural nations often struggle to realize and establish an identity that bridges both their complex past with the uniqueness of their multiple cultural connections as well as their (trans)national belongings. Indeed, in many cases, multiculturalism, as a political structure based on institutionalizing social justice and social equality in many nations is being challenged, not merely because such politics for equality and social justice have failed to establish their main objectives, but because the ideal of such politics must not disregard the human capacity to resist, negotiate or embrace.

The Centre for Citizenship and Globalization, and the Audiovisual Media Lab for the study of Cultures and Societies at the University of Ottawa, will host an International Symposium on the topic of Multiculturalism at the University of Ottawa on November 21st and 22nd 2011.

This forthcoming international workshop on multiculturalism is a follow up from the symposium that took place at Deakin University in November 2010. The focus of this edition is to outline the “challenges” for and “reframing” of multiculturalism for the 21st Century’s realities and global knowledge-economy. There are confirmed participants and speakers from Canada, Columbia, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Croatia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Presenters

• Elizabeth Rata
  University of Auckland, New Zealand

• Sirma Bilge
  Université De Montréal, Canada

• Maja Povrzanovic Frykman
  Malmö Högskola, Sweden

• Michèle Grossman,
  Victoria University, Australia

• Sierra Zayda
  Medellín, Colombia

• Carmen Rico De Sotelo
  Université Du Québec À Montréal, Canada

• Kevin Dunn
  University of Western Sydney, Australia

• Afef Benessaieh
  Télé-Université Du Québec À Montréal, Canada

• Paul Morris
  Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

• Patrick Imbert
  University of Ottawa, Canada

• Gary Craig / Hannah Lewis
  Durham University, Uk / University of Leeds, Uk.

• Romain Garbaye
  Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris Iii, France

• Felipe Arocena
  Universidad De La Republica, Uruguay

• Sue Kenny
  Deakin University, Australia

• Shahram Akbarzadeh / Peucker Mario
  University of Melbourne, Australia

• Christophe Bertossi
  Center For Migrations And Citizenship At The French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), Paris, France

• Willie Van Der Merwe
  Department of Philosophy of The University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Venue

Simard Hall, University of Ottawa, Canada. Place are limited.

Contact

For further information, please contact CCG.

Registration

This is a free event but registration is essential. For more information on registration, please contact Dr Karine Blanchon.