Respecting the Presence of Others: School Micropublics and Everyday Multiculturalism

Ho, C

Respecting the Presence of Others: School Micropublics and Everyday Multiculturalism

Ho, C

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Intercultural Studies, 2011, 32 (6), pp. 603 - 619
Issue Date:: 2011-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ho, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-4778	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Intercultural Studies, 2011, 32 (6), pp. 603 - 619	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0725-6868	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31402
dc.description.abstract	This paper critically engages with the concept of 'everyday multiculturalism', which advocates argue is a more productive way of understanding the reality of multiculturalism in contemporary Australia, as opposed to moral panics about 'home-grown terrorism', ghettoes and ethnic crime. Everyday multiculturalism, it is argued, can be found in 'micropublics' of cross-cultural encounter, in many of the social settings of everyday life, including schools, workplaces and neighbourhoods. This paper focuses on schools in particular, to show that everyday multiculturalism is highly uneven in its distribution, and that significant cultural polarisation is occurring within Sydney's secondary schools. However, it reiterates the importance of schools as potential micropublics, as they are ideal sites for fostering a respect for the presence of Others, which can coexist with tension and conflict. © 2011 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Intercultural Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/07256868.2011.618106	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sociology	en_US
dc.title	Respecting the Presence of Others: School Micropublics and Everyday Multiculturalism	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	32	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
utslib.for	20 Language, Communication and Culture	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Social and Political Sciences Program
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	32	en_US

Abstract:

This paper critically engages with the concept of 'everyday multiculturalism', which advocates argue is a more productive way of understanding the reality of multiculturalism in contemporary Australia, as opposed to moral panics about 'home-grown terrorism', ghettoes and ethnic crime. Everyday multiculturalism, it is argued, can be found in 'micropublics' of cross-cultural encounter, in many of the social settings of everyday life, including schools, workplaces and neighbourhoods. This paper focuses on schools in particular, to show that everyday multiculturalism is highly uneven in its distribution, and that significant cultural polarisation is occurring within Sydney's secondary schools. However, it reiterates the importance of schools as potential micropublics, as they are ideal sites for fostering a respect for the presence of Others, which can coexist with tension and conflict. © 2011 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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