TY - BOOK AU - Rottenburg,Richard AU - Schnepel,Burkhard AU - Shimada,Shingo TI - The Making and Unmaking of Differences: Anthropological, Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives T2 - Kultur und soziale Praxis SN - 9783899424263 AV - HM1271 .M3485 2006 U1 - 303.482 22 PY - 2015///] CY - Bielefeld : PB - transcript Verlag, KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Congresses KW - Cultural Studies KW - Cultural Theory KW - Culture KW - Ethnicity KW - Identity KW - Philosophy of Culture KW - Social Constructivism KW - Social Inequality KW - Sociology of Culture KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture KW - bisacsh N1 - restricted access N2 - This book is about the making and unmaking of socio-cultural differences, seen from anthropological, sociological and philosophical perspectives. Some contributions are of a theoretical nature, such as when the »problem of translation«, »the enigma of alienity« or »queer theory« are addressed; other contributors throw light on contemporary issues like the integration of Muslims in Norway, identity-forming processes in »Creole« societies or »neo-traditionalist movements« and »identity« in Africa. Moreover, the book deals with »strangers« looked at from an »anthropology of the night«. Special emphasis is placed on how globalization and the rapid spread of ever new technologies of information have generated ever new patterns of inclusion and exclusion, and how these can be theorized UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783839404263 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783839404263/original ER -