PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Virtual Reality
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Reminder: in class quiz next tuesday: more practice questions for the quiz will be posted on thursday (mls) In germany - cultural (ethnic) understanding of the nation-state. Had to have german blood: spain, belgium -- territorial decentralization, canada, australia -- multiculturalism, some european states are open to certain multicultural policies (great britain, Defining multiculturalism: process of engaging diversity as different yet equal, framework for the full and equal participation of minority groups and individuals through removal of discriminatory institutional, cultural, and structural barriers. Civic multiculturalism in 1990s and beyond: focus on society building and equal access to citizenship (will kymlicka) Inclusion of immigrants into canadian citizenship emphasizing belonging to canadian nation/society on equal footing. Immigrants are accepted as part of the canadian national fabric: modest immigrant claims for protection of language, culture and identity are not to be confused with the claims for political autonomy.