Secularism, assimilation and the crisis of multiculturalism: French modernist legacies

This remarkable study develops a theoretical critique of contemporary discourses on secularism and assimilation, arguing that the perspective of assimilating distinct religious minorities by incorporating them into a secular and supposedly neutral public sphere may be self-subverting. To flesh out t...

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Main Author: Jansen, Yolande (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Series/Journal:IMISCOE research
Further subjects:B Multiculturalism Political aspects
B Multiculturalism ; Political aspects
B Secularism
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9789089645968
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Summary:This remarkable study develops a theoretical critique of contemporary discourses on secularism and assimilation, arguing that the perspective of assimilating distinct religious minorities by incorporating them into a secular and supposedly neutral public sphere may be self-subverting. To flesh out this insight, Jansen draws on the paradoxes of assimilation as experienced by the French Jews in the late 19th century through a contextualised reading of Proust's In Search of Lost Time. She proposes a dynamic, critical multiculturalism as an alternative to discourses focusing on secularism, assimilation and integration.
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ISBN:9048522137