scholarly journals Discursive Fault Lines: Reproducing White Habitus in a Racially Diverse Community

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 645-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan A. Burke
2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kersten Bayt Priest ◽  
Korie L Edwards

AbstractCongregational identity formation is a challenge for any head clergy. It is particularly challenging for head clergy of racially and ethnically diverse congregations as these leaders occupy positions uniquely situated for destabilizing or instantiating racial hierarchies. Drawing upon the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP), this article examines multiracial church pastors’ stories of how they achieve ethnic and racial inclusion in their congregations. We pay particular attention to how these leaders reference and draw upon four contestable cultural worship elements—language, ritual, dance, and music—that operate as primary terrain for collective identity construction. Integrating theories on identity, race, ethnicity, and culture, we take a realistic context-sensitive approach to the nature of how worship works as a bridge, recognizing that cultural markers are not neutral but can simultaneously activate ethno-specific identities in racially and ethnically diverse spaces, instantiating hierarchies of value and thus making worship a potential barrier to the formation of a unified diverse community.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Roy Zembe

Upon attaining independence on 18 April 1980, the Zimbabwean government was faced with the challenge of eradicating prejudices, which had been constructed during the colonial era. Whilst it is correct to accept that colonial Zimbabwe was beset with racial prejudices, which inhibited interracial interactions, it is also essential to recognise that post-colonial events triggered socialisation processes devoid of nation building. Therefore, by exploring the dynamics of interactions within Zimbabwe’s minority communities in Britain, the paper will unravel the impact of memories constructed during the different phases of Zimbabwe’s history. By focusing exclusively on Whites, Coloureds (mixed-race) and Asians, it will demonstrate that the Zimbabwean immigrant community in Britain is not a monolithic group of Blacks, but a racially diverse community. Analysing the diaspora interactions of communities considered more privileged than Blacks during the colonial era provides a perspective on the complexities of eradicating historically constructed racial prejudices.


2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Nancy Dytynyshyn ◽  
Laura Collins

This article examines the treatment of culture and the development of intercul- turality in the transcripts of a complete 36-hour ESL course organized by a com- munity center in Montreal. The adult participants came from a variety of linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The adult second-language class has been identified as a potentially rich context for the development of interculturality due to direct contact between students from diverse cultures (Magos & Simopoulos, 2009). However, addressing areas of cultural misunderstandings (discursive fault lines, Menard-Warwick, 2009) may be essential in the process. The research ques- tions relate to the representation of Canadian culture, how the teacher views and approaches cultural issues, and any evidence that this approach promotes inter- cultural competence. Results show Canada represented as a culturally diverse community with French Canadian culture minimally represented. The teacher emphasized cultural adaptation and commonality of students’ experience across cultures. She did not address discursive fault lines in whole-class contexts, but was able to capitalize on the contact between her multiethnic learners to facilitate intercultural communication and the development of relationships of trust with those normally seen as “other.” There was insufficient evidence to conclude that her approach promoted interculturality, but we argue that it did provide key ele- ments from which interculturality may develop.Dans cet article, nous nous penchons sur le traitement de la culture et le développement de l’interculturalité dans les transcriptions découlant d’un cours complet d’ALS d’une durée de 36 heures et organisé par un centre communautaire à Montréal. Les antécédents linguistiques et culturels des participants adultes étaient variés. On avait identifié le cours d’ALS comme un contexte qui pourrait s’avérer fertile pour le développement de l’interculturalité en raison du contact direct entre les étudiants provenant de diverses cultures (Magos & Simopoulos, 2009). Toutefois, il pourrait être essentiel d’aborder des domaines d’incompréhen- sion culturelle (failles discursives, Menard-Warwick, 2009) pendant le processus. La recherche porte sur la représentation de la culture canadienne, les opinions et l’approche des enseignants relatives aux enjeux culturels, et toute indication que cette approche promeut la compétence interculturelle. Les résultats démontrent un Canada représenté comme une communauté caractérisée par une diversité culturelle et dans lequel la culture canadienne française est à peine évoquée. L’en- seignant a souligné l’adaptation culturelle et les points communs dans les ex- périences des étudiants de différentes cultures. Elle n’a pas traité de failles discursives devant toute la classe, mais a pu tirer profit du contact entre les apprenants multiethniques pour faciliter la communication interculturelle et le développement de relations de confiance avec ceux habituellement perçus comme « l’autre ». Alors qu’il n’y avait pas suffisamment d’indications que son approche promouvait l’interculturalité, nous affirmons que celle-ci offrait les éléments clés à partir desquels l’interculturalité peut se développer.


1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fary M. Cachelin ◽  
Ruth H. Striegel-Moore ◽  
Katherine A. Elder

2006 ◽  
Vol 71 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 195-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.A. Hussain ◽  
S.R. Haut ◽  
R.B. Lipton ◽  
C. Derby ◽  
S.Y. Markowitz ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 05 (12) ◽  
pp. 213-219
Author(s):  
Michael A. Liss ◽  
Donna Ankerst ◽  
David Zapata ◽  
Javier Hernandez ◽  
Robin J. Leach ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (10) ◽  
pp. e76
Author(s):  
Reema Thakkar ◽  
Zahava Alper ◽  
Janaki Patel ◽  
Rachel Sadang ◽  
Keiona Skeete ◽  
...  

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