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Ulf Hannerz is Professor of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University and a former Chair of the European Association of Social Anthropologists. His books include Soulside (1969), Cultural Complexity (1992), Transnational Connections (1996) and Foreign New (2004).

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Testo profondo e mai banale, ricco di riflessione sulle stesse, molteplici, attitudini antropologiche rispetto ai temi della differenza e molteplicità culturale. Molto interessanti le riflessioni sull'adesione a culture e il capitolo su cosmopolitismo/turismo.
 
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Don't look over it, if you can't get over it
 
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tcanaleso | otra reseña | Apr 14, 2019 |
This is an academic (but very readable) look at the act of doing and being diversity in an institutional context. The foundation of Ahmed's book is a series of interviews with diversity professionals at universities in the UK and Australia, as well as her personal experience as a woman of color in the institutions where she's worked. Ahmed doesn't give the reader any easy steps to take, but instead brings us a clear look at how institutions work and what that means for the people or groups who are trying to change an institutional culture that reproduces and favors whiteness.

Much of what she talks about reflects concerns and experiences I've heard from friends and colleagues of color. Other topics shone a light on things I'd never thought about, but that I recognized as an obvious part of the institutional foundations I've experienced. Ahmed's narrative includes looking at the language we use to describe this work (including why "diversity" is such a beloved term), how whiteness as the norm impacts workers and students of color, what actually goes on in committee meetings, the way an institution can be personified, how documents can help and hinder communication, and she ultimately explores some philosophical approaches to thinking through these efforts in a fresh way.

Although there are aspects of the interviews and assertions that are unique to a UK context, most of what Ahmed discusses is just as applicable to institutions in the United States. And while her philosophy and academic background can sometimes make this a dense book, her clear writing style makes it an easy read (and one that made me want to underline every spot-on sentence). I'd really recommend this book for anyone interested in picking apart the successes and failures of institutional diversity efforts (particularly in higher education).
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