Table of Contents for Making Multiculturalism
Table of Contents for
Making Multiculturalism
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
1.INTRODUCTION: CULTURE TO THE RESCUE!
The Myth of Omnipotent Culture
The Research
A Road Map for Cultural Change
2.PROFESSORS AND THE PRESS: DEFINITIONS OF MULTICULTURALISM
Multiculturalism in the National Arena
My First Interview
Making Sense of Multiculturalism
Four Themes
Meaninglessness
Diversity
Non-Diversity (Literary value and the Anti-Canon)
Connections
The Heart of the Multicultural Lotus
Fighting Words
3.ABSTRACTION IN ACTION: DEPARTMENTAL MULTICULTURALISM
Ivory Towers
State Star
Multicultural State
Cathletic
Organized Culture
4.TAKING SIDES IN QUICKSAND: MEANING, ABSTRACTION, AND AMBIGUITY
The Role of Meaning and Ambiguity in Stance-taking
Abstraction, Responsibility, and Opinion
Prestigious Complexity and Public Support
Refinement: Multiple Meanings Lead to Mixed Opinions
5.BOUNDARY DISPUTES: THE CULTURAL TERRITORIES OF ACADEME
The "Crisis" in English Literature
State Star
Ivory Towers
Multicultural State
Cathletic University
Conclusion
6.MANAGING MULTICULTURALISM: CURRICULUM STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING CONFLICT
Curricular Battlegrounds
Ivory Towers
State Star
Multicultural State
Cathletic University
Conflict and the Curriculum
7.CONCLUSION: CULTURE TO BLAME
Cultural Policy for Cultural Problems
Powerful Abstractions
Radical Change Requires Structure
Racist Structures
Beyond Socialization: Speaking Truth to Structure
Translating Cultural Change
Notes
References
Index