2015
DOI: 10.1590/1809-43412015v12n1p007
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From exoticism to diversity: the production of difference in a globalized and fragmented world

Abstract: Difference is a social construction, and as such it needs a discourse to produce meaning and be socially effective. As a discourse is always socially and historically grounded, so it is the meaning of difference. This article proposes that the difference in the contemporary world is dominantly articulated in the discourse of diversity, as the discourse of exoticism was the dominant discourse of difference in the 19 th Century. This proposal will be proved as I show that, as diversity becomes the appreciated di… Show more

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“…Expanding on sociologist Michel Nicolau Netto's (2015) assertion that exoticism 31 is founded on imperialism, progress, and nationalism, I view the categorization of performers as "world musicians" and the food as "exotic" as reinforcing the discourse of difference and the "Othering" of African people in Canada. Using words like "exotic" to describe African food also fragments intercultural relationships rather than bringing people together (Nicolau Netto, 2015). At its core, exoticism implies the need to civilize an uncivilized culture (Nicolau Netto, 2015).…”
Section: Defining the Ethnographic Community: Organizational Identiti...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Expanding on sociologist Michel Nicolau Netto's (2015) assertion that exoticism 31 is founded on imperialism, progress, and nationalism, I view the categorization of performers as "world musicians" and the food as "exotic" as reinforcing the discourse of difference and the "Othering" of African people in Canada. Using words like "exotic" to describe African food also fragments intercultural relationships rather than bringing people together (Nicolau Netto, 2015). At its core, exoticism implies the need to civilize an uncivilized culture (Nicolau Netto, 2015).…”
Section: Defining the Ethnographic Community: Organizational Identiti...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using words like "exotic" to describe African food also fragments intercultural relationships rather than bringing people together (Nicolau Netto, 2015). At its core, exoticism implies the need to civilize an uncivilized culture (Nicolau Netto, 2015). Therefore, this wording sustains rather than challenges unequal exchanges between cultures.…”
Section: Defining the Ethnographic Community: Organizational Identiti...mentioning
confidence: 99%