2012
DOI: 10.2478/v10202-011-0025-x
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Multiculturalism as a Foucauldian Technology of Power: <i>Contructing a Muslim religious identity online in Finland and the Quebec province (Canada)</i>

Abstract: The article proposes to compare perceptions and experiences of Muslims in Finland and in the Quebec province of Canada. Multiculturalism is conceived here as a Foucauldian technology of power. Analyzing two Muslim discussion forums, we argue that these digital versions of Foucault's technologies of the self can reflect and challenge politics of multiculturalism and the notion of integration. Even though the data do not allow generalizations, the discussion forums reveal strategies that guide Muslims towards a … Show more

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“…Moreover, discussions on how the problem-oriented aim of integrating religious minorities may contribute to Othering and how integration may work as a tool for domesticating the Other are lacking (exceptions: Hoskins & Sallah, 2011;Riikonen & Dervin, 2012). Our theoretical approach derives from post-colonial philosophy that problematises the concept of religion (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, discussions on how the problem-oriented aim of integrating religious minorities may contribute to Othering and how integration may work as a tool for domesticating the Other are lacking (exceptions: Hoskins & Sallah, 2011;Riikonen & Dervin, 2012). Our theoretical approach derives from post-colonial philosophy that problematises the concept of religion (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%