Everyday Multiculturalism, Wise & Velayutham

Just in case anyone visiting this blog has not got word of this title yet. Published earlier this month, it is a collection of papers that broadly engage with what is more generally referred to as Everyday Multiculturalism. It is a timely and engaging book for anyone interested in the subject and covers a variety of locations and different approaches.

Wise & Velayutham 2009. Published by Palgrave.

ACS Crossroads 2010

The ACS conference for 2010 will be held in Hong Kong at Lingnan University. It promises to be a rewarding event with Lingnan's strong Cultural Studies department.

I will be presenting a paper on the challenges that young Muslims encounter in Hong Kong in trying to maintain a halal diet. This engages with the topic of everyday multiculturalism looking at how an essential daily practice such as eating can be enmeshed in a nexus of cross cultural encounters, negotiations, and ambiguities. The paper approaches the subject of food and multiculturalism not from the perspective of sharing and celebrating multiculture, but more specifically by addressing some of the obstacles in maintaining a food culture as an ethnic and political minority.
Please visit the conference website for more information about the event.