Living with difference : how to build community in a divided world /
How to build community in a divided world
Adam B. Seligman, Rahel R. Wasserfall, and David W. Montgomery.
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource.
- California series in public anthropology ; 37 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
The story of practice -- A pedagogy of community -- A community of pedagogy -- Ethnographies of difference -- Living with difference -- Of boundaries, difference, and shared worlds -- Conclusion.
"Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics has reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This text explores the challenges and necessities of accommodating difference, however difficult and uncomfortable such accommodation may be. Living with Difference draws on fourteen years of the theoretical insights and unique pedagogy developed by CEDAR--Communities Engaging with Difference and Religion. CEDAR has worked internationally with community leaders, activists, and other partners to take the insights of anthropology out of the classroom and into the world. Rather than mitigating conflict by emphasizing what is shared, this work argues for the centrality of difference in creating community: it seeks ways not to overcome or deny differences, but to live with and within them in a self-reflective space and practice. Living with Difference also includes an organizer's manual for implementing CEDAR's strategies in one's own community."--Provided by publisher.
9780520959774
Cultural pluralism. Community development. Ethnic relations. Difference (Philosophy)