International Conference - Opening
Beyond Multiculturalism?
Envisioning the Immigration Society
Immigration in most countries is still thought of nationally, even though questions around immigration and social diversity within the context of globalization can no longer be negotiated within the framework of the nation. In view of global migratory flows and growing social differentiation, the notion of homogeneous populations becomes obsolete; the division between majority and minority groups increasingly blurred. This leads to new, hybrid identities, but also to a social instability which can lead to acts of racism, exclusion and violence. The evening shows links between globalization, migration and community, and searches for a new understanding of society at large.
Welcome by Bernd Scherer, Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Introduction and moderation by Susanne Stemmler, Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Keynote lecture by Arjun Appadurai, New York University
Beyond Culture. Constructions of Community in Contemporary Video Art. Film-Lecture by Hito Steyerl, Berlin
To the biography of Arjun Appadurai
Arjun Appadurai's website | Arjun Appadurai on suhrkamp.de
To the biography of Hito Steyerl
Susanne Stemmler is a cultural theorist and head of the department of Literature and Humanities at the HKW.