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On being included : racism and diversity in institutional life

Sara Ahmed (Author)
Argues that a commitment to diversity is frequently substituted for a commitment to actual change. This title traces the work that diversity does, examining how the term is used and the way it serves to make questions about racism seem impertinent.
Print Book, English, 2012
Duke University Press ; Combined Academic [distributor], Durham, N.C, Chesham, 2012
243 s. ill.
9780822352365, 9780822352211, 0822352362, 0822352214
1038568039
Acknowledgments ixIntroduction. On Arrival 11. Institutional Life 192. The Language of Diversity 513. Equality and Performance Culture 834. Commitment as a Non-performative 1135. Speaking about Racism 141Conclusion. A Phenomenological Practice 173Notes 191References 221Index 235