Multiculturalism Bites - Audio
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 13 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMulticulturalism is one of the most vexing political issues of our day. How can people with very different values and customs live alongside each other? What is the history of multiculturalism? What are the arguments for and against its various forms? Has it failed? Does it have a future? The Open University's Nigel Warburton interviews ten leading thinkers about the meaning and implications of multiculturalism. David Edmonds introduces each episode.
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Episodes
Tariq Modood on The History of Multiculturalism
July 08, 2011 03:10 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBIn this interview Tariq Modood traces the history of the idea from US civil rights movements in the 1950s and 60s via Canada to present day Europe.
Transcript -- Tariq Modood on The History of Multiculturalism
July 08, 2011 03:10 - 35.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- In this interview Tariq Modood traces the history of the idea from US civil rights movements in the 1950s and 60s via Canada to present day Europe.
Chandran Kukathas on Varieties of Multiculturalism
July 08, 2011 03:09 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBChandran Kukathas analyses the varieties of multiculturalism and the implications of a rigorous liberalism.
Transcript -- Chandran Kukathas on Varieties of Multiculturalism
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Martha Nussbaum on Disgust
July 08, 2011 03:08 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBMartha Nussbaum argues that disgust plays to large a role in many people's assessment of those from whom they differ.
Transcript -- Martha Nussbaum on Disgust
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Clare Chambers on Justifying Intervention
July 08, 2011 03:07 - 19 minutes - 18 MBCan a liberal ever intervene in another person's way of living? Clare Chambers argues that in some circumstances intervention is appropriate.
Transcript -- Clare Chambers on Justifying Intervention
July 08, 2011 03:07 - 41.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Can a liberal ever intervene in another person's way of living? Clare Chambers argues that in some circumstances intervention is appropriate.
Anne Phillips on Multiculturalism and Liberalism
July 08, 2011 03:06 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBAnne Phillips explores some of the challenges that multiculturalism provides for liberals and in the process questions some assumptions about the nature of culture.
Transcript -- Anne Phillips on Multiculturalism and Liberalism
July 08, 2011 03:06 - 36.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Anne Phillips explores some of the challenges that multiculturalism provides for liberals and in the process questions some assumptions about the nature of culture.
David Miller on the Welfare State and Multiculturalism
July 08, 2011 03:05 - 18 minutes - 17 MBDavid Miller explains how these two institutions can be perceived as incompatible.
Transcript -- David Miller on the Welfare State and Multiculturalism
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Alan Haworth on Free Speech and Multiculturalism
July 08, 2011 03:04 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBAlan Howarth explores questions of offence and the value of being able to express dissenting or potentially offensive views.
Transcript -- Alan Haworth on Free Speech and Multiculturalism
July 08, 2011 03:04 - 32 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Alan Howarth explores questions of offence and the value of being able to express dissenting or potentially offensive views.
John Horton on Political Obligation and Multiculturalism
July 08, 2011 03:03 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBShould members of a minority be obliged to respect the laws imposed by a majority? John Horton discusses this difficult question.
Transcript -- John Horton on Political Obligation and Multiculturalism
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Susan Mendus on Toleration
July 08, 2011 03:02 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBThe concept of toleration has a long history; Sue Mendus shows how present day debate is informed by 17th Century discussions.
Transcript -- Susan Mendus on Toleration
July 08, 2011 03:02 - 35.9 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The concept of toleration has a long history; Sue Mendus shows how present day debate is informed by 17th Century discussions.
Nancy Fraser on Recognition and Multiculturalism
July 08, 2011 03:01 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBRecognition and respect are key ideas when it comes to achieving political equality. They are, Nancy Fraser argues, central to the debates surrounding multiculturalism.
Transcript -- Nancy Fraser on Recognition and Multiculturalism
July 08, 2011 03:01 - 31.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Recognition and respect are key ideas when it comes to achieving political equality. They are, Nancy Fraser argues, central to the debates surrounding multiculturalism.