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Charles Taylor in „The Politics of Recognition“ writes: „Equal recognition is not just the appropriate mode for a healthy democratic society. Its refusal can inflict damage on those who are denied it.“ He continues, „The projection of an inferior or demeaning image on another can actually distort and oppress, to the extent that the image is internalized“ (Taylor 1994: 36). This sensitivity to the power of images is central to my approach to teaching about diversity. Showing how a shared sense of community is possible in multicultural societies has been a perennial quest for my mentor Feliks Gross (1999) and me.
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Krase, J. (2011). Ethnic Crossroads: Visualizing Urban Narratives. In: Allemann-Ghionda, C., Bukow, WD. (eds) Orte der Diversität. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92087-0_6
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