Cosmopolitan option
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2632239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Van Der Veer (Centre for Research in Anthropology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 6 (1) |
| Issue | 6 (1 |
| Pages | 15-26 |
| Publication date | 2002-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Etnografica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0873-6561 • E-ISSN: 2182-2891 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/etnografica.2843 |
| OpenAlex | W4299310611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper deals with a critique of the concept of cosmopolitanism. It argues that the ‘old’ concept of cosmopolitanism is a trope of Western, enlightened and secular universalism. As such, it was part of Western imperialism. It is not always recognized as such by postcolonial studies that celebrate hybridity and multicultural creativity. The paper goes on to argue that the recognition of continuing civilizational plurality in the world should not lead one to assume essentialized boundaries between civilizations which would make the notion of cosmopolitanism impossible. Instead one should recognize different cosmopolitan projects in the world which encounter each other in mega cities around the globe
Aesthetics · Cosmopolitanism · Creativity · Epistemology · Globe · Hybridity · Multiculturalism · Political science · Sociology · Universalism · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Law · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Psychology
‘The Enigma of Arrival’
Nation and Migration
Time and the Other
Transnational Connections
The Power of Identity
Out of Place
The Location of Culture
Genealogies of Religion
Global pathways. Working class cosmopolitans and the creation of transnational ethnic worlds
Imperial Encounters
The Saffron Wave
Contracting Colonialism
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2019 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |