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Saturday, July 19, 2003
choy-ism
I found a couple of interesting books at work today, one of them being an anthology edited by Rocio Davis... I forget what it's called right now, but I read bits and pieces of an interview they did with Wayson Choy. One of the really interesting parts of the interview was when he spoke about writing about/to a multicultural audience. He coined the phrase 'intercultural' in place of multicultural, asserting that in Canada at least, society is moving away from multiculturalism, which is a rather static entity, and towards interculturalism, which is a more dynamic state, characterized by the free exchange of information. I couldn't agree more Mr Choy! It only seems natural after all. Once a state has evolved to the point where there are a multitude of cultures co-existing in a tolerable/peaceful manner, there will obviously be interactions between the cultures, which can only lead to the emergence of fused cultures. It'll be interesting to see how far this melding will go, not only in Canada but the rest of the world. exciting!
boooooooooooo i don't want to go to work tomorrow, but the Tibetan concert is tomorrow, which should be cool.
Man, i have been reading The Prisoner of Azkabar (Harry Potter #3) for the past... six hours. That is one good book, but that also means that my marking has gone unmarked, my pants have gone unmeasured, and that I am needlessly killing time writing a blog.
but...joie de vivre is indeed at Hogwarts =)
I found a couple of interesting books at work today, one of them being an anthology edited by Rocio Davis... I forget what it's called right now, but I read bits and pieces of an interview they did with Wayson Choy. One of the really interesting parts of the interview was when he spoke about writing about/to a multicultural audience. He coined the phrase 'intercultural' in place of multicultural, asserting that in Canada at least, society is moving away from multiculturalism, which is a rather static entity, and towards interculturalism, which is a more dynamic state, characterized by the free exchange of information. I couldn't agree more Mr Choy! It only seems natural after all. Once a state has evolved to the point where there are a multitude of cultures co-existing in a tolerable/peaceful manner, there will obviously be interactions between the cultures, which can only lead to the emergence of fused cultures. It'll be interesting to see how far this melding will go, not only in Canada but the rest of the world. exciting!
boooooooooooo i don't want to go to work tomorrow, but the Tibetan concert is tomorrow, which should be cool.
Man, i have been reading The Prisoner of Azkabar (Harry Potter #3) for the past... six hours. That is one good book, but that also means that my marking has gone unmarked, my pants have gone unmeasured, and that I am needlessly killing time writing a blog.
but...joie de vivre is indeed at Hogwarts =)
// posted by naomi @ 1:48 a.m. 
