The globalization of strangeness / Chris Rumford, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rumford, Chris, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intercultural communication.

Strangers.

Immigrants.

Neighbors.

Physical Description:

xiii, 195 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

The figure of the stranger is in serious need of revision, as is our understanding of the society against which the stranger is projected. Under conditions of globalization, inside/outside markers have been eroded and conventional indicators of 'we-ness' are no longer reliable. We now live in a generalized state of strangeness, one consequence of globalization: we no longer know where our community ends and another one begins. In such circumstance it is often the case that neighbours are the nearest strangers. Strangeness occurs when global consciousness outstrips global connectivity and this means that we need to rethink some core elements of globalization theory. Under conditions of strangeness the stranger is a 'here today, gone tomorrow' figure. This book identifies the cosmopolitan stranger as the most significant contemporary figure of the stranger, one adapt at negotiating the 'confined spaces' of globalization in order to promote new forms of social solidarity and connect with distant others. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Introduction: when neighbours become strangers

The unchanging stranger : a critical survey of the literature

Ulrich Beck : a perspectival account of strangeness

The global context : rethinking strangers and neighbours

The "cricketing stranger" : the London bombings and the "homegrown terrorist"

The cosmopolitan stranger : a thesis

Representing the stranger : film and television

Conclusion

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230272569

0230272568

OCLC:

810117731