You Say 'Multi', I Say 'Inter', But Don't Call the Whole Thing Off
Canadian Diversity (Association of Canadian Studies) 21 Special Issue on “Multiculturalism and Interculturalism: Convergence or Divergence, Spring 2012
4 Pages Posted: 6 Jan 2016 Last revised: 12 Feb 2016
Date Written: 2012
Abstract
The narratives embodied in, and generated by, 'multiculturalism' and 'interculturalism' are often conceived as in conflict. This paper focuses on the February 2012 Supreme Court of Canada decision in S.L. and D.J. v. Commission Scolaire des Chènes to suggest that conflict between 'multi' and 'inter' need not be sustained or resolved. Nicely illustrated by the judgment, the two may instead be destined to co-existence as indicators of 'multi'plicity and shapers of 'inter'actions.
Keywords: multiculturalism, social diversity and law
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