MULTICULTURALISM EVERYWHERE

DIVERSITY IN EVERY CORNER 

First class review. 

 First things first, at the beginning of this introduction class we were explained about the matters we are going to discover through this semester with regard to the “Cultural Diversity Management” and its purpose concerning our cultural studies. In addition, we were given three of the more relevant concepts that we are going to need for the class, which are: 

•  Multiculturalism: 

Multiculturalism is a term which is used to describe the social condition of diversity among a specific population evident through various spatial formations, but particularly seen through the spatial lens of nation states and cities. In particular, it refers to the existence of differences among a population in terms of racial, ethnic, religious, and other cultural characteristics. Based upon this recognition of social and cultural diversity, multiculturalism is also a version of political integration which acknowledges the rights and needs of minority groups within the political mainstream, the practical adoption of which varies considerably between places and nations.

• Cultural Diversity: 

Refers to the manifold ways in which the cultures of groups and societies find expression. These expressions are passed on within and among groups and societies. Cultural diversity is made manifest not only through the varied ways in which the cultural heritage of humanity is expressed, augmented and transmitted through the variety of cultural expressions, but also through diverse modes of artistic creation, production, dissemination, distribution and enjoyment, whatever the means and technologies used.  

• Reconciliation: 

An end to a disagreement or conflict with somebody and the start of a good relationship again. The process of making two opposite beliefs, ideas, or situations agree.

Finally, at the end of the class, we all had the pleasure to meet Juan Moreno, who resides in Oaxaca, he talked to us about the diversity that exist in Oaxaca, and all about the several indigenous groups that are living there. 

He gave us very important information with respect to the culture of Oaxaca, the most interesting facts for me about this subject was that, there are more than six-teen spoken languages in Oaxaca, where “Zapotec” is the most spoken language of all the area. 

Oaxaca is divided in eight different regions, where you can find, in each one of them, diverse cultures and languages. 

The most relevant information of all was the impact of losing a language, because when a language dies, the history and essence of a culture is lost.

References:

Multiculturalism. Multiculturalism - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (n.d.). Retrieved August 21, 2022, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/multiculturalism 

Cultural diversity. Diversidad de las expresiones culturales. (2015, November 26). Retrieved August 21, 2022, from https://es.unesco.org/creativity/cultural-diversity-0  

Reconciliation. Significado de RECONCILIATION en el Diccionario Cambridge inglés. (n.d.). Retrieved August 21, 2022, from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles/reconciliation