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Nihilism and urban multiculture in outer East London
This paper discusses nihilism as it relates to contemporary urban multiculture in outer East London. It addresses how contemporary discourses on, and performances of, nihilism signal shifts in the constitution of urban multiculture. Attention is paid to acts of anti-sociability (and sociability) for what they reveal about contemporary urban re-arrangement, and in particular the re-formation of urban multiculture in a moment defined by globalisation, virtual communication, ethnic diversity and neoliberal marginalisation. Through addressing discourses on, and performances of, nihilism the overall argument of the paper is for a renewal of the terms on which we understand and engage with urban multiculture, and for an appreciation of how relations between class, race and culture have shifted since key texts on the subject were published.
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Sociological ReviewISSN
0038-0261Publisher
Wiley-BlackwellExternal DOI
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3Volume
63Page range
699-719Department affiliated with
- Media and Film Publications
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2016-02-29First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-11-17First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-02-26Usage metrics
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