This is the tumblr. site for multiculturecrisis.com Across the West, something called multiculturalism is in crisis. Regarded as the failed experiment of liberal elites, commentators and politicians compete to denounce its corrosive legacies; parallel communities threatening social cohesion, enemies within cultivated by irresponsible cultural relativism, mediaeval practices subverting national ‘ways of life’ and universal values. In beautifully belligerent writing, this unique and important new book forcefully challenges this familiar narrative of the rise and fall of multiculturalism by refuting the existence of a coherent era of ‘multiculturalism’ in the first place. After an inspiring foreword by Guardian-journalist Gary Younge, the authors argue that what we are witnessing is not so much a rejection of multiculturalism as a rejection of lived multiculture. In documenting mainstream racism and the anxieties that inform it, Lentin and Titley show that the crisis is a projection of neoliberal societies’ disjunctures. This book combines theory with a reading of contemporary events and argues that challenging this notion provides activists with a chance to ultimately transcend resurgent racism.Tumblr (3.0; @mcincrisis)http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/Bitter Memories of Ongoing Inequality: by Akkas Al-Ali ‘They were greedy teenagers looking for...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/9247547506http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/9247547506Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:56:24 -0400How the Riots Are Being Made About Race: ‘The desperation with which many liberals are...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/9014363474http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/9014363474Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:57:47 -0400Alana was interviewed for Der Spiegel on the #UK Riots. Text in German below. For the record, she...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8817940295http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8817940295Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:38:04 -0400<a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2011/8/10/over_1_000_arrested_in_uk">Richard Seymour and Darcus Howe on Democracy Now on #UK Riots</a>http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8771675578http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8771675578Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:59:16 -0400 (Hal Austin is an editor of the Financial Times. Barbadian, he is the most senior journalist of...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8737388431http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8737388431Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:37:32 -0400Zygmunt Bauman on Consumerism Coming Home to Roost: ‘These are not hunger or bread riots....http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8733377060http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8733377060Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:55:40 -0400Contextualizing Violence by Hana Riaz: ‘… demanding justice and equality is never...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8732511357http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8732511357Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:09:05 -0400Tottenham: Neoliberal Riots and the Possibility of Politics: ‘… capitalism is looting...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8729387435http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8729387435Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:56:26 -0400<iframe width="400" height="328" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/biJgILxGK0o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Darcus Howe asked if he condones the riots when he says the fact they happened does not shock him. This interview is simply weighed down with the legacy of hundreds of years of racism.</p>http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8698613699http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8698613699Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:12:36 -0400<a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=207192798388318292131.0004aa01af6748773e8f7&msa=0&ll=51.558503%2C-0.055275&spn=0.114195%2C0.298691#bmb=1">Map of the #UK Riots</a>http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8687602395http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8687602395Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:38:02 -0400<iframe width="400" height="249" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FzJAPDJi8dE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Al Jazeera Report on the #UK Riots</p>http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8685487688http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8685487688Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:28:39 -0400Kenan Malik on the #UK Riots.: A few quick responses to Kenan Malik’s ‘Five Quick Points...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8685169394http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8685169394Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:08:36 -0400Zizek on Breivik: When he writes on these issues, Zizek is always so anxious to deliver the ...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8649717435http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8649717435Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:16:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpm9s9yTHD1r19fy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><span class="messageBody" data-ft='{"type":3}'>When people are this powerless, they can’t even attack the powerful but lash out at their own #Tottenhamriots<br/></span></h6></p>http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8647220026http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8647220026Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:00:09 -0400Bullets lodged in police radio were police issue #Tottenham: Guardian is now reporting that the...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8614261472http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8614261472Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:16:02 -0400Italy Edges Towards Burqa Ban: Belgium has a federal crisis but banned the burqa. Italy is in ...http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8604254820http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8604254820Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:48:49 -0400<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/07/tottenham-riots-could-happen-elsewhere">Tottenham Riots: This could happen in a dozen boroughs</a>http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8604076724http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8604076724Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:43:24 -0400<a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/inpictures/2011/08/2011871232509568.html?utm_content=automateplus&utm_campaign=Trial5&utm_source=SocialFlow&utm_medium=MasterAccount&utm_term=tweets">Pictures of Tottenham Riots, London August 6 2011</a>http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8603899743http://mcincrisis.tumblr.com/post/8603899743Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:37:51 -0400