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This chapter discusses and revises three problematic concepts that are often used in conjunction with interculturality. The three concepts are culture, identity, and collectivity. The concept of culture has always been central in research and practice of interculturality. Yet culture has been questioned in many other fields of research for being too solid and generalizing. A fluid approach to it is proposed. In a similar vein, the idea of identity, a central concept of our times, is very important for interculturality. The author argues that it needs to be examined from a co-constructivist position. Finally, the concept of collectivity is redefined in relation to postmodern interculturality.
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Dervin, F. (2016). Misnomers. In: Interculturality in Education. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54544-2_2
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