Minority and majority relations in a multicultural society could be related to religion, ethnicity, national background or indigenous groups. The aim of this conference is to analyse and discuss the impact of gender and class on the formation of minority and majority relations. Focus will be both on symbolic representations, social relations and structural organization.
Key note speakers: Benita Roth, Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies; Christine M. Jacobsen, Postdoc.scholar at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo; Sherene H. Razack, Professor at the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education and Birte Siim, Professor at Institute for History, International and Social Studies Aalborg University.
Date of the conference: January 10-11 2008, University of Oslo.
Arranged by FEMM-network, Cultural complexity in the New Norway (CULCOM) and Nordic Gender Insitute, NIKK.
More information on the conference here
