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Making multicultural Australia
National Language Policy
Jerzy Smolicz.
Professor Jerzy Smolicz dicusses multiculturalism and cultures.
Created:
1993
Date Added:
27 June 2002
Source:
Making Multicultural Australia
Format:
mov (Quicktime);
File size:
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Length:
25 secs
Transcript
PROFESSOR JERZY SMOLICZ
Director, Centre for Intercultural Studies and Multicultural Education, University of Adelaide
I don’t think you can have multiculturalism without cultures. Because some people discuss it as if it was culture-free. It’s nonsensical. It must involve a number of cultures. So, I normally used to prefer the concept of cultural pluralism. And I am well known for stressing the importance of language. Because if you mention culture, I can hardly think of a culture without a language - so that one links with the other.
Interview for Making Multicultural Australia, 1993
