Module 3: On Belonging - and the Myth of ‘Diversity’ and Equality
Diversity has often been misappropriated by institutions workspace and states that claim they are open, tolerant and embracing of diversity. For people who belong to the category of ‘diverse’, the lived experiences of ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusivity’ may have been experienced very differently. In this seminar, we learn about so-called cultural diversity and multiculturalism, the critique of borders, and citizenship. We learn from constructive critique of black and brown public thinkers and writers how to know for oneself and to create ways forward to learn, to identify social structures and to navigate that world beyond limitations.
What is belonging and unbelonging?
What is the myth of diversity?
What are the narratives of equality and unequality?
How do we move away from myths to conscious living?
And how do we find our own voices from within ourselves to belong as strangers in this world?
Next dates:
The seminar has 6 sessions, held in English, with meetings on Saturdays at 3-4.30pm (UK time)
Sat, 30 August 2025
Sat, 6 September 2025
Sat, 13 September 2025
Sat, 20 September
Sat, 27 September 2025
Sat, 4 October 2025
This module is offered as a Weekend Seminar (a 1-day seminar: 9.00-10.00, 10.30-11.30 - lunch break - 13.30 -15.00, 15.30-17.00):
On Zoom: Sunday, 5 October 2025 (on Zoom in English)
On Zoom: Sunday, 12 October 2025 (on Zoom in English)
In-person: Sat, 11 October 2025 (at a venue in Zurich, in German)
In-person: Sat, 18 October 2025 (at a venue in Zurich, in English)
Diversity has often been misappropriated by institutions workspace and states that claim they are open, tolerant and embracing of diversity. For people who belong to the category of ‘diverse’, the lived experiences of ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusivity’ may have been experienced very differently. In this seminar, we learn about so-called cultural diversity and multiculturalism, the critique of borders, and citizenship. We learn from constructive critique of black and brown public thinkers and writers how to know for oneself and to create ways forward to learn, to identify social structures and to navigate that world beyond limitations.
What is belonging and unbelonging?
What is the myth of diversity?
What are the narratives of equality and unequality?
How do we move away from myths to conscious living?
And how do we find our own voices from within ourselves to belong as strangers in this world?
Next dates:
The seminar has 6 sessions, held in English, with meetings on Saturdays at 3-4.30pm (UK time)
Sat, 30 August 2025
Sat, 6 September 2025
Sat, 13 September 2025
Sat, 20 September
Sat, 27 September 2025
Sat, 4 October 2025
This module is offered as a Weekend Seminar (a 1-day seminar: 9.00-10.00, 10.30-11.30 - lunch break - 13.30 -15.00, 15.30-17.00):
On Zoom: Sunday, 5 October 2025 (on Zoom in English)
On Zoom: Sunday, 12 October 2025 (on Zoom in English)
In-person: Sat, 11 October 2025 (at a venue in Zurich, in German)
In-person: Sat, 18 October 2025 (at a venue in Zurich, in English)