Living with interculturality

In this chapter we outline the positionings of interculturality within a neoliberalised university and Higher Education (HE) sector, the way(s) through which certain forms of interculturality gain currency and relevance, and the implications of universities adopting what we perceive to be a distanced and disingenuous approach to interculturality within HE settings. In so doing, we scrutinise two adjacent terms (“international” and “belonging”) to demonstrate the problematic yet normalised connections that sustain a language of differentiation and deficit which is institutionalised for neoliberal purposes. We conclude by arguing that living with interculturality requires a process of both acquiescing and disrupting.