On Appropriation and Inhabitation
On Appropriation and Inhabitation
This chapter offers a theory of inhabitation. It clarifies the meanings of being diasporic and being at home. It presents a series of concepts that facilitate the understanding of “nativity” as a general human condition. How do the alienated regain solidarity with the world? How does the opaque object that a subject struggles “with” become a transparent equipment the subject is fluent “in?” The chapter delineates the acquisition of “learned ignorance” (Bourdieu) or “inconspicuous familiarity” (Heidegger) that is at the heart of inhabitation. It lays out the ethical elements of the intricate process through which the diasporic stranger becomes a native citizen. As such it is an invitation to further thinking on the often neglected notions of appropriation and inhabitation.
Keywords: American Muslims, diasporic, nativity, learned ignorance, inhabitation, inconspicuous familiarity
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