The art of conviviality in a seamless world

Paul Gilroy, recipient of the 2019 Holberg Prize, speaks with Thomas Hylland Eriksen about double consciousness, post-imperial nostalgia, cultural creativity and conviviality as a weapon against xenophobia. Recorded at the House of Literature, Oslo, 6 June 2019. (Photo: Vron Ware)

Conviviality in a Seamless World How can we live together? What could be causes of optimism at a time riddled by frictions, suspicion, xenophobia and withdrawal? Paul Gilroy, whose work ranges from racist exclusion to cultural creativity in the African diaspora, has recently explored the possibilities of conviviality as a positive alternative.