Rik Pinxten

Rik Pinxten (born 12 March 1947 in Antwerp) is a professor and researcher in cultural anthropology at Ghent University.

He is chairman of the Center for Intercultural Communication and Interaction (CICI) of the University of Ghent.

Together with Gerard Mortier, he was an advocate for the creation of the progressive Music Forum "The Krook" in Ghent.

In 2004, he received the Ark Prize of the Free Word for his book The Artistic Society.

He is an advocate for interculturalism over multiculturalism, arguing for dialogue and interaction between different communities based on a strong identity.