not despite

[Maybo]

The diaspora experience as I intend it here is defined, not by essence or purity, but by the recognition of a necessary heterogeneity and diversity; by a conception of 'identity' which lives with and through, not despite, difference; by hybridity. (Cultural Identity and Diaspora by STUART HALL)

What does "not despite" mean in the above sentence?

 

[emsr2d2]

If I reword it as "... which lives through and with difference, rather than despite difference", does that help? Do you know what "despite" means?

 

[Maybo]

If I reword it as "... which lives through and with difference, rather than despite difference", does that help? Do you know what "despite" means?

Does "despite" mean "no matter"/"however"?
I still cannot figure out the meaning of "despite" in "rather than despite difference".

 

[emsr2d2]

My mother and I get on very well because of, not despite, our differences.

Does that new context help at all?

 

[Maybo]

My mother and I get on very well because of, not despite, our differences.

Does that new context help at all?

My mother and I get on very well not because of our differences. Am I right?

 

[teechar]

My mother and I get on very well despite our differences. [false]
My mother and I get on very well because of our differences. [true]

 

[Maybo]

so there is no actual meaning for "not despite", and it is just for emphasis?

 

[Tdol]

Diaspora define themselves more by their adaptations than by their original purity.

 

[Maybo]

Despite our differences, my mother and I get on very well.
=even though we have differences, my mother and I get on very well.

Not despite our differences, my mother and I get on very well.
=due to our differences, my mother and I get on very well

Am I right? Not despite=due to/because of?

 

[tedmc]

Despite our differences, my mother and I get on very well.
=even though we have differences, my mother and I get on very well.

Not despite our differences, my mother and I get on very well.
=due to our differences, my mother and I get on very well

Am I right? Not despite=due to/because of?

No, don't look at "not despite" as a conjunction.

We get on well as we see our differences as positive rather than negative qualities.
We get on well due to our differences, not despite our differences.

 

[Maybo]

Is "it is not that despite xxx, ..." the basic form of "not despite"?