The Global Intercultural Communication Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415521451 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 600 str.

Molefi Kete Asante; Yoshitaka Miike; Jing Yin

Opis

The Global Intercultural Communication Reader is the first anthology to take a distinctly non-Eurocentric approach to the study of culture and communication. In this expanded second edition, editors Molefi Kete Asante, Yoshitaka Miike, and Jing Yin bring together thirty-two essential readings for students of cross-cultural, intercultural, and international communication. This stand-out collection aims to broaden and deepen the scope of the field by placing an emphasis on diversity, including work from authors across the globe examining the processes and politics of intercultural communication from critical, historical, and indigenous perspectives.

The collection covers a wide range of topics: the emergence and evolution of the field, issues and challenges in cross-cultural and intercultural inquiry, cultural wisdom and communication practices in context, identity and intercultural competence in a multicultural society, the effects of globalization, and ethical considerations. Many readings first appeared outside the mainstream Western academy, and offer diverse theoretical lenses on culture and communication practices in the world community."

The Global Intercultural Communication Reader" is edited by Molefi Kete Asante, one of the founders of the intercultural communication field, and international scholars Yoshitaka Miike (Japan) and Jing Yin (China). Organized into five themed sections for easy classroom use, "The Global Intercultural Communication Reader "includes a detailed bibliography that will be a crucial resource for today s students of intercultural communication.

Spis treści

Introduction: New Directions for Intercultural Communication Research Molefi Kete Asante, Yoshitaka Miike, & Jing Yin Part I:The Emergence and Evolution of Intercultural Communication Chapter 1. Notes in the History of Intercultural Communication: The Foreign Service Institute and the Mandate for Intercultural Training Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz Chapter 2. The Evolution of International Communication as a Field of Study: A Personal Reflection Gary R. Weaver Chapter 3. The Centrality of Culture in the 20th and 21st Centuries Robert Shuter Chapter 4. Theories of Culture and Communication Bradford ‘J’ Hall Chapter 5. Mapping Cultural Communication Research: 1960s to the Present Ronald L. Jackson II Chapter 6. Sojourning through Intercultural Communication: A Retrospective William J. Starosta Part II: Issues and Challenges in Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Inquiry Chapter 7. Afrocentricity: Toward a New Understanding of African Thought in the World Molefi Kete Asante Chapter 8. The Asiacentric Turn in Asian Communication Studies: Shifting Paradigms and Changing Perspectives Yoshitaka Miike Chapter 9. Indigenous and Authentic: Hawaiian Epistemology and the Triangulation of Meaning Manulani Aluli-Meyer Chapter 10. The Four Seasons of Ethnography: A Creation-Centered Ontology for Ethnography Sarah Amira de la Garza Chapter 11. Encounters in the Third Space: Links between Intercultural Communication Theories and Postcolonial Approaches Britta Kalscheuer Chapter 12. Thinking Dialectically about Culture and Communication Judith N. Martin & Thomas K. Nakayama Part III: Cultural Wisdom and Communication Practices in Context Chapter 13. Nommo, Kawaida, and Communicative Practice: Bringing Good into the World Maulana Karenga Chapter 14. Ubuntu in South Africa: A Sociolinguistic Perspective to a Pan-African Concept Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu  Chapter 15. Communication and Cultural Settings: An Islamic Perspective Hamid Mowlana Chapter 16. The Functions of Silence in India: Implications for Intercultural Communication Research Nemi C. Jain & Anuradha Matukumalli Chapter 17. Language and Words: Communication in the Analects of Confucius Hui-Ching Chang Chapter 18. The Two Faces of Chinese Communication Guo-Ming Chen Part IV: Identity, Multiculturalism, and Intercultural Competence Chapter 19. Popular Culture and Public Imaginary: Disney vs. Chinese Stories of Mulan Jing Yin Chapter 20. The Mexican Diaspora: A Critical Examination of Signifiers Susana Rinderle Chapter 21. The Masculine-Feminine Construct in Cross-Cultural Research: The Emergence of a Transcendent Global Culture James W. Chesebro, David T. McMahan, Preston Russett, Eric J. Schumacher, & Junliang Wu Chapter 22. Encounters with the "Other": Personal Notes for a Reconceptualization of Intercultural Communication Competence Gust A. Yep Chapter 23. Applying a Critical Metatheoretical Approach to Intercultural Relations: The Case of U.S.-Japanese Communication. William Kelly Chapter 24. Superheroes in Shanghai: Constructing Transnational Western Men’s Identities Phiona Stanley Chapter 25. Beyond Multicultural Man: Complexities of Identity Lise M. Sparrow Chapter 26. Moving the Discourse on Identities in Intercultural Communication: Structure, Culture, and Resignifications S. Lily Mendoza, Rona T. Halualani, & Jolanta A. Drzewiecka Part V: Globalization and Ethical Issues in Intercultural Relations Chapter 27. Ethnic Discourse and the New World Dysorder: A Communitarian Perspective Majid Tehranian Chapter 28. The Hegemony of English and Strategies for Linguistic Pluralism: Proposing the Ecology of Language Paradigm Yukio Tsuda Chapter 29. Languages and Tribal Sovereignty: Whose Language Is It Anyway? Rebecca Blum Martinez Chapter 30. Development and Communication in Sri Lanka: A Buddhist Approach Wimal Dissanayake Chapter 31. Global Village vs. Gandhian Villages: A Viable Vision Kuruvilla Pandikattu Chapter 32. The Context of Dialogue: Globalization and Diversity Tu Weiming Appendix: Intercultural Communication as a Field of Study: A Selected Bibliography of Theory and Research Yoshitaka Miike