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Intercultural Communication: The Basics
Session 1: Opening the Conversation
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Objectives
» Move from passive recipients to active participants of intercultural communication
» Introduce challenges and opportunities of intercultural communication in the context of globalization
» Define culture» Understand how social location and
standpoint shape perspective and experience» Introduce intercultural praxis
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Intercultural Communication in the Context of Globalization
• Globalization changes in intercultural communication engagement
- Do you have examples of this?
• Technology connects lives in a global economy- How do you experience this?
• Gap between haves and have-nots is widening.- Is this evident where you live?- Is this evident in Panama?
• Intercultural communication takes place in a context of political, economic, and cultural globalization
• History, power, and global institutions play key roles
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What is Culture?
» High Culture• Culture of the elite class• i.e. Opera, ballet, literature
» Low Culture• Culture of the working class• i.e. Folk art, popular theater
» Popular Culture• Culture of common everyday people• i.e. TV, magazine, movies, fashion, music
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Anthropologic Definition
» Culture is passed down from generation to generation through symbols .
» Culture allows us to make sense and understand the world.
» Culture allows us to express ourselves. » When you share the system of meaning,
you become part of the culture.
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» Culture is not shared by everyone, but contested and negotiated.
» Focus on representations of class, race, gender, sexuality, and nationality in the media.
» Culture as an apparatus of power, system of domination.
» Culture is a site where power relations are negotiated.
» Hegemony : Domination through consent Communication 440/690 Panama
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Cultural Studies Definition
Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning
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» Culture is used as resource for economic growth in global trade (movies, music, etc.)
» Resource for political movement. » Resource for educating people: literacy,
health campaigns, etc. » Resource for collective resistance and
social change
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Globalization Definition
Culture as a Resource
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Cultural Identity
» A situated sense of self that is shaped by our cultural experiences and social locations
» How do you define yourself in terms of cultural identity? • Do you have multiple cultural identities?
» How does your cultural identity shape your perspectives, beliefs and relationships with others?
» Is the way you identify culturally related to issues of power?• For example, dominant groups identities are often not as
salient as non-dominant group identities
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Positionality
» A term that describes how we are socially positioned in relation to each other.
» One’s social location shaped by differences--race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, and physical abilities• i.e. I’m a woman, of Mexican descent, upper class,
and deaf• i.e. I’m a White American male who is in a
committed relationship with another man, educated, from working class, and non-religious
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Standpoint Theory
» Standpoint: A place from which to view and make sense of the world.
» Your positionality gives you a particular standpoint.
» Different realities depending on the position from which to view it.
» People with less power in society often have a fuller and more comprehensive view—both the dominant and marginalized view.
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Standpoint Theory and Positionality
» We may see, experience, and understand the world quite differently based on our different standpoints and positionalities .
» Knowledge about ourselves and others is situated and partial.
» Knowledge is always and inevitably connected to power.
» Oppositional standpoints can be formed to challenge and contest the status quo.
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Ethnocentrism
» Ethno: group or nation» Idea that one’s own group’s way of thinking,
being and acting is superior to others. » Ethnocentrism can result in dehumanization,
prejudices, discrimination, conflict, and violence.
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Intercultural Praxis
» Praxis: Action & Reflection » A process of critical analysis, reflection, and
action for effective intercultural communication in the context of globalization.
» To raise our awareness, increase our critical analysis, and develop our socially responsible action.
» There are six ports of entry: Inquiry, Framing, Positioning, Dialogue, Reflection, and Action.
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Intercultural Praxis
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Communication 440/690 Panama 2013
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Summary
» In this session, we addressed:» 3 Definitions of culture:
- Culture as shared meaning- Culture as contested meaning- Culture as resource
» Key concepts- Positionality- Standpoint theory- Ethnocentrism
» Intercultural praxis
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