Forth. in my Post-intercultural Communication and Education Books series

Theoretical Turbulence in Intercultural Communication Studies
Editor: Saila Poutiainen
Date Of Publication: Jan 2014
Isbn13: 978-1-4438-5353-8
Isbn: 1-4438-5353-4
A number of researchers, trainers and educators in intercultural communication acknowledge that the most popular models and theories of the field are insufficient—even unsuitable—to describe or explain our practical multicultural experiences today. This collection of articles offers new insights and critical evaluations of, intercultural communication theory and research. Authors from a variety of disciplines discuss, for example, methodological concerns; Chinese exceptionalism; micro and macro level interactions; ways to teach and study perceptions and self-awareness; and also provide new constructions for understanding communication and culture and their relationship.