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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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North/South Imbalances in Intercultural Communication Education
Language and Intercultural Communication, v21 n2 p144-157 2021
Western-centric perceptions of knowledge, behaviors and communication are more dominant and often obscure underrepresented non-western communities. This renders the mission of intercultural communication education (ICE) necessarily encompassing the reconsideration of these hierarchies and differentialisms. This article argues that by de-westernizing ICE, there could be a valid scope for establishing reconciliation between western and non-western ontologies, e.g. Africa, Asia and Latin America, resulting in mutually satisfying intercultural communicative experiences. Throughout this article, I present 'decolonized consciousness' and 'pluri-perspectivality' as postmodern reflections and approaches to the complexity of intercultural communication in socio-politically unbalanced contexts.
Descriptors: Western Civilization, Intercultural Communication, Non Western Civilization, Social Differences, Cultural Differences, Cultural Context, Postmodernism, Political Influences, Conflict Resolution, Teaching Methods, Cultural Awareness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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