Fall 1998, Vol. 1(4)

 

 

SPECIAL ISSUE ON INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS AND THE INTERNET

"It is almost impossible to ignore the Internet as an influential factor in future developments of the field [of intercultural/international communication]..." (Fred L. Casmir)

"Anything that increases the connections between members of different cultures by definition must have an impact on ICR [intercultural relations], the Internet included." (Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Academic Articles and Essays

• Intercultural Computer-Mediated Communication (ICCMC)
  editorial by William B. Hart

• Intercultural Communication via E-mail Debate
  by Guo-Ming Chen, Ph.D.

• Cultural Imperialism on the Internet
  by Seongcheol Kim

• Talking Heads vs. Virtual Workspaces:
  A Comparison of Design Across Cultures
  by Lorna Heaton, Ph.D.

Interviews

• An Interview with Fred L. Casmir
  Interviewed by William B. Hart

• See previous interviews in Summer 1998 Issue

Responses to Previous Articles

• A Response to The Edge article "What Religions Say about Intercultural Relations"
  from Scott Robbins

Reviews and Introductions

• Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication  
  by Milton Bennett
  Reviewed by William Kelly

Updates

• New link added to Action-Oriented Intercultural Service Project

• Intercultural Communication (a textbook by Everett M. Rogers and Thomas M. Steinfatt) -- now in print