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Culture Clusters and Cultural Friction Layers as a result of Economic Resettlement

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:59:17 -0500

Training and Competencies in an Intercultural Setting

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:34:26 -0600

CULTUS 2
Call for Abstracts

2^nd Issue: “Training and Competencies in an Intercultural Setting”
Call for Abstracts: 1^st April 2008
Paper submission: 1^st August 2008
www.cultusjournal.com
submission@cultusjournal.com

Cultus: the Journal of intercultural mediation and communication is an international refereed journal focussing on the role of culture in constructing, perceiving and translating reality. The Journal aims to develop an awareness of the interplay between language and culture in communication.
Managing diversity is now an issue, as an ever growing number of people are becoming increasingly involved in communicative interactions with others from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds: in business, education, media, tourism and also through immigration and political conflict. This Journal provides a stimulating forum, focussing on the experience of both practitioners and academics; their analysis of languages and cultures, and how the differences have been, or might be, managed.
The goal of this Journal is to promote research, education and training in communication by investigating language, languages, cultural models, conflict, mediation and interculturality. Furthermore, since translation is considered as mediation between cultures it will be included as a way of seeing cultural linguistics at work.
A fascinating feature of this Journal is constituted by a debate discussing a topic of relevant interest to those working in the field. The first issue, entitled “Translation at work” to be published in August 2008 will include an interview between translation scholars Andrew Chesterman and Mona Baker, where they debate their views on the role of the translator, professional ethics, conflict and the (im)possibilities of mediation. Further details on the website.

Intercutural Communication_I need your opinion

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:15:11 -0600

Hello!

I am currently getting a Masters in Developmental Psychology. For a very long time I am fascinated with other cultures, and I would like to specialize in intercultural communication. My idea is to specialize in one or two regions (here I have in mind Singapore and Malaysia and/or Romania) and conduct cross-cultural communication workshops to a target population I have yet to determine- I am thinking something geared towards mental health personnel, although I am flexible with this. Ideally, I would like to integrate my background in Psychology with my interest in other cultures. I am also interested in research and I have research experience pertaining to psychology. I was wondering if you could guide me as to what program I should apply to given that I am in the process of getting my Masters in Psychology. I am not sure to what extent it would be indicated to apply for a Masters in Intercultural Communication or if to go for a PhD program. I would eventually like to get my PhD. What are some programs that you recommend? Should I seek employment in the field prior to applying? Or is this not a must? Thank you.

New Intercultural Books, Movies and Music @ InterculturalU.com Bookstore (November '07)

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:09:20 -0600

New intercultural books, movies and music are now available at the InterculturalU.com Bookstore. Here are a few of the new items this month...

The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do men and women really speak different languages?

Race and Arab Americans Before and After 9/11: From Invisible Citizens to Visible Subjects (Arab American Writing)

International Students in American Colleges and Universities: A History

Motivational Aspects of Prejudice and Racism (Nebraska Symposium on Motivation)

This is England

Mind Of Mencia - Uncensored Season 3

D.W. Griffith's the Birth of a Nation: A History of the Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time

The Birth of a Nation

Ethnic and Border Music: A Regional Exploration (Greenwood Guides to American Roots Music)

Putumayo Presents: Tango Around the World

Kung Fu - The Complete Series Collection

For more info and a list of the other new books, movies and music, please visit InterculturalU.com Bookstore. Please help support InterculturalU.com by purchasing your intercultural items and other items at the IU Bookstore. The IU Bookstore is associated with Amazon.com which handles all the transactions. You get the same savings from Amazon, but now you can also support IU -- a win-win situation.

Anthropologists and War

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:26:24 -0500

Armed with their knowledge of culture, anthropologist are now assisting the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"The U.S. military is now sending teams of anthropologists and social scientists out to assist all combat brigades in Iraq and Afghanistan. The effort has reportedly helped troops improve relations with local populations and avert casualties, while raising a hearty debate among anthropologists over the ethical boundaries of their profession. A look at the so-called Human Terrain Teams and larger questions of how the military is adapting to new expectations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond" (The Dianne Reams Show notes).

IUTV: InterculturalU.com TV (Week of September 30, 2007)

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:37:13 -0500

We've searched the web for new interculturally-themed videos and found the following videos for the interested interculturalist. This week's videos are ...

Jena 6 News Update

IUMTV: Intercultural U Music Television (featuring Robby Romero)

Key Scene from "To Kill a Mockingbird"

And many more intercultural videos recently posted on the web, including...

Jared Taylor: Cherry Picker

"Slip of the Tongue"/Ethnic Makeup

"Reel Bad Arabs"/Jack Shaheen

Racist Attack in Norfolk, Virginia?

among many other videos

Want to watch some of these? Click on the title of this post or click the 'read more' link below.

IUTV: InterculturalU.com TV (Week of September 23, 2007)

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:56:51 -0500

We've searched the web for new interculturally-themed videos and found the following videos for the interested interculturalist. This week's videos are ...

Jena 6 News Video Collection (Background on the Story)

A Grade School Teacher's Views of Jesse Jackson's Comments about Barack Obama ("acting white")

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends - Louis Meets "Black Power Groups" in NYC

Multicultural Connection: How To Tell If You Are Racist

Subliminal Racism in Turkey

And many more intercultural videos recently posted on the web, including...

This week's IU Video Collection includes clips on: Tolerance (Michael Franti), American Muslim comedians, Muslims in America fasting Ramadan, Muslim Women, Islam, Muslims of Australia, "Stereotypical Dumb/Stupid Americans," Multiculturalism (a pipe dream and against nature?), multicultural education, "The Amazing Racist," Americanism, the KKK, Christian Stereotypes, "The Color of Fear," a GLAAD PSA, LGBT Issues in the Workplace, American Indian Movement, and "This Is England," among other videos.

Want to watch some of these? Click on the title of this post or click the 'read more' link below.

Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:14:07 -0500

Current research suggests that liberals and conservatives literally think differently. There are differences in how the liberal brain and conservative brain processes information, researchers say. This raises some interesting questions for an interculturalist. Assuming this liberal-conservative brain difference is eventually strongly confirmed, is it possible that difference among different cultural groups could be tied to differences in how their brains process information? Is this a dangerous question to ask? What are the implications of such a line of research? Doesn't this smack of scientific racism / eugenics? Would a scientific racism/eugenics sort of argument against such research be committing a slippery slope fallacy?

Check out some of these web pages:
The culture-cognition connection
Cross-national differences in cognitive style: implications for management

Jerry Lewis says the F-word on TV (no not that one, the other one)

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:58:15 -0500
In the last Intercultural News post the Jerry Lewis story was the featured story. I provided some articles, but not video of his actual on air comments. I found some video now. See below.

The Intercultural News - Weekly Roundup (September 9, 2007)

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:50:20 -0500

This is The Intercultural News ...
A review of news stories from around the web and from around the world for the past week.
Brought to you by InterculturalU.com.

This issue includes over 150+ relevant intercultural news stories from the worlds of politics, crime, sports, entertainment, business, education, etc.

The top stories from this past week...

Can Oprah Make Obama President? - DiversityInc.com *

Whoopi compares Vick case to Chinese eating cats - Hyphen Magazine *

NAACP says sentencing in dog case was racist - Cincinnati Enquirer *

Reportedly member of skinhead group that fights prejudice - Chicago Sun-Times *

Case of 'Jena Six' Tears at Small Town's Harmony - NPR *

The New Anti-Semitism - Washington Post *

Ageism 'daily blight' for elderly - BBC News *

Turning Iranians into cockroaches! -Payvand Iran News *

Teaching Free Speech in Times of War - Inside Higher Ed *

Ethics and Study Abroad - Chronicle of Higher Education *

When It Comes to Diversity, Pain Means Gain - AdAge.com *

Canadians Abroad - Toronto Star *

Featured Stories - This Week... That's Not Funny: The Words of Comedians - Eddie Griffin & Jerry Lewis

For links to these stories and many more intercultural news stories, click the title of this post or click on 'read more' below.

IUTV: InterculturalU.com TV (Week of September 9, 2007)

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:52:28 -0500

We've searched the web for recent, interculturally-themed videos and found the following videos for the interested interculturalist. This week's videos are ...

Whoopi, Vick and the "Deep South"

Can a Jewish Man Join the KKK?

Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations - Vietnam

And many more intercultural videos recently posted on the web, including...

GLAAD PSA, Taboo - Long Necks (National Geographic), Huckabee on Immigration/Racism, Racism on a Plane (Chappelle), Jenna 6, Racial Stereotypes (Television: Inside & Out), Barack Obama is racist (FOX News), culture shock, and a banned Bugs Bunny cartoon

Want to watch some of these? Click on the title of this post or click the 'read more' link below.

New Intercultural Books, Movies and Music @ InterculturalU.com Bookstore (September '07)

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:45:34 -0500

New intercultural books, movies and music are now available at the InterculturalU.com Bookstore.
Here are a few of the new items this month...
Hurtful Words: Language And Racism
An Elephant in the Room: An Equality and Diversity Training Manual
Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies
Race Relations: A Critique (Stanford Social Sciences)
Putumayo Presents: World Hits
Putumayo Presents: Israel
Interrogating Race and Racism
Intercultural Spaces: Language, Culture, Identity
Racial Profiling in America
Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge (Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology)

For more info and a list of the other new books, movies and music, please visit InterculturalU.com Bookstore. Please help support InterculturalU.com by purchasing your intercultural items and other items at the IU Bookstore. The IU Bookstore is associated with Amazon.com which handles all the transactions. You get the same savings from Amazon, but now you can also support IU -- a win-win situation.

Cultural Imperialism in the Media.. seeking opinions

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:48:47 -0500

Hi all,
I am new on this site but it caught my attention as I am doing research on topics on culture, specifically on the theory of Cultural Imperialism in the media. The arguement here is that the Western, more powerful, nations use media to impose their culture, on indiginous and developing societies in the world. thereby changing cultures of others.
I would like to get different perspectives on the above topic from peoples from other countries, both developed and developing. If you have anything to contribute, I would really appreciate it. Your comments would help me better understand the issues involved, and the different contexts from which others stand.

The Intercultural News - Weekly Roundup (September 2, 2007)

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:34:12 -0500

This is The Intercultural News ...
A review of news stories from around the web and from around the world for the past week.
Brought to you by InterculturalU.com.

This issue includes over 150+ relevant intercultural news stories from the worlds of politics, crime, sports, entertainment, business, education, etc.

The top stories from this past week...

White culture's hypocrisy about Vick - Atlanta Journal Constitution *

Hate-crimes legislation stirs pulpit and podium - Houston Chronicle *

Eliminating bias is everyone’s responsibility - Boston Herald *

Bigotry's cheerful enablers - Boston Globe *

Skinhead Violence Rising in Russia - The Nation *

YouTube In The Spotlight For Hosting Racist Material - TechCrunch *

Andy Rooney Regrets a Racist Comment in a Recent Column - New York Times *

BET Says Cartoon Was Just a Satire - New York Times *

Companies Push Diversity - The Morning News *

Diversity in the workplace - TVNZ *

Mistrust rises with social diversity - New Scientist *

People in ethnically diverse area ‘less trusting of others’ - Times Online *

Featured Stories - This Week... Michael Vick - Racial Issue?

For links to these stories and many more intercultural news stories, click the title of this post or click on 'read more' below.

Intercultural Videos on the Web (September 1, 2007)

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:46:53 -0500

We've searched the web for recent, interculturally-themed videos and found the following videos for the interested interculturalist. This week's videos are ...

Blood Brothers - Gay Man and Skinhead

Stephen Colbert is Jewish?

Oneness and Diversity (Rabia Amidon)

Excedrin for Racial Tension Headaches

Discussion of Racism on the Charlie Rose Show

WHIT FM (Power 102 FM) - Radio Ad (CollegeHumor.com)

More Cartoons Banned for Racism

and many more intercultural videos recently posted on the web (including videos about Michael Vick, racial profiling, views on Islam, Michael Savage, Rudy Giuliani and Noam Chomsky)

Want to watch some of these? Click on the title of this post or click the 'read more' link below.