The Edge: The E-Journal of Intercultural Relations (Fall 1998)

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