Transforming communication about culture : critical new directions / editor, Mary Jane Collier.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Collier, Mary Jane.

Series:

• International and intercultural communication annual ; v. 24.
• International and intercultural communication annual ; v. 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Intercultural communication.
• Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 300 p.).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Transforming Communication about Culture' includes thought-provoking contributions about the ways in which people's lives and experiences across the globe are being transformed by technological changes, media institutions, political ideologies, and social forces.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Transforming Communication About Culture: An Introduction; 1 - Japanese-ness, Whiteness, and the "Other" in Japan's Internationalization; 2 - From "Orphan of Asia" to "Moses Coming Out of Egypt"; 3 - Gender, (Inter)Nation(alization), and Culture; 4 - Indian Press's Response to International Satellite Television in India; 5 - The Language of Honor (izzat) and Shame (sharm); 6 - Queering the Nation; 7 - Targeting the Latino Vote in 2000; 8 - Traveling Identities in Joking Performances; 9 - Dialogue on the Edges; Author Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors

Notes:

• Description based on print version record.
• "Published in cooperation with National Communication Association International and Intercultural Division."
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

• 9780761924876
• 0761924876
• 9781452264370
• 1452264376
• 9781322417967
• 1322417962

OCLC:

809773613