Intercultural Communication and Identity / Ron Darvin and Tongle Sun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darvin, Ron, author.

Sun, Tongle, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in intercultural communication

Elements in Intercultural Communication Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity.

Intercultural communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (59 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This Element asserts how identity as a construct enables a critical awareness of how speakers position themselves and are positioned by others in intercultural encounters. It discusses how identity vis-à-vis culture has been theorized through social psychological, poststructuralist, and critical lenses, and how identity is discursively constructed and mediated. Rejecting essentialist notions of language and culture, this Element demonstrates how inscriptions of identity such as race, ethnicity, nationality, and class can be used to critically examine the dynamics of situated intercultural encounters and to understand how such interactions can index competing and colluding ideologies. By examining identity research from different parts of the world, it casts a light on how identities are performed in diverse intercultural contexts and discusses research methodologies that have been employed to examine identity in intercultural communication"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction

Theorizing identity

Performing identity

Categorizing identity

Contextualizing identity

Researching identity

Conclusion

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jan 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009206723

1009206729

9781009206761

1009206761

9781009206754

1009206753