Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Introducing Intercultural Communication
- Part II Theoretical Approaches
- 5 Critical Intercultural Communication and the Digital Environment
- 6 From Shared Values to Cultural Dimensions
- 7 Towards Integrative Intercultural Communication
- 8 The Power of Literature in Intercultural Communication
- 9 Psychoanalytic Approaches to Memory and Intercultural Communication
- 10 Sociological Approaches to Intercultural Communication
- 11 Introducing Intercultural Ethics
- Part III Methods
- Part IV Application
- Part V Assessment
- Index
- References
10 - Sociological Approaches to Intercultural Communication
Exploring the ‘Silent Zones’
from Part II - Theoretical Approaches
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 February 2020
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Introducing Intercultural Communication
- Part II Theoretical Approaches
- 5 Critical Intercultural Communication and the Digital Environment
- 6 From Shared Values to Cultural Dimensions
- 7 Towards Integrative Intercultural Communication
- 8 The Power of Literature in Intercultural Communication
- 9 Psychoanalytic Approaches to Memory and Intercultural Communication
- 10 Sociological Approaches to Intercultural Communication
- 11 Introducing Intercultural Ethics
- Part III Methods
- Part IV Application
- Part V Assessment
- Index
- References
Summary
Uttaran Dutta and Judith N. Martin’s chapter identifies influential sociological concepts and methods across various paradigmatic approaches, including the influential concept of Simmel’s ‘stranger’ as well as the contributions of European critical sociologists (e.g. Habermas, Foucault). In particular, this chapter is a plea for more attention to the ‘silent zones’ in intercultural communication research – the geographical and conceptual gaps in current scholarship. It identifies historically under-researched topics (e.g., hidden/forbidden cultural practices, posthumanism) and addresses issues of socioeconomic and structural disparities particularly in the ‘silent zones’ of the Global South region. The aim is to incorporate community authorship, alternate wisdoms and, ultimately, facilitate meaningful societal changes towards plurality, sustainability and the ecology of culture and languages.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication , pp. 170 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020