Constituting Cultural Difference Through Discourse

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-7619-2230-8
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 436 g

Reihe: International and Intercultural Communication Annual

Mary Jane Collier brings together essays that address issues such as how culture and discourse are related> It examines how people with varied cultural identities draw their boundaries and create distinctiveness through their communication with one another, and presents timely and relevant research on cultural difference as a contemporary social problem. The contributors to this volume represent a variety of cultural groups, and their discussions reflect a diverse array of perspectives on discourse analysis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Collier, Mary Jane

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Constituting Cultural Difference Through Discourse - Mary Jane Collier Current Research Themes of Politics, Perspectives, and Problematics Challenging the Myth of Assimilation - Lisa A Flores A Chicana Feminist Response Enacting "Puerto Rican Time" in the United States - Trudy Milburn When Rhetorical Theory and Practice Encounter Postcolonialism - Marouf Hasian Jr Rethinking the Meaning of Farrakhan and the Million Man March Address Negotiating Societal Stereotypes - Mark P Orbe, Kiesha T Warren and Nancy C Cornwell Analyzing The Real World Discourse by and about African American Men Media and Colonialism - Raka Shome Race, Rape, and "Englishness" in The Jewel in the Crown Similar or Different? - Yoko Nadamitsu, Ling Chen and Gustav Friedrich The Chinese Experience of Japanese Culture Exploring the Communication/Culture Connection - Yumiko Yokochi and Bradford 'J' Hall A Comparison of Japanese and American Discourse Interclass Travel, Cultural Adaptation, and "Passing" as a Disjunctive Inter/Cultural Practice - Dreama Moon Discursive Construction of Differences - Jolanta A Drzewiecka Ethnic Immigrant Identities and Distinction A Face-Driven Account of Identity Exchanges in Israeli-Palestinian "Dialogue" Events - Yael-Janette Zupnik "In the Beginning." - Rivka Ribak Israeli Jews and Arabs Construct Intifadas and Selves

Über Autor(innen)

Collier, Mary Jane
Mary Jane Collier (Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1982) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Communication Studies, School of Communication, at the University of Denver. Her research interests focus on such cultural identities and discourses across multiple contexts. Her work appears in such journals as: Communication Monographs, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Communication Quarterly, and Howard Journal of Communication, and in various scholarly books and texts.