"Like culture itself, the field of intercultural studies is a product of historical events and encounters. The values, norms, beliefs, and experiences of previous generations shape our current perspectives and procedures in this field. Inversely, our intercultural positionality also leads to different interpretations of history. We know that the same events will belong to different stories and assume a variable significance in more than one narrative (Louis Mink). Thus, we should place greater importanceon the intersection between our intercultural trajectories and their histories both in research and in practical activities, as histories provide the contexts necessary to understand the dimensions of our intercultural activities. Modifying the approaches of recent inquiries into histories of the field, this volume addresses and expands on earlier lines of research, while it also acknowledges and qualifies the common overemphasis on Western philosophical roots"--
Like culture itself, the field of intercultural studies is a product of historical events and encounters. The values, norms, beliefs, and experiences of previous generations shape our current perspectives and procedures in this field. Inversely, our intercultural positionality also leads to different interpretations of history. We know that the same events will belong to different stories and assume a variable significance in more than one narrative (Louis Mink). Thus, we should place greater importance on the intersection between our intercultural trajectories and their histories both in research and in practical activities, as histories provide the contexts necessary to understand the dimensions of our intercultural activities. Modifying the approaches of recent inquiries into histories of the field, this volume addresses and expands on earlier lines of research, while it also acknowledges and qualifies the common overemphasis on Western philosophical roots.
Intercultural studies emerge from historical events, shaped by values and beliefs of past generations. These histories influence perspectives and interpretations, as events hold varying significance across narratives. This volume explores intercultural trajectories, expands on past research, and challenges the focus on Western philosophical roots.
Wim M. J. van Binsbergen: Volume Foreword Michael Steppat and Steve J.
Kulich: Tracing Developments of Intercultural Research and Practice Part I:
Conceptual and Thematic Developments 1: From Constructivism to Relational
Traditions Milton J. Bennett: A Brief History and Commentary on
Constructivism in Intercultural Communication Theory Valery Chirkov:
Historical and Conceptual Roots of the Theory of Sociocultural Models
Valery Chirkov: A Synopsis of the Theory of Sociocultural Models and Its
Application to Intercultural Relations Research (Chirkov, 2020, 2022)
Thomas K. Nakayama and Judith N. Martin: Whiteness Centered and Unnamed:
History of Whiteness Theory in Intercultural Communication Research Gesine
Lenore Schiewer: Paradigms of Intercultural Communication: A Comparative
Survey of Universal and Relational Traditions of Thought Part II:
Conceptual and Thematic Developments 2: From African Interactions to "Where
Were Going" Wim M. J. van Binsbergen: The Shadow Play of Intercultural
Interactions in Africa: A Historical Perspective Keyan G. Tomaselli and
Paul Z. Tembe: Intercultural Communication:Concepts of Personhood and
Community Richard Harris: The Cultural Perception of Space: Expanding the
Legacy of Edward T. Hall Stephen M. Croucher: Intercultural Communication:
Where Weve Been, Where Were Going, and Issues We Face Revisited Part
III: Cross-Cultural Encounter Rolf Elberfeld: The Culture of Cultural
Encounter Clifford H. Clarke: Creating and Changing Corporate Cultures in
Japanese and U.S. Subsidiaries Part IV: Countries Nations Nation-States
Filipa Subtil, José Luís Garcia, and Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz: Media and
Multiple Identities: Robert E. Park as Precursor to Intercultural
Communication Theory and Research Rongtian Tong: Nation-states, National
Cultures, and Intercultural Communication: A Theoretical Inquiry Notes on
Contributors
Michael Steppat (Ph.D. from University of Münster, Germany) is Professor of Literature in English at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, and an international faculty member at Shanghai International Studies University. He has been a Fulbright scholar at the University of Texas (Austin) and professor at Arizona State University. He has received Fellowships from Amherst College and the John Kluge Center. Book publications include Honor, Face and Violence: Cross-Cultural Representations of Honor Cultures and Face Cultures and Literature and Interculturality (3 volumes).
Steve J. Kulich (Ph.D. from Humboldt University of Berlin) is Distinguished Professor at Shanghai International Studies University, Founder/Co-Director of its Intercultural Institute, and has served as President of the International Academy of Intercultural Research (IAIR). Widely published, he co-edited the Vol. 36(6) Special Issue on Intercultural Pioneers for the International Journal of Intercultural Relations (2012) and is Founding Co-Editor of both the Intercultural Research topical volume series and the Journal for Intercultural Communication & Interactions Research (JICIR).
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