Narratives of Storytelling across Cultures
eBook - PDF

Narratives of Storytelling across Cultures

The Complexities of Intercultural Communication

  1. 315 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Narratives of Storytelling across Cultures

The Complexities of Intercultural Communication

About this book

Narratives of Storytelling Across Cultures demonstrates how meaning found within interpersonal communication is not universal across all cultures. Miscommunication can occur when the foundations of cultural meaning within stories, as told socially and within media, vary among different cultures. Positioned within the communication and media field, this book connects issues of societal tension and political battles to media portrayals, social communication events, and power dynamics that result when people with different meanings systems attempt to negotiate "truth" among their competing narratives. After establishing the theoretical foundation of the book, contributors provide specific case studies that demonstrate underlying cultural components and complexities that lead to these issues. Tony R. DeMars and Gabriel Tait have assembled contributors with research, experience, and understanding of intercultural communication challenges in different social groups, allowing the book to take on a broader scope of intercultural communication. Scholars of communication, conflict resolution, political science, sociology, and media studies will find this book particularly useful.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface. Narratives of Storytelling across Cultures: The Complexities of Intercultural Communication
  3. Chapter One. Ideology and Culture: Social Creation of Meaning
  4. Chapter Two. The Stories We (Don’t) Tell about the White Poor
  5. Chapter Three. The Wall That Thomas Jefferson Didn’t Build: Modern Myth Turns a Mistaken Tradition into a Legal Pitfall
  6. Chapter Four. White Nationalism and Donald Trump: How Ambiguous Language Can Create a Space for Hate
  7. Chapter Five. Learning to Fly: The Pedagogy of Ethnicity and the Role of Jewish Heritage in Superman
  8. Chapter Six. Black Press Narratives in the Digital Age
  9. Chapter Seven. Black Twitter Narratives
  10. Chapter Eight. African Americans in the Headlines: News Discourse and Stereotypes
  11. Chapter Nine. How Culture Frames Narrative: A Case Study Comparison of English-Language and Spanish-Language News Coverage
  12. Chapter Ten. Esto no es un Problema PolĂ­tico, es Moral: Examining News Narratives of the 2018 U.S. Border Policy in Spanish and English
  13. Chapter Eleven. Reclaiming Liberian Narratives through Photography: Seeing beyond Our Sight
  14. Chapter Twelve. Social Media Campaign to Improve Religious Tolerance
  15. Chapter Thirteen. Snakes, Swords, Blood, and Sacrifice: Exploring Hybridity, Silence, and Witnessing in the Emerging Narratives of GuÄhan
  16. Chapter Fourteen. Roti and Ritual: Reimagining the Guyanese and Indian Diasporas through Food Culture
  17. Chapter Fifteen. Who Tells the Story of Uganda?: Cultural and Political Factors Influencing Local and International News Coverage
  18. Index
  19. About the Contributors