Intercultural Communication in an Age of Disruption
Haynes Collins editor Ramzi Merabet editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:26th Aug '26
£171.99
This title is due to be published on 26th August, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This edited volume is grounded in the recognition that we are living in an age of disruption, evident on multiple fronts including rising global inequality, environmental degradation, war, the unchecked growth of generative AI, the mining of our attention by digital tech corporations and increasingly polarised political discourse.
Representing a diverse range of voices, disciplines and contexts, the contributors to this book respond to this current state by considering its effects on their working environment and practices and how their understanding of interculturality is transformed in relation to these global conditions. Through engaging with these contributors who actively research and critically interrogate interculturality as a core concept, this book makes a significant contribution to the field of intercultural communication, arguing that the future relevance and theoretical potential of interculturality is contingent on maintaining a critical approach to the concept while preserving an open perspective to social interaction which emphasises interdependence.
This book will be essential for academics, postgraduate researchers, and teachers working in intercultural studies and related fields.
"The edited volume represents an important critical intervention, interrogating the role of intercultural studies in an increasingly endangered and polarised world. The book addresses some of the most relevant issues facing the field through diverse voices that attest to its vitality. One notable strength is the insistence on unpacking the meaning of ‘intercultural’ to challenge established paradigms that have become hegemonic. Through critical interrogation and theoretical engagement, this collection offers a rigorous critique of how interculturalism is often co-opted by neoliberal agendas. It is essential reading for anyone interested in navigating the complex and contested terrain of contemporary intercultural studies."
- Giuliana Ferri, Associate Professor in Language and Intercultural Communication, IOE University College London, Department of Culture, Communication and Media
"This important collection brings together an ensemble of forward-thinking researchers in meaningful dialogue to consider how current relations of power within the theory and practice of intercultural communication can be superseded, and what these ‘even newer’ times might look like - not only in higher education, but in a number of different arenas worldwide."
- Malcolm N. MacDonald (University of Warwick), Editor-in-Chief, Language and Intercultural Communication
ISBN: 9781041016892
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230 pages