North/South imbalances in intercultural communication education

Western-centric perceptions of knowledge, behaviors and communication are more dominant and often obscure underrepresented non-western communities. This renders the mission of intercultural communication education (ICE) necessarily encompassing the reconsideration of these hierarchies and differenti...

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Published inLanguage and intercultural communication Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 144 - 157
Main Author R'boul, Hamza
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 04.03.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Conflict Resolution
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Context
Cultural Differences
de-westernized consciousness
Education
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural communication education
interculturality
Non Western Civilization
Ontology
pluri-perspectivality
Political Influences
Postmodernism
power relations
Social Differences
Teaching Methods
Western Civilization
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Summary:Western-centric perceptions of knowledge, behaviors and communication are more dominant and often obscure underrepresented non-western communities. This renders the mission of intercultural communication education (ICE) necessarily encompassing the reconsideration of these hierarchies and differentialisms. This article argues that by de-westernizing ICE, there could be a valid scope for establishing reconciliation between western and non-western ontologies, e.g. Africa, Asia and Latin America, resulting in mutually satisfying intercultural communicative experiences. Throughout this article, I present 'decolonized consciousness' and 'pluri-perspectivality' as postmodern reflections and approaches to the complexity of intercultural communication in socio-politically unbalanced contexts.
ISSN:1470-8477
1747-759X
DOI:10.1080/14708477.2020.1866593