Today, people in different situations and contexts face
intercultural challenges. These are a result of increasing
mobility. Sometimes such challenges are brought about by crisis
situations and an international labor market. However, people also
come in contact with each other through forms of new technology
such as the Internet, and through literature and film. In these
multicultural encounters, misunderstandings and sometimes clashes
are experienced. This volume presents studies in culture,
communication, and language, all of which strive, through a variety
of theoretical perspectives, to develop understanding of such
challenges and perhaps offer practical solutions.
Encountering otherness may evoke fears, negative attitudes, and
a corresponding will to dismiss the otherness in front of
us--either consciously or unconsciously. This denial of otherness
may also be subtle. Thinking about otherness, as described in this
volume, also raises questions about how otherness is represented
and mediated and about the possible role of third parties in
facilitating communication in such situations. Sometimes a third
party can play a crucial role in facilitating the communication
process and serve as a channel of communication.
Trust in humanity as a bridge to community requires a subtle
balance between representations of self and other. Various problems
arise in intercultural mediation, which may be caused by cultural
and political differences, and these are sometimes used to validate
stereotypical beliefs and images. The editors argue that in both
academic and art circles, European perspectives have widely been
understood as universal.
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