In today's global world, it is imperative for individuals and groups with diverse backgrounds, values and beliefs, situated in a variety of cultural, political, economic and institutional structures, to grapple with ideas of diversity, difference and multi-culturalism. The ways in which these fundamental issues are debated in today's society helps pave the path towards a more inclusive, culturally conscious world that allows for dialogue and debate with regard to public policy, educational reform and sustainable peace. This volume provides theoretical and practical approaches that highlight the strength of dealing with conflict and peace issues from areas such as intercultural communication, conflict mediation/negotiation, war and peace journalism, peace education, human rights and peace-building. While communicating differences across cultures and contexts can be a daunting undertaking, Communicating Differences demonstrates how building bridges across silos of research and connecting theory with practice enhances the viability of peace processes and truly and positively affects the lives of students, researchers and practitioners.
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| Foreword |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Notes on Contributors |
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1 Introduction -- Communicating Differences: Toward Breaking the Boundaries for Peace and Conflict Research in Communication |
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Part I From Macro to Micro -- Intercultural Communication at the Heart of Conflict Negotiation |
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2 An Intercultural Peacebuilding Framework: Extending the Conversation through a Focus on Connections |
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3 Reporting the Lee Rigby Murder and Anti-Muslim Hostilities in the UK in 2013: The Cultural Clash Communication and Human Wrongs Journalism Nexus |
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4 Peacebuilding through Dialogue in Northern Ireland |
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5 Ethnic Conflicts and Deleuzo-Guattarian Rhizomes of Cultural Affirmation |
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Part II From Local to Global: Mediated Identities in Conflicted Cultures |
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6 What's in a Name?: Examining Representation of Indian Ethnicities in Bollywood Movies in the New Millennium |
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7 The Mediterranean Clandestine: A Friend or a Foe? |
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8 Peace or Conflict Maker: The Role of News Media in South Korea's Multicultural Society |
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9 The Construction of Human Rights in US and Chinese Philosophical Discourse |
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Part III From Deconstruction to Reconstruction: Rebooting Frameworks of Education on Culture, Conflict, and Peace |
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10 Narrative, Decolonial Education, and Societal Transformation |
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11 Pakistani Cultural Characteristics: Updated VSM Scores and Facework Geared towards Increasing Women's Access to Education |
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12 Constructing Frostburg's `Cooler' Future: Sustaining Campus and Community through a Dialogue Series in an Appalachian College Town |
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13 Jewish-Muslim Women's Leadership Initiative: A Program for Peaceful Dialogue |
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Part IV From Singular/Static to Multiple/Dynamic: Creative and Alternative Communication Approaches to Conflict Negotiation and Social Change |
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14 Differing and Disparate Arguments about Gender Roles: Creating Peace through Talking about Threats and Relational Dialectics |
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15 Ordinary Grocery Shopping for Promoting Peace and Justice: Global Impacts of Being a Conscientious Shopper |
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16 Promoting Peace through Songs: Peace Activism during the Afghan Conflict |
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17 Peacebuilding through Interfaith Dialogue: The Role of Faith-based NGOs |
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Garry Bailey, Abilene Christian University, USA
Patrick Belanger, California State University, USA
Mariam Betlemidze, University of Utah, USA
John S. Caputo, Gonzaga University, USA
Jinbong Choi, Sungkonghoe University, South Korea
Mary Jane Collier, University of New Mexico, USA
Sachi Edwards, University of Maryland, USA
Claudia L. Hale, Ohio University, USA
Sahar Khamis, University of Maryland, USA
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State University, USA
Misun Lee, Yonsei University, South Korea
Yanqin Liu, Arizona State University, USA
Jing Lin, University of Maryland, USA
Rebecca Merkin, City University of New York, USA
Roshan Noorzai, Ohio University, USA
Elesha L. Ruminski, Frostburg State University, USA
Max Saito, Westfield State University, USA
Nur Uysal, Marquette University, USA
