I M and N s 6 Imperatives for studying ICC II Diversity of situations that can be considered intercultural III Defining and Integrating context and ICC scales in 1 Groups of no more than 4 Pick and Discuss two of Martin and Nakayama s imperatives for studying icc Give an example of each 2 Technological Imperative 3 Demographic imperative Melting Pot Salad Bowl 4 Demographic Imperatives Outside the US 5 How to conceive demographic pluralism in a world caught between nationalism and transnationalism Multiculturalism Superdiversity Interculturalism Integration Assimilation 6 Economic Imperative 7 Peace imperative World peace through better intercultural communication 8 Self Awareness 9 Ethical imperative Relativism Universalism ethnocentrism 10 In class writing Write about an example of an intercultural dilemma that involves the ETHICAL imperative 11 6 imperatives in the days deadlines In small groups pick 4 headlines and discuss which of the imperatives are relevant 12 Economic Technological Ethical Peace Self awareness Demographic 13 Compare two intercultural events Conflict between Judith Martin and her French landlady Conflict between George Bush senior and Saddam Hussein 14 Similarities Differences Best and worst possible outcomes in each scenario 15 Similarities Participants in a given interaction may not share interpretations and assumptions Differences Contexts that surround and result from the interaction vary enormously 16 A specific encounter can reflect and or impact larger social context What is the relationship between a given interaction fight with landlady fight between politicians and a broader longer lasting social order US Iraqi relations French American relations an interpersonal relationship society culture 17 The CONTEXT S in intercultural communication 18 What is Context Scholarly and everyday definitions 19 Problems Merriam Webster Dictionary definition 1 the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning 2 the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs environment setting the historical context of the war NOT the last word Problems with depending on the dictionary 20 How to define and connect relevant contexts scales How people link specific interactions to larger social contexts scales He said that because of his American culture She did that because of racism 21 Which contexts to understand intercultural interactions shorter term events contexts longer term processes contexts Specific Interactions unfolding over seconds minutes social processes contexts that occur over longer time scales 22 How to relate scales levels of context Contexts as levels of relevant social space and time aka Scales How scales contexts reflect and or impact each other Interactional scale context Ex A one time conversation occurring over seconds to minutes Broader longer lasting sociohistorical scales contexts Culture colonial legacy racism 23 Relevant context s scales for understanding intercultural interaction How do we decide as participants and analysts No simple matter 24 Examples 25 In class writing Write a paragraph about one intercultural interaction you ve experienced that maybe went well and maybe didn t What context s scales might be relevant for understanding it 26