Week 15 16 COMM 1010 Week 15 CIA Chapter 4 Performance Communication Performance Defined is contested The term can be used to identify a field of study a lens or metaphor for how to view the world AND a text an object of study o 1 Performance is a metaphor for how we view the world It is a lens that informs a way of looking at the world around us o 3 Performance is a text that we study an object for analysis Fisher s Narrative Paradigm Humans are storytelling beings We structure our lives with narratives or stories Narration Defined Humans are also storyliving beings We create stories to accomplish goals Dramatistic Pentad Developed by Kenneth Burke People are social actors We coordinate ourselves based on five key elements Act Scene Agent Agency and Purpose see CIA page 35 Aesthetic Performance language has artistic value Performance is an aesthetic act it has artistic beauty Common Modes of Aesthetic Communication o Lyric single speaker focused on individual thoughts feelings and actions o Dramatic two or more speakers tell the story and the audience witnesses it as it is acted out o Epic the story is revealed the storyteller speaks directly to audience Combines Lyric with Dramatic Week 16 Chapter 6 Communication Culture Diversity and CIA Chapter 5 Language Culture Power Culture Diversity Co cultural Communication o Culture the rules of living and functioning in society o Diversity A term used to describe the unique differences in people o Co cultural communication amount people from a variety of different cultures the interactions among underrepresented and dominant group members High Context vs Low Context Cultures o High context cultures focus on nonverbal cues open and free communication emphasis on surrounding environment little need for explicit information Most Asian cultures are high context cultures as well as Latin American cultures and eastern Mediterranean cultures o Low context cultures less aware of nonverbal cues need detail emphasis on verbal messages in particular desire expert knowledge and logic that is explicitly communicated US Germany Switzerland Developing Cultural Competence level of knowledge a person has about others who differ in some ways in comparison to self o Perception Checking o Mutual Respect o Cultural Imperatives peace economic technological self awareness and ethical see Communication Age p 142 143 Gender Race Sexual Orientation and Ability Mythical Norm Standpoint Theory o Mythical Norm is the perfect concept of what is average The mythical norm has often been used to understand an unrealistic or unfavorable idea of gender and race o Standpoint Theory Standpoints are the way a particular individual sees the work Standpoint theory maintains that different perspectives are informed by the different groups we belong to Barriers to Communication Stereotypes Prejudice Discrimination Ethnocentrism Hate Speech Bullying o Stereotypes popular beliefs about a group of people Preconceived notions can be positive neutral or negative but is based on individuals membership in a group rather than viewing a specific individual as a person Unchecked stereotypes can reinforce negative behaviors such as prejudice and discrimination o Prejudice Dislike or hatred toward a particular group o Discrimination The act of excluding people form or denying them products rights and services based on their race ethnicity religion gender age sexual orientation or disability o Ethnocentrism evaluating another culture using the standards of one s own culture o Hate Speech general uncivil discourse used to humiliate people based on their race ethnicity religion gender age sexual orientation or disability o Bullying use of hate speech in schools Hegemony when one group of people has power to make their view of the world seem like the only one Hegemonic views are disseminated and normalize though media education legislation politics etc Power to discriminate is institutionalized and becomes invisible