week 9 Flashcards
(27 cards)
What is Eurocentric Intellectual Imperialism?
It reflects a presumption among many Western communication scholars that they have discovered the definitive ‘truth’ about communication, which they then apply to various cultures worldwide. This perspective is criticized as pervasive in the field, with calls for a shift to a multicultural approach.
What is the Neglect of Indigenous Perspectives in intercultural communication?
It refers to the tendency of Western articles and books to provide understanding of the East or South using problematic terms, which retains naive perspectives reminiscent of Western imperialism. This approach imposes Western categories on intercultural encounters.
What does Communication Equality and Mutuality entail?
It emphasizes the need to confront communication imperialism to appreciate the nuances of communication across cultures, aiming for a sharing of power in intercultural endeavors.
What is Communication Imperialism?
It makes communication equality impossible by legitimizing a Eurocentric viewpoint and obscuring power relations, leading dominated cultures to legitimize their own domination.
What does the Teacher–Student Metaphor describe?
It describes the problematic tendency where Western cultures are approached as students (implying learning), while non-Western cultures are approached as teachers (implying analysis).
What is Asiacentricity?
It is a communication metatheory aimed at moving beyond Eurocentrism, representing a non-Western theoretical agenda for communication studies, particularly in Asian contexts.
What does Afrocentricity propose?
It suggests developing theoretical postures based on African cultural heritages for future research on African communication.
What are the Dialectics of Intercultural Communication?
They represent a turning point towards thinking dialectically about culture and communication, acknowledging the simultaneous, sometimes contradictory, nature of cultural experiences.
What is Harmonious Coexistence in intercultural communication?
It is an idea suggesting a stance against conflict, aiming for people to live together harmoniously and keeping communicative doors open for useful human coexistence.
What is the focus of Queer Intercultural Communication?
It explores interactions and relationships across cultural differences within queer contexts, particularly Asian-Black connections in White gay America.
What is White Gay Normativity?
It challenges the hegemonic structure of GLBTQ identities, where White gay men often serve as the aesthetic center, marginalizing people of color.
What are Asian–Black (Dis)Connections?
They explore the relational dynamics between Asian and Black individuals within queer contexts, aiming to decenter the effects of Whiteness in understanding queer male desire.
What is Autoethnography?
It is a critical intercultural inquiry method that analyzes social, cultural, political, and historical aspects through autobiographical writing.
What does Decenter Whiteness aim to achieve?
It seeks to shift the focus away from White perspectives in understanding complex issues like queer identity and desire.
What are Thick Intersectionalities?
They refer to the simultaneous functioning of multiple identity positionings and their macrostructural implications.
What are White Capitalistic Hetero-Patriarchal Relations of Power?
These ideological forces politicize marginalized bodies and reproduce homo-normative thinking, disciplining marginalized sexualities.
What does Coming Out (of the Closet) signify?
It often serves as a hegemonic standard in Western discourses, reinforcing binary sexual identifications and overlooking complexities of racialized sexualities.
What is Disidentification?
It describes resisting ideology that attempts to fix a subject within a power structure, functioning as a navigation for minoritarian subjects.
What is the Model Minority Stereotype?
It positions Asian Americans above other minority groups, creating tensions and expectations for performances within queer contexts.
What is a Biographic Narrative?
It refers to narratives reflecting on parts of a woman’s life, understood as a process of intersubjective knowledge production.
What is Critical Feminist Knowledge Production?
It emphasizes understanding biographies as ‘texts-in-contexts’ and requires critical reflection on the researcher’s own understanding.
What is the Context of Narration?
It is crucial for understanding a biographic narrative, as changes in context can influence identity enactments.
What is Intersubjective Knowledge Production?
It refers to knowledge created through interaction between the narrator and researcher, requiring the researcher’s involvement in the narrator’s life.
How are Identities viewed?
They are seen as fragmented, fluid, and performative, constructed through strategic negotiation of dominant discourses.
