Reconceptualising culture in virtual learning environments: From an ‘essentialist’ to a ‘negotiated’ perspective
Author(s): Robin Goodfellow, Anne Hewling Year of publication: 2005 Keywords: Virtual learning environments, Culture negotiation, Online participation, Intercultural communication, Flexible learning Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Goodfellow, R., & Hewling, A. (2005). Reconceptualising culture in virtual learning environments: From an ‘essentialist’ to a ‘negotiated’ perspective. E-Learning and Digital Media, 2(4), 355-367. https://doi.org/10.2304/elea.2005.2.4.355 Abstract The notion of ‘culture’ […]
Questions of culture in distance learning: A research review
Author(s): Sedef Uzuner Year of publication: 2009 Keywords: Culture, Distance learning, Asynchronous learning networks (ALNs), Engagement Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Uzuner, S. (2009). Questions of culture in distance learning: A research review. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v10i3.690 Abstract This paper reviews past research that focused on questions of culture […]
How journalists think while they write: A transcultural model of news decision making
Author(s): Bu Zhong , John E. Newhagen Year of publication: 2009 Keywords: News decision making, Transcultural journalism, Cognitive processing, Journalistic standards, Media effects, Cross-national comparison, Globalization, Cultural influences, Story selection, Cognitive psychology Methodology/Sample: Experimental design/120 journalist Reference: Zhong, B., & Newhagen, J. E. (2009). How journalists think while they write: A transcultural model of news […]
The role of social media in negotiating identity during the process of acculturation
Author(s): Amy Yau, Ben Marder, Stephanie O’Donohoe Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Social media, Identity, Acculturation, Transient migrants, Identity management Methodology/Sample: Interviews/27 migrants Reference: Yau, A., Marder, B., & O’Donohoe, S. (2019). The role of social media in negotiating identity during the process of acculturation. Information Technology & People, 33(2), 554-575. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-09-2017-0305 Abstract Purpose: The […]
Constructing national identity online: The case study of #IranJeans on Twitter
Author(s): Aya Yadlin-Segal Year of publication: 2017 Keywords: Iranian identity, Social media, Transnational dialogue, Cultural misconceptions, Identity construction Methodology/Sample: Content analysis/160 tweets Reference: Yadlin-Segal, A. (2017). Constructing national identity online: The case study of# IranJeans on Twitter. International Journal of Communication, 11, 24. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/5780 Abstract This article explores social media users’ circulation of a Twitter […]
Beyond normative dewesternization: Examining media culture from the vantage point of the Global South
Author(s): Wendy Willems Year of publication: 2014 Keywords: Global South, Decolonizing media studies, Comparative media, International communication, Development communication, Media cultures, Global North critique, Media agency, Neoliberalization Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Willems, W. (2014). Beyond normative dewesternization: Examining media culture from the vantage point of the Global South. The Global South, 8(1), 7-23. https://doi.org/10.2979/globalsouth.8.1.7 Abstract This […]
Diasporas, media, and culture: Exploring dimensions of human mobility and connectivity in the era of global interdependency
Author(s): Roza Tsagarousianou, Jessica Retis Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Diaspora, Cultural identity, Transnationalism, Diasporic media, Postcolonial studies, Diasporic public spheres, Intersectionality, Digital technologies, Cultural politics Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Tsagarousianou, R., & Retis, J. (2019). Diasporas, media, and culture: Exploring dimensions of human mobility and connectivity in the era of global interdependency. In R. Tsagarousianou […]
Enacting culture in gaming: A video gamer’s literacy experiences and practices
Author(s): Aaron A. Toscano Year of publication: 2011 Keywords: Video games, Postmodern critique, Cultural work, Ideological literacy, Semiotic systems, Intertextuality, Militarization, Individualism, Literacy practices, Cultural ideology Methodology/Sample: Narrative research/1 gamer Reference: Toscano, A. A. (2011). Enacting culture in gaming: A video gamer’s literacy experiences and practices. Current Issues in Education, 14(1). https://www.learntechlib.org/p/109293/. Abstract Video games […]
Technologies, identities, and expressive activity
Author(s): Steven L. Thorne, Shannon Sauro, Bryan Smith Year of publication: 2015 Keywords: Digital communication, Identity performance, Second language use, Online cultures, Educational practice, Cultural production, Fandom sites, Transcultural authoring, Community building Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Thorne, S. L., Sauro, S., & Smith, B. (2015). Technologies, identities, and expressive activity. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 35, […]
Transcultural communication in open internet environments and massively multiplayer online games
Author(s): Steven L. Thorne Year of publication: 2008 Keywords: Second language acquisition (L2), Intercultural communication, Online gaming, Educational technology Methodology/Sample: Case study/_ Reference: Thorne, S. L. (2008). Transcultural communication in open Internet environments and massively multiplayer online games. In S.M. Pierce (Eds.), Mediating discourse online (pp.305-327). John Benjamins. https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027291172-aals.3.17tho Abstract This chapter examines online gaming […]
Global, local or glocal? Identities of L2 learners in English as a lingua franca communication
Author(s): Chit C. M. Sung Year of publication: 2014 Keywords: English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), Identity construction, Local and global identities, L2 learners, Glocalization Methodology/Sample: Interviews/28 students Reference: Sung, C. C. M. (2014). Global, local or glocal? Identities of L2 learners in English as a Lingua Franca communication. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 27(1), 43-57. […]
Re-thinking the cultural codes of new media: The question concerning ontology
Author(s): Ramesh Srinivasan Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: Algorithms, Digital culture, Diversity, Fluid ontology, Indigenous knowledge Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Srinivasan, R. (2013). Re-thinking the cultural codes of new media: The question concerning ontology. New Media & Society, 15(2), 203–223. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444812450686 Abstract The digital world need not solely be conceived in Western, elite terms, but instead […]
Transcultural practices of international students as identity performances in digital Settings
Author(s): Osman Solmaz Year of publication: 2020 Keywords: International students, Social media, Transcultural practices, Identity performances, Superdiversity Methodology/Sample: Interviews/16 international graduate students Reference: Solmaz, O. (2020). Transcultural Practices of International Students as Identity Performances in Digital Settings. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 9(2), 276-300. link.gale.com/apps/doc/A662496408/AONE?u=anon~b3ff0ebd&sid=googleScholar&xid=42352ac5 Abstract Guided by an interdisciplinary approach, this study seeks […]
Humor as political possibility: Critical media literacy in LGBTQ+ participatory cultures
Author(s): Addie Shrodes Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: LGBTQ+, Reaction videos, Humor, Dominant ideologies, Multimodal analysis Methodology/Sample: Virtual Ethnography/Six episodes from three videos Reference: Shrodes, A. (2021). Humor as political possibility: Critical media literacy in LGBTQ+ participatory cultures. Reading Research Quarterly, 56(4), 855-876. https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.328 Abstract The author contributes new insights into everyday literacies in participatory […]
Transmigrant media: Mediating place, mobility, and subjectivity
Author(s): WaiLing Seto, Fran Martin Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Transmigrant media, Media mobilities, Southeast Asian migrants, Cultural identityGlobalization Methodology/Sample: Interviews/18 migrants Reference: Seto, W., & Martin, F. (2019). Transmigrant media: Mediating place, mobility, and subjectivity. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 22(4), 577-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877918812470 Abstract This article contributes to the exploration of interrelationships between human […]
Re-imagining cultural identity: Transcultural and translingual communication in virtual third-space environments
Author(s): José I. Prieto-Arranz, Maria Juan-Garau, Karen L. Jacob Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: English as an International Language (EIL), Transcultural communication, Cultural identity, Computer-mediated communication (CMC), Stereotypes Methodology/Sample: Case study/_ Reference: Prieto-Arranz, J. I., Juan-Garau, M., & Jacob, K. L. (2013). Re-imagining cultural identity: Transcultural and translingual communication in virtual third-space environments. Language, Culture […]
Teaching with the flow: Fixity and fluidity in education
Author(s): Alastair Pennycook Year of publication: 2005 Keywords: Hip-hop culture, Code-switching, Popular culture, Performance, Identity Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Pennycook, A. (2005). Teaching with the flow: Fixity and fluidity in education. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 25(1), 29-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188790500032491 Abstract In this paper I suggest that as educators we need to understand that the spaces and […]
Can the celebrity speak? Controversies and the eulogistic fandom of Shah Rukh Khan
Author(s): Abir Misra Year of publication: 2022 Keywords: Shah Rukh Khan (SRK), Media controversy, Fandom, Islamophobia, Eulogistic buffer Methodology/Sample: Case Study/_ Reference: Misra, A. (2022). Can the Celebrity Speak? Controversies and the Eulogistic Fandom of Shah Rukh Khan. American Behavioral Scientist, 66(8), 1075-1090. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642211042286 Abstract This article addresses the participation of celebrities and their fans […]
Digital nationalism: Understanding the role of digital media in the rise of ‘new’ nationalism
Author(s): Sabina Mihelj, César Jiménez-Martínez Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Communication, Digital media, Internet, Nation, Nationalism Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Mihelj, S., & Jiménez‐Martínez, C. (2021). Digital nationalism: Understanding the role of digital media in the rise of ‘new’nationalism. Nations and nationalism, 27(2), 331-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.12685 Abstract While digital technologies were initially seen as harbingers of globalisation […]
Narrating global literacies: Crossing borders of exclusion during a time of crisis
Author(s): Lenny Sánchez, Tami Ensor Year of publication: 2016 Keywords: Global literacy, Transnational collaboration, Diversity, Refugee, Inquiry Methodology/Sample: Story exchanges/72 stories Reference: Sánchez, L., & Ensor, T. (2021). Narrating global literacies: Crossing borders of exclusion during a time of crisis. Journal of Literacy Research, 53(2), 265-287. https://doi.org/10.1177/1086296X211009288 Abstract Although research endeavors on global-centric teaching and […]
Metapragmatic comments in web-based intercultural peer evaluation
Author(s): Ping Liu, Xiaoye You Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Metapragmatic comments, Socio-cognitive approach, Salience, Peer review, Intercultural rhetoric Methodology/Sample: _/44 students Reference: Liu, P., & You, X. (2019). Metapragmatic comments in web-based intercultural peer evaluation. Intercultural Pragmatics, 16(1), 57-83. https://doi.org/10.1515/ip-2019-0003 Abstract Peer evaluation (PE) of student writings is increasingly conducted online these days, creating […]
Born digital: The Black Lives Matter movement and memory after the digital turn
Author(s): Yvonne Liebermann Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Black lives matter, Social media, Memory practices, Digital activism, Structural violence Methodology/Sample: Discourse analysis/_ Reference: Liebermann, Y. (2021). Born digital: The Black lives matter movement and memory after the digital turn. Memory studies, 14(4), 713-732. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750698020959799 Abstract The dominance of traditional, institutionalized archives and memory platforms has […]
Cultures of the Internet: Identity, community and mental health
Author(s): Laurence J. Kirmayer, Eugene Raikhel, Sadeq Rahimi Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: Internet, Social networking, Identity, Community, Political action Methodology/Sample: Literature review/_ Reference: Kirmayer, L. J., Raikhel, E., & Rahimi, S. (2013). Cultures of the Internet: Identity, community and mental health. Transcultural psychiatry, 50(2), 165-191. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461513490626 Abstract The Internet and World Wide Web have […]
Mapping hybrid identities: A matrixing model for transculturality
Author(s): Michael Kearney, Setsuko Adachi Year of publication: 2012 Keywords: Transculturality, Identity matrixing, Symbolic order, Global hodological maps, Advanced information and communications systems (AICS) Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Kearney, M., & Adachi, S. (2012). Mapping hybrid identities: A matrixing model for transculturality. In M. Kearney (Eds.), From Conflict to Recognition (pp. 63-81). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401208109_005 Abstract With […]
Conceptualising a holistic model of transcultural lifelong learning
Author(s): Sinela Jurkova, Shibao Guo Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Transculturalism, Transnationalism, Lifelong learning, Transformative learning, Social inclusion Methodology/Sample: Interviews/21 Reference: Jurkova, S., & Guo, S. (2021). Conceptualising a holistic model of transcultural lifelong learning. International Review of Education, 67(6), 791-810.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-021-09930-w Abstract Ever-increasing transnational mobility across borders and the multidimensional cultural representations and identities involved […]
Connecting transculturalism with transformative learning: Toward a new horizon of adult education
Author(s): Year of publication: 2018 Keywords: Transculturalism, Transformative learning, Cultural diversity, Socio-cultural adaptation, Global citizenship Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Jurkova, S., & Guo, S. (2018). Connecting transculturalism with transformative learning: Toward a new horizon of adult education. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 64(2), 173-187. https://doi.org/10.11575/ajer.v64i2.56383 Abstract The impact of transnational migration with activities across transnational borders […]
Care as a border‐crossing language: The Webtoon reader discussion forum as mediascape
Author(s): Ahrum Jeon Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Webtoon, Cultural exchange, Bullying, Affinity space, Multimodal engagement Methodology/Sample: Ethnographic content analysis/1,380 reader comments Reference: Jeon, A. (2021). Care as a Border‐Crossing Language: The Webtoon Reader Discussion Forum as Mediascape. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 64(6), 657-664. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1147 Abstract Drawing from Appadurai’s notion of mediascape, in […]
Cosmopolitan literacies, social networks, and “proper distance”: Striving to understand in a global world
Author(s): Glynda A. Hull, Amy Stornaiuolo Year of publication: 2014 Keywords: Cosmopolitanism, Youth engagement, Intercultural dialogue, Design-based research, Proper distance, Reflexivity, Multimodal composition Methodology/Sample: Mixed-methods design-based research study/25 students Reference: Hull, G. A., & Stornaiuolo, A. (2014). Cosmopolitan literacies, social networks, and “proper distance”: Striving to understand in a global world. Curriculum Inquiry, 44(1), 15-44. […]
Acts of distinction at times of crisis: an epistemological challenge to intercultural communication research
Author(s): Zhu Hua, Rodney H. Jones, Sylvia Jaworska Year of publication: 2022 Keywords: Acts of distinction, Symbolic power, Symbolic violence, Cultural differences, Domination Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Hua, Z., Jones, R. H., & Jaworska, S. (2022). Acts of distinction at times of crisis: an epistemological challenge to intercultural communication research. Language and Intercultural Communication, 22(3), 312–323. […]
The moderating role of social media usage in the relationship among multicultural experiences, cultural intelligence, and individual creativity
Author(s): Shangui Hu, Jibao Gu, Hefu Liu, Qian Huang Year of publication: 2017 Keywords: Multicultural experiences, Cultural intelligence, Individual creativity, Social media usage, Moderating role Methodology/Sample: Survey/310 students Reference: Hu, S., Gu, J., Liu, H., & Huang, Q. (2017). The moderating role of social media usage in the relationship among multicultural experiences, cultural intelligence, and […]
‘We did commit these crimes’: Post-Ottoman solidarities, contested places and Kurdish apology for the Armenian Genocide on Web 2.0
Author(s): Huw Halstead Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Post-Ottoman solidarities, Kurdish apology, Armenian genocide, Digital technology, Transcultural dialogue Methodology/Sample: Content analysis/_ Reference: Halstead, H. (2021). ‘We did commit these crimes’: Post-Ottoman solidarities, contested places and Kurdish apology for the Armenian Genocide on Web 2.0. Memory Studies, 14(3), 634-649. https://doi.org/10.1177/17506980211010933 Abstract Web 2.0 facilitates the articulation […]
The empire blogs back: Gendered and sexualized cultural “others” in superdiversified digital trajectories
Author(s): Branca Fallabella Fabrício Year of publication: 2014 Keywords: Gender, Sexuality, Cultural identity, Digital encounters, Superdiversity, Sexualized othering, Exoticism, Postcolonial Lusophone world, Superdiversity, Cultural identity, Digital encounters, Indexicality, Translocal discourse, Mediatized cultural exchange, Colonial legacies Methodology/Sample: Content analysis/5 texts Reference: Fabrício, B. F. (2014). The empire blogs back: Gendered and sexualized cultural “others” in super-diversified […]
Identities, borders, change: A case study of (trans) cultural learning in mediated learning communities
Author(s): Sébastien Dubreil Year of publication: 2012 Keywords: Identity, Transcultural learning, Global citizenship, Cultural constructs, Online telecollaboration, Identity negotiation, Technology-mediated learning, Transnational education, Cultural introspection, Learning trajectory Methodology/Sample: Single case study/One student Reference: Dubreil, S. (2012). Identities, borders, change: A case study of (trans) cultural learning in mediated learning communities. International Journal of Virtual and […]
Towards a theory of transcultural fandom
Author(s): Bertha Chin, Lori H. Morimoto Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: Transcultural fandom, Popular culture, Media globalization, Fan engagement, Sociopolitical context Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Chin, B., & Morimoto, L. H. (2013). Towards a Theory of Transcultural Fandom. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies, 10(1), 92–108. https://doi.org/10.17613/8jy4m-xx337 Abstract In this discussion, we advocate for a […]
Constructing the digital self in the Global South
Author(s): Baird Campbell, Nell Haynes Year of publication: 2020 Keywords: Digital selfhood, Global South, Gender and sexuality, Online spaces, Self-making practices Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Campbell, B., & Haynes, N. (2020). Constructing the digital self in the Global South. Journal of Language and Sexuality, 9(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1075/jls.00006.cam Abstract The papers in this special section examine how […]
Online fan fiction, global identities, and imagination
Author(s): Rebecca W. Black Year of publication: 2009 Keywords: Fan fiction, Adolescent literacy, English language learners, Online communities, Cosmopolitan identities, Transnational connections, New media, Digital writing, Discourse analysis, Globalization and literacy Methodology/Sample: Ethnography/3 users Reference: Black, R. W. (2009). Online fan fiction, global identities, and imagination. Research in the Teaching of English, 43(4), 397–425. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27784341 […]
Language, culture, and identity in online fanfiction
Author(s): Rebecca W. Black Year of publication: 2006 Keywords: English language learner (ELL), Identity, Fan culture, Literacy, Online interaction Methodology/Sample: Case Study/1 ELL Reference: Black, R. W. (2006). Language, culture, and identity in online fanfiction. E-Learning and Digital Media, 3(2), 170–184. https://doi.org/10.2304/elea.2006.3.2.170 Abstract This article draws on constructs in second-language acquisition, literacy, cultural, and media […]