Online intercultural communication
Author(s): Christakis Christofi Year of publication: 2020 Keywords: Online intercultural communication, COVID-19, Digital environment, Cultural contacts, Multimodal communication Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Christofi, C. (2020). Online intercultural communication. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Educational Alternatives, 18, 124-131. https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002105/ Abstract Online Intercultural Communication (OIC), related to the development of the Internet, digital environments and new media technological […]
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 […]
A classification of cultural engagements in community technology design: introducing a transcultural approach
Author(s): Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Tariq Zaman, Colin Stanley Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Participatory design, Co-design, Digital learning environments, Transcultural approach, Geographically distributed collaboration Methodology/Sample: Pilot studies (Case studies)/_ Reference: Winschiers-Theophilus, H., Zaman, T., & Stanley, C. (2019). A classification of cultural engagements in community technology design: introducing a transcultural approach. AI & Society, 34, 419-435. […]
Pushing political, cultural, and geographical boundaries: Distributed co-design with children from Namibia, Malaysia and Finland
Author(s): Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Naska Goagoses, Erkki Rötkönen, Tariq Zaman Year of publication: 2022 Keywords: Indigenous knowledge (IK), Epistemologies, Educational reform, Collaboration, Cultural clashes Methodology/Sample: Participatory design/Approx 40 students Reference: Winschiers-Theophilus, H., Goagoses, N., Rötkönen, E., & Zaman, T. (2022). Pushing political, cultural, and geographical boundaries: Distributed co-design with children from Namibia, Malaysia and Finland. International […]
Embracing Indigenous knowledge systems in ICT-enabled education
Author(s): Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Edwin Blake, Donovan Maasz, Chris Muashekele, Peter Gallert, Colin Stanley, Alphons Kahuhu Koruhama Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Community technology design, Indigenous knowledge, Transcultural approach, Cultural engagement, Digitization efforts Methodology/Sample: Case study/_ Reference: Winschiers-Theophilus, H., Blake, E., Maasz, D., Muashekele, C., Gallert, P., Stanley, C., & Koruhama, A. K. (2021). Embracing Indigenous […]
Toward a model of global meaning making
Author(s): Robert J. Tierney Year of publication: 2018 Keywords: Global meaning making, Cross-cultural epistemologies, Indigenous ways of knowing, Decolonization, Critical reflexivity Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Tierney, R. J. (2018). Toward a model of global meaning making. Journal of Literacy Research, 50(4), 397-422. https://doi.org/10.1177/1086296X18803134 Abstract Drawing upon tenets of critical theory, cultural capital, global epistemologies, decolonization, Indigenous […]
Wrongful conviction, pop culture, and achieving justice in the digital age
Author(s): Greg Stratton Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: True crime, Participatory practices, Wrongful conviction, Miscarriages of justice, Audience engagement, Popular culture, Media convergence, Social media activism Methodology/Sample: Case study/One podcast, one TV show Reference: Stratton, G. (2019). Wrongful conviction, pop culture, and achieving justice in the digital age. In D. Akrivos, A.K. Antoniou (Eds.), Crime, […]
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 […]
Young people as global citizens: Negotiation of youth civic participation in adult-managed online spaces
Author(s): Manisha Pathak-Shelat, Kiran V. Bhatia Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Youth civic participation, Global citizenship, Adult-managed online spaces, Negotiation strategies, Civic engagement Methodology/Sample: Interviews/20 young bloggers Reference: Pathak-Shelat, M., & Bhatia, K. V. (2019). Young people as global citizens: negotiation of youth civic participation in adult-managed online spaces. Journal of youth studies, 22(1), 87-107. […]
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 […]
Paradoxes of participation in the digitalization of education: A narrative account
Author(s): Pekka Mertala Year of publication: 2020 Keywords: Digitalization, Education, Participation, Ed-tech, Paradoxes Methodology/Sample: Narrative research/_ Reference: Mertala, P. (2020). Paradoxes of participation in the digitalization of education: A narrative account. Learning, Media and Technology, 45(2), 179-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2020.1696362 Abstract The language used around the digitalization of education tends to be inherently political, value-laden, and deterministic. […]
Fans as transcultural gatekeepers: The hierarchy of BTS’ anglophone Reddit fandom and the digital East-West media flow
Author(s): Kimery S. Lynch Year of publication: 2022 Keywords: BTS, curation, gatekeeping, Hallyu, K-pop Methodology/Sample: Case study (interviews)/_ Reference: Lynch, K. S. (2022). Fans as transcultural gatekeepers: The hierarchy of BTS’Anglophone Reddit fandom and the digital East-West media flow. New media & society, 24(1), 105-121. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820962109 Abstract This article describes how fandom organization on visibly […]
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 […]
If you are a foreigner in a foreign country, you stick together’: Technologically mediated communication and acculturation of migrant students
Author(s): Sun S. Lim, Becky Pham Year of publication: 2016 Keywords: Acculturation, Discrimination, Intercultural communicative competence, Media deprivation, Migrants Methodology/Sample: Multimethods (diary, interviews)/60 students Reference: Lim, S. S., & Pham, B. (2016). ‘If you are a foreigner in a foreign country, you stick together’: technologically mediated communication and acculturation of migrant students. New Media & […]
The Internet as a facilitator of cultural hybridization and interpersonal relationship management for Asian international students in South Korea
Author(s): Kyung-Hee Kim, Haejin Yun, Youngmin Yoon Year of publication: 2009 Keywords: Internet-mediated communication, Cultural hybridization, Asian international students, South Korea, Social networks Methodology/Sample: Interview/24 students Reference: Kim, K. H., Yun, H., & Yoon, Y. (2009). The Internet as a facilitator of cultural hybridization and interpersonal relationship management for Asian international students in South Korea. […]
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 […]
Building empathy through a comparative study of popular cultures in Caracas, Venezuela, and Albany, United States
Author(s): José L. Jiménez, Ilka Kressner Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Collaborative online international learning (COIL), Popular culture, Empathy, Transcultural understanding, Multimedia projects Methodology/Sample: Collaborative Online International Learning/58 students Reference: Jiménez, J. L., & Kressner, I. (2021). Building empathy through a comparative study of popular cultures in Caracas, Venezuela, and Albany, United States. Virtual exchange: […]
Rethinking ‘rethinking convergence/culture’
Author(s): Henry Jenkins Year of publication: 2014 Keywords: Participation, Convergence, Fandom, Activism, Democracy Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Jenkins, H. (2014). Rethinking ‘rethinking convergence/culture’. Cultural Studies, 28(2), 267-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/09502386.2013.801579 Abstract Responding to the September 2011 special issue on ‘Rethinking Convergence Culture’, this essay seeks to identify ways that the author’s thinking about convergence and participatory culture have […]
Transcultural elements in connectivist massive open online courses
Author(s): Nazife Sen Ersoy, Evrim Genc Kumtepe Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Connectivist MOOCs (cMOOCs), Transculture, Online Learning, Community, Collaboration Methodology/Sample: Single case study (interviews)/4 instructors & 10 students Reference: Ersoy, N. S., & Kumtepe, E. G. (2021). Transcultural elements in connectivist massive open online courses. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 20(4), 159-166. […]
Social networking and cultural adaptation: A theoretical model
Author(s): Stephen M. Croucher Year of publication: 2011 Keywords: Cultural adaptation, Cultural acculturation, Cultivation theory, Ethnic Group vitality, Social networking websites Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Croucher, S. M. (2011). Social networking and cultural adaptation: A theoretical model. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 4(4), 259-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2011.598046 Abstract This paper demonstrates a theoretical model for the influence […]
The merits of social credit rating in china? An exercise in interpretive pros hen ethical pluralism
Author(s): Rockwell F. Clancy Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Social credit rating, Cooperation, Cultural evolution, Trust, Ethical pluralism Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Clancy, R. F. (2021). The merits of social credit rating in china? An exercise in interpretive pros hen ethical pluralism. Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, 20(1), 102-119. https://doi.org/10.17477/jcea.2021.20.1.102 Abstract Social credit rating in China […]
(Re)educating the senses to multicultural communities: prospective teachers using digital media and sonic cartography to listen for culture
Author(s): Cassie J. Brownell, Jon M. Wargo Year of publication: 2017 Keywords: Multicultural education, Sonic cartography, Digital media, Community literacies, Proper distance Methodology/Sample: Qualitative/15 adults Reference: Brownell, C. J., & Wargo, J. M. (2017). (Re)educating the senses to multicultural communities: prospective teachers using digital media and sonic cartography to listen for culture. Multicultural Education Review, […]
Digging into YouTube videos: Using media literacy and participatory culture to promote cross-cultural understanding
Author(s): Kristen Bloom, Kelly M. Johnston Year of publication: 2010 Keywords: Cross-cultural understanding, Media literacy, YouTube, Participatory culture, Digital exchanges Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Bloom, K., & Johnston, K. M. (2010). Digging into YouTube videos: Using media literacy and participatory culture to promote cross-cultural understanding. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2(2). 3. https://doi.org/10.23860/jmle-2-2-3 Abstract It has […]
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 […]