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Intercultural Communication-Current Challenges and Future Directions

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This introductory chapter discusses methodological perspectives in intercultural communication, and in particular the theoretical underpinnings of a philosophical investigation of the field. It provides a synopsis of the book, outlining the main themes discussed in the three chapters. Chapter 2, A Critical Framework for Intercultural Communication, engages with the theoretical presuppositions in the work of leading critical interculturalists. Chapter 3, The Ethics of Interculturality, discusses the relevance of the ethics of Levinas for intercultural communication. Chapter 4, Dwelling or sojourning? Modalities of Interculturality, considers the ethical implications of Levinas’s ethics for the development of a framework that addresses the limitations of current conceptualisations of competence in intercultural communication.

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Ferri, G. (2018). Intercultural Communication-Current Challenges and Future Directions. In: Intercultural Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73918-2_1

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