{"product_id":"ferment-in-the-intercultural-field-1","title":"Ferment in the Intercultural Field","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFerment in the Intercultural Field: Axiology\/Value\/Praxis, \u003c\/b\u003eVolume 26 of \u003cb\u003eThe International and Intercultural Communication Annual\u003c\/b\u003e examines how the field of intercultural communication has encouraged new techniques in the area of research. Editors William J. Starosta and Guo-Ming Chen, along with a diverse group of distinguished contributors, recall the 1983 topical issue of \u003cb\u003eThe Journal of Communication\u003c\/b\u003e that reported a critical turn and a shift of paradigms in communication research.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOffering a postmodern critique of some of the more common approaches to research, this volume treats the researcher as an instrument and welcomes multiple voices in research, invites critique and self-reflection, rethinks rhetoric, categorizes research assumptions, and considers the researched a partner in a research conversation. \u003cb\u003eFerment in the Intercultural Field\u003c\/b\u003e critiques western perspectives and looks for applications that will improve intercultural frictions and misunderstandings. The volume also includes analyses that speak to \"ferment\" in terms of axiology, values, and praxis.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRecommended for scholars and researchers in the area of intercultural communication, \u003cb\u003eFerment in the Intercultural Field \u003c\/b\u003eis also a vital resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate communication students.  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Editors:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Starosta,\u003c\/b\u003e Ph.D., teaches coursework in intercultural communication, qualitative research, and rhetoric at Howard University. He has held elective office in two professional societies and is founding editor of the \u003ci\u003eHoward Journal of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCommunications\u003c\/i\u003e. He presently conducts research in inter-ethnic conflict, intercultural rhetoric, and intercultural communication theory.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuo-Ming Chen,\u003c\/b\u003e Ph.D., is Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He was the recipient of the 1987 Outstanding Dissertation Award presented by the SCA International and Intercultural Communication Division. His primary research interests are in intercultural\/organizational communication, including the areas of global communication, communication competence, conflict management, and cultural values and language.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262835839320,"sku":"9780761929031","price":105.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780761929031_733b4bfe-bb3f-4342-be87-b9199611282c.jpg?v=1777785350","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ferment-in-the-intercultural-field-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}