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Module Title
Module Code
School
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NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This course aims to explore the processes of communication across cultures and between different cultural groups. The focus will be on (a) the ways in which identities are constructed, maintained and negotiated in different cultural contexts and , (b) the ways in which different groups seek to understand and 'construct' each other both in terms of representations and cross-cultural encounters. The course is interdisciplinary in nature and the lectures and seminars will draw on relevant sociological and anthropological literature in addition to communications and cultural studies approaches.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding of key theoretical approaches and concepts in cross-cultural communication
2. Account for similarities and differences in cultural systems and behaviours in a systematic way.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of cross cultural issues in contemporary society
4. Identify the main ways in which culture affects communication processes.
5. Appreciate cultural diversity

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	12	No Description
Seminars	12	No Description
Independent Study	60	No Description
Independent Study	41	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Constructing Identities
How personal, social and cultural identities are constructed in everyday life.

National and Ethnic Identities
'Imagined community' of the nation. Relationship between ethnic and national identities.

Ritual Practices and Identity Construction
The function of rituals in creating communities and historical changes in ritual practice.

New Ethnicities
Globalisation and hybrid identities

Media Representations
The role of media in constructing 'otherness'/stereotypes in historical and contemporary contexts.

Diasporic Communication
Images of home and exile. Use of new media by migrant groups.

Travel and Tourism
Cross cultural encounters through leisure travel.

Cosmopolitanism
Being a world citizen, what does it mean today?

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	%	Examination Weight	%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Bauman, Zygmunt: 1990, Thinking Sociologically, Blackwell, Oxford,
Hall, Stuart: 1992, Modernity and Its Futures, Open University Press,
Belton, Brian: 2005, Gypsy and Traveller Ethnicity,
Held, D. and McGrew, A.: 2005, Global Transformations Reader,
Cronin, M. and O'Connor, B. (eds): 2003, Irish Tourism: Image, Culture and Identity, Channel View Publications,
Urry, John: 1990, The Tourist Gaze: Leisure and Travel in Contemporary Societies, Sage., London,
Anderson, B.: 1983, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism,
Naficy, Hamid: 1993, The Making of Exile Cultures:Iranian Television in Los Angeles, University of Minnesota Press,
Vertovec, S and Cohen, R.: 2002, Conceiving Cosmopolitanism: Theory, Context and Practice.,
Cottle, S. (ed): 2000, Ethnic Minorities and the Media: Changing Cultural Boundaries, Open University Press,

Other Resources

None

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