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Selected Papers from the 28th International Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies

A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 2881

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Zhong Wang

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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Macao, Macao
Interests: cultural industries theory and philosophy; folklore culture and intangible culture heritage; sociology of science/sociological study of traditional skills; cultural history of macao; cultural industries policy; oral history
Dr. Jinshi Shao

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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Macao, Macao
Interests: dynamic assessment for second language development; instructed second language acquisition; generative approaches to second language acquisition

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to issue a call for abstract submissions for the 28th International Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies.

This year's edition is entitled “Synergies in Intercultural Communication: Languages, Professions and Heritages”. The annual conference provides participants with opportunities to network with one another and benefit from research findings in and expertise on intercultural communication issues, aiming to advance research methodology, foster interdisciplinary scholarly dialogues for integrated approaches to complex communication problems, and facilitate understanding across cultures.

The conference will be held on 22-25 March 2023, at the Taipa campus of the City University of Macau (CityU). In collaboration with Social Sciences, the authors of high-quality papers from the conference will be invited to submit follow-up articles that extend their presented research in this dedicated Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Zhong Wang
Dr. Jinshi Shao
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Social Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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How Do Intercultural Communication Textbooks Represent Culture? A Case Study of Chinese Culture
by Ruobing Chi, Tingting Zhang and Li Liu
Soc. Sci. 2024, 13(1), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13010032 - 01 Jan 2024
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Intercultural communication (IC) textbooks are important means to transfer and construct knowledge about different cultural groups, yet it is still not clear how specific cultures are represented in these educational materials. This study addresses the question by analyzing the content of Chinese culture [...] Read more.
Intercultural communication (IC) textbooks are important means to transfer and construct knowledge about different cultural groups, yet it is still not clear how specific cultures are represented in these educational materials. This study addresses the question by analyzing the content of Chinese culture represented in a sample of intercultural communication textbooks. The findings show that (1) a variety of Chinese cultural contents are covered in IC textbooks, among which cultural products and persons are the most frequent references followed by cultural practices and perspectives; (2) representations of Chinese culture reflect diverse conceptualizations of culture ranging from essential to non-essential orientations; (3) Chinese cultures are presented often with theoretical concepts of the IC field and in comparative contexts together with other cultures. Differences in cultural representation between IC and language textbooks and their educational implications are discussed at the end. Full article
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Positive Shift of the Image of China in Recent Hollywood Blockbusters
by Yafei Lyu
Soc. Sci. 2023, 12(12), 645; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12120645 - 22 Nov 2023
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Hollywood will encounter some cultural policies when its films are imported to the Chinese film market on a revenue-sharing basis. These include a quota system, a censorship system and an uncertain release schedule. However, China has been the fastest growing film market since [...] Read more.
Hollywood will encounter some cultural policies when its films are imported to the Chinese film market on a revenue-sharing basis. These include a quota system, a censorship system and an uncertain release schedule. However, China has been the fastest growing film market since 2008 and the second largest film market in the world since 2012 (yet the current film industries worldwide are recovering from the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic). Despite the restrictive cultural policies, Hollywood, attracted by the promising profitability, have incorporated more Chinese roles and more plots about China to please the Chinese film regulators and audiences in order to gain access to the lucrative Chinese film market. Furthermore, the depiction of China has become more positive and diverse in recent Hollywood blockbusters compared with the Orientalist stereotypical images in the past. The author intends to examine the reasons behind the phenomenon through analysing the positively changing images of China from early Hollywood films to the recent Hollywood blockbusters. In fact, the positively changing depiction of China illustrates China and the US negotiating the dynamic process of cross-cultural exchange in economic and political terms through compromise, competition and collaboration. Full article
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