Intercultural Studies: Intercultural Communication
This guide will help you in your research for Intercultural Studies.
Available in the Library
These books, plus many more, can all be found in the Reference section of our library. Search the Library Online Catalog to find additional resources.
Being There: Learning to Live Cross-Culturally by Sarah H. Davis and Melvin Konner
Call Number:
GN 345.65 .R47 2011
Working Across Cultures by John Hooker
Call Number:
HM 1211 .H66 2004
Global Business Etiquette: A Guide to International Communication and Customs by Jeanette S. Martin and Lillian H. Chaney
Call Number:
HF 5389 .M375 2012
Global Mission Handbook: A Guide for Crosscultural Service by Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor
Call Number:
BV 2063 .H65 2009
Intercultural Communications Resources
- UNESCO DatabaseUNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. They have some great resources on their website, including videos, articles, and full-text books.
- Intercultural Competences: Conceptual and Operational FrameworkThis publication from UNESCO explores how individuals and communities manage encounters with cultural others.
- Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural DialogThis UNESCO World Report explains the importance and complexity of cultural diversity and how integral it is to intercultural dialog.
- Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural WorkbookDesigned for Peace Corps Volunteers, this practical, hands-on guide is also a rich and useful resource for students who want to look into their own culture and become more understanding of people of other cultures.
Journals
- Journal of Intercultural CommunicationYou can get full-text access to this online journal for free.
- Journal of Intercultural Communication StudiesThis journal is published by the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies. It is available full-text online.
- Public CulturePublic Culture is a reviewed interdisciplinary journal of cultural studies, published three times a year in Fall, Winter and Spring for the Society for Transnational Cultural Studies by Duke University Press.
Professional Organizations
- Center for Intercultural DialogueThe goal of the Center is to approach intercultural dialogue at two levels: to encourage research on the topic of intercultural dialogue, but to do so through bringing international scholars interested in the topic together in shared intercultural dialogues about their work. Their website includes free resources and videos.
- International Public Relations AssociationIPRA constitutes the most genuinely international grouping of public relations practitioners worldwide, active not only in promoting exchange of information and co-operation in every sector of the profession, but also in building a programme of professional development opportunities and other initiatives aimed at enhancing the role of public relations in management and international affairs.