COMMUNICATION
AND GLOBAL SOCIETY
COM 447 -- Fall 2002
Instructor: Dr. Guo‑Ming Chen
Office: I206B‑2
Office Phone: (401) 874‑4731
Office Hour: 12:20 – 1:50pm TH and by appointment
Meeting Times: Quin219 – TH 2-3:15pm
E-mail: gchen@etal.uri.edu
URL: http://www.uri.edu/personal/gmchen
General Course Statement: The
advent of a new era of telecommunications and human interconnection brings
with it questions of identity, community, the place of the individual in a
globalizing society, the connectedness that
stems from the information superhighway, and the possibility that microcultures
will soon be dissolved in a diffuse
macroculture. To become a productive and successful citizen in the future
society is dependent on the ability of
individuals to frame global civic society as a matter of human communication
choices and consequences. Thus,
this course aims to examine primary concerns about communication and
globalization, such as the new sense of
community, dialectics of cultural identity and cultural diversity, the impact
of global media, and citizenship in the
global society. After taking this course your are expected to be more aware of
the relationship of communication
and global society, and further develop the ability of global communication
competency that will help you better
adapt to the future life of human society.
Texts:
Chen, G. M., & Starosta, W. J. (Eds.) (2000). Communication and global society. New York:
Peter Lang. (required)
Boulding, E. (1988). Building
a global civic culture. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. (required)
Herman, E. S., & McChesney, R. W. (1997). The global media. London: Cassell. (required)
Suggested Readings (see this syllabus)
Requirements: You are required to
1.
attend and participate the class meetings
2.
complete a paper, case study, and team presentation.
(Details to be given)
3.
complete a group presentation (details to be given).
4.
complete the final examination.
Policies & Expectations:
1. You must attend class in order to participate
in exercises and discussions. If you
miss more
than two class meetings, you
will lose attendance/participation course credit (points) as
follows: 2 points per class
missed.
2. All written
assignments must be typed. Team presentation will be evaluated based on five
elements:
how (the process of preparation), what (the content), style (the way you
present yourself),
cooperation (between you and your teammate), and time (25-30 minutes). Group
performance
will be evaluated based on the following elements: how (the process of preparation),
what (the content), style (how present yourself), cooperation (among group
members),
costume, setting, and time (25-30 minutes).
Course Evaluation:
Final grades will be cumulative and based on
1.
Paper/Case Study 30%
2.
Team Presentation 10%
3.
Final exam 30%
4.
Group Performance 20%
5.
Class Attendance 10%
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SYLLABUS
Week 1 (9/4 –9/6) -- Introduction to Course
Week 2 – 3 (9/9 – 9/20) --
Communication, Culture, and Globalization
Read:
Chen: 1; Suggested Readings I
Week 4 – 5
(9/23 – 10/4) -- Communication and Global Media
Read:
Chen: 6 - 10; Herman: 1 & 4; Suggested Readings II
Week 6 - 7 (10/7 – 10/18) -- Cultural
Identity and Cultural Diversity
Read:
Chen: 2, 3 & 4; Boulding: 4; Suggested Readings III
Week 8 – 9 (10/21 – 11/1) -- A New Sense of
Community/Global Civic Society
Read:
Boulding: 1; Suggested Readings IV
Week 9 – 10 (11/4 – 11/8) -- Global Citizenship
Read: Chen: 12, 14, & 15;
Boulding: 7; Suggested Readings V
Week 11 – 12 (11/11 – 11/22) --
Global Communication Competency
Read:
Chen: 11; Boulding: 5 & 6; Suggested Readings VI
NCA Convention (11/21-24)
Week 13 – 14 (11/25 – 12/6) --
Global Communication Competency
Read:
Chen: 11; Boulding: 5 & 6; Suggested Readings VI
Thanksgiving (11/28-12/1)
International Communication Convention in Taiwan (12/2-12/9)
Week 15 - 16 (12/9 -) -- Final Exam (12/20,
Friday, 9:00-11:00am, Quin219)
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Suggested Readings (by Category)
I. Communication, Culture, and Globalization
Berger, P. L. (1997, Fall).
Four faces of global cultures. The
National Interest, 49, 23-29.
(culture & globalization)
Chan, J. M. (2002).
Disneyfying and globalizing the Chinese legend Mulan: A study of transculturation.
In J. M. Chan & B. T. McIntyre (Eds.), In
search of boundaries: Communication, nation-states
and cultural identities (pp.
225-248). Westport, CT: Ablex. (culture & globalization)
Crawford, C. J. (1997). Major
trends in global communications. Vital
Speeches of the Day, LXIII (17),
June 15, 538-541. (global communication)
Downing, H. D. H. (2002).
Drawing a bead on global communication theories. In Y. R. Kamalipour (Ed.).
Global communication (pp. 21-34).
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. (global communication)
Featherstone, M. (1990). Global culture: An
introduction. In M Featherstone (Ed.), Global
culture:
Nationalism, globalization and modernity (pp. 1-14). Newbury Park, CA:
Sage. (culture & globalization)
Frederick,
H. H. (1993). Global communication and
international relations. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
(Chap. 1: A Preview) (global
communication).
Frederick,
H. H. (1993). Global communication and
international relations. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
(Chap. 7: Contending Theories of Global Communication). (global communication)
Frederick,
H. H. (1993). Global communication and
international relations. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
(Chap. 10:Global Communication as We Enter the 21st Century).
(global communication)
Govindarajan, V., & Gupta, A. K (1997). The
changing global landscape [on line]. Available:
http//www.bmgt.umd.edu/cib/wplist.htm/ (globalization)
Gupta, A. K., &
Govindarajan, V. (1997). Guest for global dominance: Building global
presence [on line].
Available: http//www.bmgt.umd.edu/cib/wplist.htm/ (globalization)
McPhail, T. L. (2002). Global Communication: Theories,
stakeholders, and trends. Boston, MA: Allyn and
Bacon. (Chap. 1: International Communication) (global communication)
Ogan, C. L. (2002). Communication
and culture. In Y. R. Kamalipour (Ed.). Global
communication
(pp. 207-228). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. (culture & globalization)
Palmer, A. (2002). Following
the historical paths of global communication. In Y. R. Kamalipour (Ed.).
Global communication (pp. 1-20).
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. (global communication)
Smith, A. D. (1990). Towards a
global culture? Theory, Culture &
Society, 7, 171-191. (global culture)
Stevenson, R. L. (1994). Global communication in the twenty-first century. New York: Longman.
(Chap. 1: The Context of Global Communication) (global communication)
Stock,
G. (1993). Metaman: The merging of humans
and machines into a global superorganism.
Toronto: Doubleday Canada. (Chap. 6: The Foundation for Our Future) (culture
& globalization)
II. Communication and Global Media
Global
Report (1999). 7. Technology and the knowledge-based society [on line].
Available:
http//policyresearch.schoolnet.ca/keydocs/global/07techknow-e.htm. (media &
globalization)
Harasim, L. M. (1993). Networlds:
Networks as social space. In L. M. Harasim (Ed.), Global
networks: Computers and international communication (pp. 15-34). Cambridge,
MA: The MIT
Press. (media & globalization)
Harper, C. (2002). The new mass media. New York: Houghton
Mifflin. (Chap. 1: The New Mass Media)
(media & globalization)
Harper, C. (2002). The new mass media. New York: Houghton
Mifflin. (Chap. 2: The Internet)
(media & globalization)
McPhail, T. L. (2002). Global Communication: Theories,
stakeholders, and trends. Boston, MA:
Allyn and Bacon. (Chaps. 11: The Internet: Extending Global Media) (media &
globalization)
III. Cultural Identity and Cultural Diversity
Chan, J. M., & McIntyre, B. T. (2002).
Introduction. In J. M. Chan & B. T. McIntyre (Eds.),
In search of boundaries: Communication,
nation-states and cultural identities (pp. Xiii – xxvi),
Westport, CT: Ablex.
Chen, G. M., & Starosta, W. J. (1998). Foundations
of intercultural communication.
Needham, MA:
Allyn & Bacon. (Chap, 10: Cultural
Diversity and Multiculturalism) (cultural diversity)
Collier, M. J. (2003). Understanding cultural
identities in intercultural communication: A ten-step inventory.
In L. A. Samovar & R. E. Porter (Eds.), Intercultural
communication: A reader (pp. 412-429).
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. (cultural identity)
Friedman, J. (1994). Cultural identity and global process.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (Chap. 7:
Globalization and Localization) (cultural identity & cultural diversity)
Hall, S. (1996). Introduction:
Who needs ‘identity’? In S. Hall & P. Du Gay (Eds.), Questions of
cultural identity (pp. 1-17) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (cultural identity)
Hannerz, U. (1990).
Cosmopolitans and locals in world culture. Theory,
Culture & Society, 7, 237-251.
(cultural identity & cultural diversity)
Kluge, H. (1997). Reflections
on diversity: Cultural assumptions. Vital
Speeches of the Day, LXIII (6),
January 1, 171-175. (cultural diversity)
Lie, R., & Servaes, J. (2000). Globalization:
Consumption and identity. In G. Wang, J. Servaes, & A.
Goonasekera (Eds.), The new
communications landscape: Demystifying media globalization (pp.
307-332), New York: Routledge. (cultural identity)
Sparks, C. (2000). The global, the local and the
public sphere. In G. Wang, J. Servaes, & A. Goonasekera
(Eds.), The new communications landscape:
Demystifying media globalization (pp. 74-95),
New York: Routledge. (cultural identity & cultural diversity)
IV. A New Sense of Community/Global Civic Society
Gaudiani, C. L. (1993).
Developing global civic virtues: A challenge for the educated. . Vital Speeches
of the Day, LX (1), October 15,
31-32. (global civic culture)
Peck,
M. S. (1992). The true meaning of community. In W. B. Gudykunst & Y. Y. Kim
(Eds.),
Readings on communication with strangers
(pp. 435-444). New York: McGraw-Hill.
(new sense of community)
Reuman,
R. E. (1966). Walls. Wallingford, PE:
Pendle Hill. (sense of community)
Shils, E. (1992). Civility and civil society. In
E. C. Banfield (Ed.), Civility and
citizenship in liberal
democratic societies (pp. 1-15). New York: Paragon House. (global civic
society)
V. Global Citizenship
Lynch, J. (1992). Education for citizenship in a multicutural
society. London: Cassell. (Chap. 1:
Rationale for a New Paradigm of Citizenship) (global citizenship)
Lynch, J. (1992). Education for citizenship in a multicutural
society. London: Cassell. (Chap. 2:
Reflecting and Planning - Citizenship) (global citizenship)
VI. Global Communication Competency
Chen, G. M. (personal
manuscript). Global communication
competency. (global communication
competency)
Chen,
G. M., & Starosta, W. J. (1997). A
review of the concept of intercultural sensitivity.
Human Communication, 1, 1-16. . (global communication
competency)
Chen,
G. M., & Starosta, W. J. (1998-9).
A review of the concept of intercultural awareness.
Human Communication, 2, 27-54. . (global communication
competency)
Chen, G. M., & Starosta,
W. J. (2000). The development and validation of the intercultural sensitivity
scale. Human Communication, 3, 1-15.
(global communication competency)
Gupta, A. K., &
Govindarajan, V. (1997). Creating a global mindset [on line].
Available: http//www.bmgt.umd.edu/cib/wplist.htm/. (global communication
competency)
Morgan,
G. (1988). Riding the waves of change:
Developing managerial competencies for a
turbulent world. San Francisco, CA:
Jossy-Bass. (Chap. 1: Emerging Waves and Challenges:
The Need for New Competencies and Mindsets) (global communication competency)
Rhinesmith,
H. S. (1992, October). Global mindsets
for global managers. Training and Development,
63-68. (global
communication competency)
Rhinesmith,
H. S. (1995, May). Open door to a
global minset. Training and Development, 35-43.
(global
communication competency)
Rhinesmith,
H. S. (1996). Going global (Chapter
1). In Rhinesmith H. S., A manager’s
guide to
globalization: Six skills for success in a changing world (pp. 3-21). Chicago, IL: Irwin.
(global
communication competency)
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Suggested Readings (by Author)
Berger, P. L. (1997, Fall).
Four faces of global cultures. The
National Interest, 49, 23-29. (culture &
globalization)
Chan, J. M. (2002).
Disneyfying and globalizing the Chinese legend Mulan: A study of transculturation.
In J. M. Chan & B. T. McIntyre
(Eds.), In search of boundaries:
Communication, nation-states
and cultural identities (pp. 225-248). Westport, CT: Ablex. (culture &
globalization)
Chan, J. M., & McIntyre, B. T. (2002).
Introduction. In J. M. Chan & B. T. McIntyre (Eds.), In search
of boundaries: Communication, nation-states and cultural identities (pp.
Xiii – xxvi), Westport, CT: Ablex.
Chen, G. M. (personal
manuscript). Global communication
competency. (global communication competency)
Chen, G.
M., & Starosta, W. J. (1997). A
review of the concept of intercultural sensitivity. Human
Communication, 1, 1-16. . (global communication competency)
Chen, G. M., & Starosta, W. J. (1998). Foundations
of intercultural communication.
Needham, MA:
Allyn & Bacon. (Chap, 10: Cultural
Diversity and Multiculturalism) (cultural diversity)
Chen,
G. M., & Starosta, W. J. (1998-9).
A review of the concept of intercultural awareness. Human
Communication, 2, 27-54. . (global communication competency)
Chen, G. M., & Starosta,
W. J. (2000). The development and validation of the intercultural sensitivity
scale. Human Communication, 3, 1-15.
(global communication competency)
Collier, M. J. (2003). Understanding cultural identities
in intercultural communication: A ten-step inventory. In
L. A. Samovar & R. E. Porter (Eds.), Intercultural
communication: A reader (pp. 412-429). Belmont,
CA: Wadsworth. (cultural identity)
Crawford, C. J. (1997). Major
trends in global communications. Vital
Speeches of the Day, LXIII (17),
June 15, 538-541. (global
communication)
Downing, H. D. H. (2002).
Drawing a bead on global communication theories. In Y. R. Kamalipour (Ed.).
Global communication (pp. 21-34).
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. (global
communication)
Featherstone, M. (1990). Global culture: An
introduction. In M Featherstone (Ed.), Global
culture: Nationalism,
globalization and modernity (pp. 1-14). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. (culture
& globalization)
Frederick,
H. H. (1993). Global communication and
international relations. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
(Chap. 1: A Preview) (global communication).
Frederick,
H. H. (1993). Global communication and
international relations. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
(Chap. 7: Contending Theories of Global Communication). (global communication)
Frederick,
H. H. (1993). Global communication and
international relations. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
(Chap. 10:Global Communication as We Enter the 21st Century).
(global communication)
Friedman, J. (1994). Cultural identity and global process.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (Chap. 7:
Globalization and Localization) (cultural identity & cultural diversity)
Gaudiani, C. L. (1993).
Developing global civic virtues: A challenge for the educated. . Vital Speeches
of the Day, LX (1), October 15, 31-32. (global civic culture)
Global
Report (1999). 7. Technology and the knowledge-based society [on line].
Available:
http//policyresearch.schoolnet.ca/keydocs/global/07techknow-e.htm. (media &
globalization)
Govindarajan, V., & Gupta, A. K (1997). The
changing global landscape [on line]. Available:
http//www.bmgt.umd.edu/cib/wplist.htm/ (globalization)
Gupta, A. K., &
Govindarajan, V. (1997). Guest for global dominance: Building global
presence
[on line]. Available:
http//www.bmgt.umd.edu/cib/wplist.htm/ (globalization)
Gupta, A. K., &
Govindarajan, V. (1997). Creating a global mindset [on line].
Available: http//www.bmgt.umd.edu/cib/wplist.htm/. (global communication
competency)
Hall, S. (1996). Introduction:
Who needs ‘identity’? In S. Hall & P. Du Gay (Eds.), Questions of
cultural identity (pp. 1-17) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (cultural identity)
Hannerz, U. (1990).
Cosmopolitans and locals in world culture. Theory,
Culture & Society, 7,
237-251. (cultural identity &
cultural diversity)
Harasim, L. M. (1993).
Networlds: Networks as social space. In L. M. Harasim (Ed.), Global networks:
Computers and international communication (pp. 15-34). Cambridge, MA: The
MIT Press.
(media & globalization)
Harper, C. (2002). The new mass media. New York: Houghton
Mifflin. (Chap. 1: The New Mass Media)
(media & globalization)
Harper, C. (2002). The new mass media. New York: Houghton
Mifflin. (Chap. 2: The Internet) (media &
globalization)
Kluge, H. (1997). Reflections
on diversity: Cultural assumptions. Vital
Speeches of the Day, LXIII (6),
January 1, 171-175. (cultural
diversity)
Lie, R., & Servaes, J. (2000). Globalization:
Consumption and identity. In G. Wang, J. Servaes, & A.
Goonasekera (Eds.), The new
communications landscape: Demystifying media globalization
(pp. 307-332), New York: Routledge.
(cultural identity)
Lynch, J. (1992). Education for citizenship in a multicutural
society. London: Cassell. (Chap. 1: Rationale
for a New Paradigm of Citizenship) (global citizenship)
Lynch, J. (1992). Education for citizenship in a multicutural
society. London: Cassell. (Chap. 2: Reflecting
and Planning - Citizenship) (global citizenship)
McPhail, T. L. (2002). Global Communication: Theories,
stakeholders, and trends. Boston, MA: Allyn
and Bacon. (Chap. 1: International Communication) (global communication)
McPhail, T. L. (2002). Global Communication: Theories,
stakeholders, and trends. Boston, MA: Allyn
and Bacon. (Chaps. 11: The Internet: Extending Global Media) ((media &
globalization)
Morgan,
G. (1988). Riding the waves of change:
Developing managerial competencies for a turbulent
world. San Francisco, CA: Jossy-Bass. (Chap. 1: Emerging Waves and
Challenges: The Need for New
Competencies and Mindsets) (global communication competency)
Ogan, C. L. (2002).
Communication and culture. In Y. R. Kamalipour (Ed.). Global communication
(pp. 207-228). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. (culture & globalization)
Palmer, A. (2002). Following
the historical paths of global communication. In Y. R. Kamalipour (Ed.).
Global communication (pp. 1-20).
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. (global communication)
Peck,
M. S. (1992). The true meaning of community. In W. B. Gudykunst & Y. Y. Kim
(Eds.), Readings
on communication with strangers (pp. 435-444). New York: McGraw-Hill. (new
sense of community)
Reuman,
R. E. (1966). Walls. Wallingford, PE:
Pendle Hill. (sense of community)
Rhinesmith,
H. S. (1992, October). Global mindsets
for global managers. Training and Development,
63-68. (global
communication competency)
Rhinesmith,
H. S. (1995, May). Open door to a
global minset. Training and Development,
35-43.
(global
communication competency)
Rhinesmith,
H. S. (1996). Going global (Chapter
1). In Rhinesmith H. S., A manager’s
guide to globalization:
Six skills for success in a changing
world (pp. 3-21). Chicago, IL: Irwin. (global communication
competency)
Shils, E. (1992). Civility and civil society. In
E. C. Banfield (Ed.), Civility and
citizenship in liberal democratic
societies (pp. 1-15). New York: Paragon House. (global civic society)
Smith, A. D. (1990). Towards a
global culture? Theory, Culture &
Society, 7, 171-191. (global culture)
Sparks, C. (2000). The global, the local and the
public sphere. In G. Wang, J. Servaes, & A. Goonasekera
(Eds.), The new communications landscape:
Demystifying media globalization (pp. 74-95), New
York: Routledge. (cultural identity & cultural diversity)
Stevenson, R. L. (1994). Global communication in the twenty-first century. New York:
Longman.
(Chap. 1: The Context of Global Communication) (global communication)
Stock, G. (1993). Metaman: The merging of humans and machines into a global superorganism.
Toronto: Doubleday Canada. (Chap. 6: The Foundation for Our Future) (culture
& globalization)
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