Intercultural Communication and Dialectics Revisited

Abstract

Twenty five years ago we described four distinct paradigms of culture and communication research (functionalist, interpretive, critical humanist, and critical structuralist) based on their metatheoretical assumptions, explored strategies for constructive interparadigmatic discussions and proposed a dialectical approach that could guide future intercultural communication research and practice. Over the years we have further developed this notion and discussed its relevance to current scholarship. This chapter again revisits the contemporary terrain of intercultural communication – as the field continues to expand in many different and new directions, as the field engages contemporary global challenges. Here, we again survey current culture and communication research through a paradigmatic lens, assess the current contributions of a dialectical approach to the study of culture and communication and offer new directions for incorporating a dialectic perspective into our research and practice.

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