Academic Seminar with Dr Ashley Simpson
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Abstract:Amidst calls for epistemological diversity and plurality within intercultural communication in this talk I contest the notion that the field has reached an epoch of criticality or that the field has turned critically. In doing so, I problematise whether a dialectical approach for intercultural communication can move the field conceptually beyond the primacy of the intercultural subject as the knowing subject. I therefore build on recent developments within the field of applied linguistics in calling for a (re)engagement with dialectical thought in order to provide an analytic of how people, languages and cultures are (re)produced through engaging with political economy. This conceptual backdrop is used as a lens to problematise practical issues when engaging with contemporary discourses and representations about Chinese language and culture.
Dr Ashley Simpson is a Lecturer in Language Education at Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Date
Thursday 27 March 2025 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (UTC+00)Location
Bowland North Seminar Room 2
Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancashire LA1 4YB
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Academic Seminar with Dr Ashley Simpson
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