Wei Liu

The Lebowski Shock (eBook, ePUB)

Deconstructing Normative Intercultural Paradigms

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Grounded in autoethnographic observations and informed by critical, postmodern, ethnographic, and narrative approaches, this work presents a new framework for intercultural communication education that aims to deconstruct normative intercultural paradigms.

Critical scholars in intercultural communication education have advocated a shift from the essentialist approach, which focuses on the Western Centre, to a non-essentialist approach that treats all national cultures as equally complex, rich, and legitimate. However, deconstructing old frameworks is easier than constructing new alternatives. At the heart of this book lies the "Lebowski Shock", an innovative theoretical construct that bridges the gap between the ideals of non-essentialist and non-stereotypical intercultural learning, and their practical implementation. It can overcome the human cognitive tendency toward essentialism and the entrenched power structures that perpetuate essentialist views. By offering a tangible and actionable framework, the "Lebowski Shock" equips readers with the tools to approach learning, teaching, and collaboration across diverse cultural contexts and foster open-ended, participatory, nuanced, and respectful intercultural engagement.

This book will serve as an essential resource for scholars, educators, and students in intercultural communication education, as well as for anyone dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040619926
• Artikelnr.: 75622670

Autorenporträt

Wei Liu, PhD, works at the University of Alberta International, managing the Global Academic Leadership Development (GALD) Program. His research interests include foreign language education, intercultural communication education, and international higher education.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: What is Lebowski Shock? 2. The Bethune Shock: Transcending
Normative Ideological Labels 3. The Church Shock: Deconstructing
Essentialist Religious Thinking 4. The Directness Shock: Suppressing
Extrapolative Cultural Categorizations 5. The BBQ Shock: Examining Food as
an Anthropological and Cultural Artifact 6. The School Shock: Exploring
Complex Structural Reasons behind Pedagogical Differences 7. The Freedom
Shock: Breaking the Imposition of Hegemonic Western Discourses 8. The Debt
Shock: Dismantling the "Cheap Chinese" Stereotype through Systems Thinking
9. The Hofstede Shock: Revealing the Limitations of Binary Cultural
Dimensions 10. The University Shock: Challenging the Myth of Universal
"Best Practices" 11. The Chinatown Shock: Foregrounding the Complexity of
Cultural Identity 12. Conclusion: Revisiting the Four Design Features of
the Lebowski Shock