Global Communication

The global communications emphasis of the lab intersects with numerous other areas, in particular digital culture, presence and new media uses and behaviors. Individuals engaging in cross-cultural or international online communication experience presence as they virtually explore„through person-to-person communication and the consumption of online popular cultural texts„cultural environments different from the one in which they physically evolve. In the process of doing so, they also give genesis to new forms of cross-cultural digital cultures and inform the study of new media uses and behaviors.

Asian Celebrity Culture and the Internet
Darling-Wolf

Analysis of web sites about Japanese male celebrities constructed by fans disseminated throughout Asia. The focus is on assessing how these fans (most of whom are female) are constructing a common Asian and gendered identity through the exchange of information, sharing of experiences, and use of language(s).

Global Communications and the Internet
Darling-Wolf

First taught in Summer 2001, this course examines the impact of the increasingly global reach of digital communications on culture. While reflecting on topics related to the global nature of today's information technologies and their potential influence, students actively engage in an exploration of the concept of culture through the construction of an "intercultural Web site" built in cooperation with students at Temple University Japan (TUJ) in Tokyo. In other words, this course uses the Internet and Web authoring as tools to reflect on the concept of cultural identity and international or intercultural communication. This course could be greatly improved by access to faster Internet connections and more “live” exchanges.

International Communication Concentration:
Darling-Wolf

The International Communication Concentration proposes to expose students to numerous and varied international perspectives in order to help them develop into multicultural individuals able to negotiate the increasingly international media world. It also aims at fostering a better understanding of the American cultural environment by encouraging students to reflect on their own cultural lens. In order to do so, the concentration combines face-to-face, synchronous interaction with technologically mediated approaches to create a virtual global campus community uniting students enrolled at Temple campuses at different national and international locations, including Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Rome, London and Tokyo.

Communication and interaction between students across these campuses is maintained through the use of new technologies in several ways. Examples include:

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