Intercultural communication/ Comunicação intercultural
The course will cover the following topics and works in the order as presented below:
• Lost in Translation by Sofia Coppola
• Sapir and Whorf hypothesis and our perception of the world
• “Last.”, Ali Smith and cultural diversity encapsulated in language
• Etymology and culture
• Communication as an element of culture
• Models of intercultural communication
• Barriers of intercultural communication
• “Avó Lives Alone.” by Emanuel Melo and diasporas
• “Exile.” by Emanuel Melo and diasporas
• “Teach yourself Italian.” by Jhumpa Lahiri and acquiring culture through language
• The Global village
• “The Danger of a Single Story.” by Chimamanda Adichie and intercultural empathy
• “Heart is Where Home Was.” by Chimamanda Adichie and cultures within cultures
• "Runaway World." (fragments) by Anthony Giddens, o mundo como uma aldeia global
• “Nadia’s Cake.” by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne cultures and folklore
• “Visby.” by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and intercultural communication