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