Virtual Cosmopolitanism: Constructing Third Cultures and Transmitting Social and Cultural Capital Through Social Media

被引:36
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作者
McEwan, Bree [1 ]
Sobre-Denton, Miriam [2 ]
机构
[1] Western Illinois Univ, Dept Commun, 1 Univ Circle, Macomb, IL 61455 USA
[2] Southern Illinois Univ, Dept Speech Commun, Carbondale, IL USA
关键词
Virtual Third Culture; Virtual Cosmopolitanism; Hybrid Culture; Intercultural Communication; Computer-Mediated Communication;
D O I
10.1080/17513057.2011.598044
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Increasingly, individuals interested in intercultural communication can turn to computer-mediated communication (CMC), particularly social media, to discursively construct hybridized cultures. This essay examines how CMC can facilitate virtual cosmopolitanism and virtual third cultures by reviewing current literature on virtual third culture spaces and ethnographic data exploring virtual cosmopolitanism.
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页码:252 / 258
页数:7
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