Interracial Communication: Contexts, Communities, and Choices
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Race relations remain an important and salient issue, particularly in such diverse societies as the United States. With all the benefits of life in a multi-cultural setting, drawbacks are inevitable, with conflict being among the most prevalent. Such conflicts are fueled by real and perceived differences among people in their manner, custom, values, and beliefs.
Interracial Communication: Contexts, Communities, and Choices offers opportunities for the reader to engage in thought, reflection, and dialogue around many of the issues that frame and inform interracial communication which necessarily affect the quality of these intergroup relationships.
Filling a long-standing gap in the interracial communication conceptual and pedagogical literature, Interracial Communication: Contexts, Communities, and Choices
- Arranges 26 original essays by context: Identity, Relationships and Families, Communities, Academic Stories, Politics, and Mass Media.
- Explores a range of communication topics among, between, and across racial groups.
- Gives the instructor flexibility to arrange readings independently across the course syllabus.
- Features an abstract, key words list, and discussion questionsin each chapter to further engage the reader beyond the issues and themes presented in the reading.
Context I: Identity
1 Amidst the Color Line: Remembering Love at the End of Everyday by Rachel Alicia Griffin and Joshua Phillips
Abstract
Introduction
Our Histories
Our Voices: The Story of Rachel and Joshua
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
2 The Differences That Bind Us: An Informal Diasporan Conversation by Patricia Brown McDonald
Abstract
Introduction
Brief Historical Overview of African American and Caribbean Peoples
Language and Culture
Friction in the Diaspora
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
3 The Mis-Education of Race: Communication, Coding, and the Illogic of the Current Approach by Michele S. Foss-Snowden
Abstract
Introduction
Racial Research
Racial Research and Communication
Inaccuracy, Illogic, and the Current Approach
A Change is Gonna Come
Discussion Questions
References
4 Conformed and Disrupted Black Bodies in Intraracial Interactions: Deliberations on the Wearing of Natural Hair by Sakile K. Camara
Abstract
Introduction
Thematic Insights: Understanding Conformed and Disrupted Black Bodies
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
5 Grabbing from My Racial Tool Kit: Ethnic-Racial Socialization and African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American Students by Anna Wong Lowe, Monica Flippin, Joshua Rogers, Cindy E. Foor and Susan E. Walden
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Discussion Questions
References
Acknowledgement
6 The Role of Ethnic Identity, Ethnic Flexibility and Ethnic Peer Affiliations in First-Year Latino/a College Students’ Perceptions of Future Opportunities by Christy Teranishi Martinez
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
Discussion Questions
References
Context II: Relationships and Families
7 The Development of a Typology for Interracial Relationships: An Extension of an Existing Model by Juan M. D’Brot, Theodore A. Avtgis, Keith A. Weber, and Scott A. Myers
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
Discussion Questions
References
8 Communication with Transethnically Adopted Individuals by Daniel Cochece Davis, Jacqueline L. Kelly, Christopher J. Porter, and Nicole S. Rosini
Abstract
Introduction
Ethnic Identity
History of Transethnic Adoptions
Identity Formation in Transethnic Adoptees
Transethnic Adoptee Communication
Discussion
Discussion Questions
References
9 “Is that Because She Is an Asian?”: Attribution and Relational Satisfaction in Inter-Couples by Sachiyo M. Shearman
Abstract
Introduction
Attribution in Relationship
Listening to the Voices of Intercultural Couples
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
10 If I’m White and you’re Black, what does that make us?: Negotiating Racial Identity in Romantic Interracial Relationships by Kelli L. Fellows
Abstract
Introduction
Interpersonal Communication Classroom Discussion
Class Discussion Implications
Romantic Relational Development
Consideration of the Identity Construct
Implications for Identity Negotiation Within Interracial Dating Relationships
Concluding Thoughts
Discussion Questions
References
Context III: Communities
11 Social Inequities and Communicating During Crisis by Christine Eith, Patric R. Spence, and Kenneth A. Lachlan
Abstract
Introduction
History of Miscommunication
Understanding Intercultural Communication and Knowledge Gaps
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
12 Promoting Interracial Interactions Through Service-Learning Pedagogy by Eddah Mutua-Kombo
Abstract
Introduction
The Setting
Defining Service-Learning
Lessons Learned
Discussion Questions
References
13 1898: Reflections on a Southern Community’s Racial History and Future by Earl Sheridan and Bertha Boykin Todd
Abstract
A Wilmington Native Confronts 1898
1898: Acknowledging the Past–Moving Forward Together
Discussion Questions
References
14 Confronting the Racial Double Bind at a Christian University: A Critical Ethnography by Jonathan W. Camp, Amber Smittick, Alan Copeland, Jennifer Dodd, James Graham, Michaele P. McCloud, Taber Minner, and Quintin S. Wilson
Abstract
Difficult Conversations
ACU–On the “Cutting Edge” of Racial Reconciliation
Methods
Results
Denials of White Privilege
Caught in the Racial Double-Bind
Study Implications
Restructuring Race Discourse in the Classroom
Limitations and Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
Context IV: Academic Stories
15 Engaging a Campus in Effective Intercultural and Interracial Communication Initiatives by Devorah Lieberman and Ruta Shah-Gordon
Abstract
Diversity and Interracial Communication: The National Conversation
Interracial and Intercultural Communication Initiative at Wagner College
Generalizing Campus Specific Interracial Communication Activities and Positive Outcomes
Interracial and Intercultural Awareness Workshops
Understanding the Larger Campus Culture
The Reality: Dealing with Bias and Hate Crimes
Fostering Interracial and Intercultural Communication Is a Shared Responsibility
Interracial/Intercultural Communication beyond the Campus
Identifying Other Campuses’ Initiatives for Enhancing Interracial and Intercultural Communication
A Glass Half Full
Discussion Questions
References
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
16 Interracial Conflict and Campus Hate Speech: The Case for Dialogic Engagement in College Settings by Peter M. Kellett, Tom Matyok, Sarah Blizzard, Cherie Avent, and Elizabeth H. Jeter
Abstract
Introduction
The Context of Conflict and Hate in Dorm Life
Co-Cultural Theory, Hate Speech, and a Personal Conflict Narrative
A Personal Narrative “My UNCX Freshman Experience”
A Co-Cultural Understanding
Lessons from Lisa’s Story and Broader Dialogic Strategies
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
17 Considering Five Promising “Interracial” Communication Practices in an Intercultural/Intergroup Education Course by Sherick A. Hughes
Abstract
Introduction
STRATEGY ONE: Modeling Reflexivity
STRATEGY TWO: Personalizing Privilege and Penalty
STRATEGY THREE: Leveling Experience
STRATEGY FOUR: Triangulating
STRATEGY FIVE: Balancing Struggle and Hope
Tangible Fruits of Promising Communication Practices?
Concluding Thoughts: “Interracial” Communication Challenges and Possibilities
Discussion Questions
References
18 Reframing the Rhetoric of Race through Classroom Discourse by Tina M. Harris and Blake Abbott
Abstract
Introduction
Critical Race Theory and the IRC Course
Critical Race Theory as Critical Race Pedagogy
Student Journaling as a Self-Reflective Experience
Deconstructing the Process: A Cluster Analysis
The Four-Step Process: Identifying and Working through Microaggressions
Identifying a Racial Microaggression
Discussion
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
19 “America has a dominant language—Learn it!”: An Analysis of Whiteness in the Construction of International Teaching Assistant Identity in the Daily Egyptian by Richie Neil Hao
Abstract
Introduction
Overview of the Conversations in the Daily Egyptian
Whiteness Discourses in the Daily Egyptian
Response to Whiteness Discourses
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
Context V: Politics
20 Change in the Oval Office: The Impact of Race on First-time African American Voters by Vanessa G. Cunningham-Engram
Abstract
Introduction
Access Theory
Race to the White House
Survey Questions
Findings
Discussion and Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
21 A Comparison of Major Democratic National Convention Speeches by High-Profile African American Political Leaders: How is Race Treated? By Erin Brining Hammond
Abstract
Introduction
African American Rhetoric
Previous Speech Analyses
Historical Relevance and Speaker Background
Coding
Data Analysis
Results
Discussion
Implications and Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
Context VI: Mass Media
22 “Based on a True Story” … But Whose Story Is it and What’s the Impact?: Critiquing the Disneyfication of Race Relations in Glory Road by Joseph A. Ciccarelli and Mark P. Orbe
Abstract
Introduction
Review of Key Literature
Exposing the Disneyfication of Glory Road
Creative License to Enhance Dramatic Effect: Adding Content to the Movie
Manipulating the Facts for Heightened Audience Consumption
Conclusion: Collective Race Memory and Contemporary U.S. Society
Discussion Questions
References
23 Native Press Freedoms: Federal and Tribal Legal Issues Restricting Native Media by Rebecca J. Tallent and Rubell S. Dingman
Abstract
Introduction
I. Native Nations and Media Laws
Federal Law and Native American Press
II. Journalists and Tribal Governments: Conflicts and Negotiations
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
24 A Comparison of Perceptions of Verbal Aggression and Argumentativeness in Situation Comedies: Television in Black and White by Felecia F. Jordan-Jackson
Abstract
Introduction
Comparing Black and White Communication
Cultural Stereotypes and Expectations
Verbal Aggression, Argumentativeness, Race, and Culture
Method
Data Analysis
Results
Discussion and Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
25 Cultural Identity in the Age of Ether: Black Entertainment Television and the Island of Guadeloupe by David William Seitz
Abstract
Introduction
Guadeloupe’s Cultural History
BET in a Cultural and Corporate Context
BET’s Introduction to Guadeloupe and the Concept “Ether”
BET’s Reception: Procedure and Findings
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Reference
Acknowledgement
26 She has 50,000 Coaches: Re-envisioning Young Women of Color as Learners in Three Popular Films by Gordon Alley-Young
Abstract
Introduction
Socio-Cultural Criticisms of Popular Education Films
Diversifying Representations of Young Women of Color
Critical Framework: The Gaze, Dualism, and Educación
Turn the Lights On: Challenging the Gaze
An Embodied Mind: Subverting Dualism
Educación as an Augment to Education
Implications and Future Directions
Discussion Questions
References
Race relations remain an important and salient issue, particularly in such diverse societies as the United States. With all the benefits of life in a multi-cultural setting, drawbacks are inevitable, with conflict being among the most prevalent. Such conflicts are fueled by real and perceived differences among people in their manner, custom, values, and beliefs.
Interracial Communication: Contexts, Communities, and Choices offers opportunities for the reader to engage in thought, reflection, and dialogue around many of the issues that frame and inform interracial communication which necessarily affect the quality of these intergroup relationships.
Filling a long-standing gap in the interracial communication conceptual and pedagogical literature, Interracial Communication: Contexts, Communities, and Choices
- Arranges 26 original essays by context: Identity, Relationships and Families, Communities, Academic Stories, Politics, and Mass Media.
- Explores a range of communication topics among, between, and across racial groups.
- Gives the instructor flexibility to arrange readings independently across the course syllabus.
- Features an abstract, key words list, and discussion questionsin each chapter to further engage the reader beyond the issues and themes presented in the reading.
Context I: Identity
1 Amidst the Color Line: Remembering Love at the End of Everyday by Rachel Alicia Griffin and Joshua Phillips
Abstract
Introduction
Our Histories
Our Voices: The Story of Rachel and Joshua
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
2 The Differences That Bind Us: An Informal Diasporan Conversation by Patricia Brown McDonald
Abstract
Introduction
Brief Historical Overview of African American and Caribbean Peoples
Language and Culture
Friction in the Diaspora
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
3 The Mis-Education of Race: Communication, Coding, and the Illogic of the Current Approach by Michele S. Foss-Snowden
Abstract
Introduction
Racial Research
Racial Research and Communication
Inaccuracy, Illogic, and the Current Approach
A Change is Gonna Come
Discussion Questions
References
4 Conformed and Disrupted Black Bodies in Intraracial Interactions: Deliberations on the Wearing of Natural Hair by Sakile K. Camara
Abstract
Introduction
Thematic Insights: Understanding Conformed and Disrupted Black Bodies
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
5 Grabbing from My Racial Tool Kit: Ethnic-Racial Socialization and African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American Students by Anna Wong Lowe, Monica Flippin, Joshua Rogers, Cindy E. Foor and Susan E. Walden
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Discussion Questions
References
Acknowledgement
6 The Role of Ethnic Identity, Ethnic Flexibility and Ethnic Peer Affiliations in First-Year Latino/a College Students’ Perceptions of Future Opportunities by Christy Teranishi Martinez
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
Discussion Questions
References
Context II: Relationships and Families
7 The Development of a Typology for Interracial Relationships: An Extension of an Existing Model by Juan M. D’Brot, Theodore A. Avtgis, Keith A. Weber, and Scott A. Myers
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
Discussion Questions
References
8 Communication with Transethnically Adopted Individuals by Daniel Cochece Davis, Jacqueline L. Kelly, Christopher J. Porter, and Nicole S. Rosini
Abstract
Introduction
Ethnic Identity
History of Transethnic Adoptions
Identity Formation in Transethnic Adoptees
Transethnic Adoptee Communication
Discussion
Discussion Questions
References
9 “Is that Because She Is an Asian?”: Attribution and Relational Satisfaction in Inter-Couples by Sachiyo M. Shearman
Abstract
Introduction
Attribution in Relationship
Listening to the Voices of Intercultural Couples
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
10 If I’m White and you’re Black, what does that make us?: Negotiating Racial Identity in Romantic Interracial Relationships by Kelli L. Fellows
Abstract
Introduction
Interpersonal Communication Classroom Discussion
Class Discussion Implications
Romantic Relational Development
Consideration of the Identity Construct
Implications for Identity Negotiation Within Interracial Dating Relationships
Concluding Thoughts
Discussion Questions
References
Context III: Communities
11 Social Inequities and Communicating During Crisis by Christine Eith, Patric R. Spence, and Kenneth A. Lachlan
Abstract
Introduction
History of Miscommunication
Understanding Intercultural Communication and Knowledge Gaps
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
12 Promoting Interracial Interactions Through Service-Learning Pedagogy by Eddah Mutua-Kombo
Abstract
Introduction
The Setting
Defining Service-Learning
Lessons Learned
Discussion Questions
References
13 1898: Reflections on a Southern Community’s Racial History and Future by Earl Sheridan and Bertha Boykin Todd
Abstract
A Wilmington Native Confronts 1898
1898: Acknowledging the Past–Moving Forward Together
Discussion Questions
References
14 Confronting the Racial Double Bind at a Christian University: A Critical Ethnography by Jonathan W. Camp, Amber Smittick, Alan Copeland, Jennifer Dodd, James Graham, Michaele P. McCloud, Taber Minner, and Quintin S. Wilson
Abstract
Difficult Conversations
ACU–On the “Cutting Edge” of Racial Reconciliation
Methods
Results
Denials of White Privilege
Caught in the Racial Double-Bind
Study Implications
Restructuring Race Discourse in the Classroom
Limitations and Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
Context IV: Academic Stories
15 Engaging a Campus in Effective Intercultural and Interracial Communication Initiatives by Devorah Lieberman and Ruta Shah-Gordon
Abstract
Diversity and Interracial Communication: The National Conversation
Interracial and Intercultural Communication Initiative at Wagner College
Generalizing Campus Specific Interracial Communication Activities and Positive Outcomes
Interracial and Intercultural Awareness Workshops
Understanding the Larger Campus Culture
The Reality: Dealing with Bias and Hate Crimes
Fostering Interracial and Intercultural Communication Is a Shared Responsibility
Interracial/Intercultural Communication beyond the Campus
Identifying Other Campuses’ Initiatives for Enhancing Interracial and Intercultural Communication
A Glass Half Full
Discussion Questions
References
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
16 Interracial Conflict and Campus Hate Speech: The Case for Dialogic Engagement in College Settings by Peter M. Kellett, Tom Matyok, Sarah Blizzard, Cherie Avent, and Elizabeth H. Jeter
Abstract
Introduction
The Context of Conflict and Hate in Dorm Life
Co-Cultural Theory, Hate Speech, and a Personal Conflict Narrative
A Personal Narrative “My UNCX Freshman Experience”
A Co-Cultural Understanding
Lessons from Lisa’s Story and Broader Dialogic Strategies
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
17 Considering Five Promising “Interracial” Communication Practices in an Intercultural/Intergroup Education Course by Sherick A. Hughes
Abstract
Introduction
STRATEGY ONE: Modeling Reflexivity
STRATEGY TWO: Personalizing Privilege and Penalty
STRATEGY THREE: Leveling Experience
STRATEGY FOUR: Triangulating
STRATEGY FIVE: Balancing Struggle and Hope
Tangible Fruits of Promising Communication Practices?
Concluding Thoughts: “Interracial” Communication Challenges and Possibilities
Discussion Questions
References
18 Reframing the Rhetoric of Race through Classroom Discourse by Tina M. Harris and Blake Abbott
Abstract
Introduction
Critical Race Theory and the IRC Course
Critical Race Theory as Critical Race Pedagogy
Student Journaling as a Self-Reflective Experience
Deconstructing the Process: A Cluster Analysis
The Four-Step Process: Identifying and Working through Microaggressions
Identifying a Racial Microaggression
Discussion
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
19 “America has a dominant language—Learn it!”: An Analysis of Whiteness in the Construction of International Teaching Assistant Identity in the Daily Egyptian by Richie Neil Hao
Abstract
Introduction
Overview of the Conversations in the Daily Egyptian
Whiteness Discourses in the Daily Egyptian
Response to Whiteness Discourses
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
Context V: Politics
20 Change in the Oval Office: The Impact of Race on First-time African American Voters by Vanessa G. Cunningham-Engram
Abstract
Introduction
Access Theory
Race to the White House
Survey Questions
Findings
Discussion and Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
21 A Comparison of Major Democratic National Convention Speeches by High-Profile African American Political Leaders: How is Race Treated? By Erin Brining Hammond
Abstract
Introduction
African American Rhetoric
Previous Speech Analyses
Historical Relevance and Speaker Background
Coding
Data Analysis
Results
Discussion
Implications and Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
Context VI: Mass Media
22 “Based on a True Story” … But Whose Story Is it and What’s the Impact?: Critiquing the Disneyfication of Race Relations in Glory Road by Joseph A. Ciccarelli and Mark P. Orbe
Abstract
Introduction
Review of Key Literature
Exposing the Disneyfication of Glory Road
Creative License to Enhance Dramatic Effect: Adding Content to the Movie
Manipulating the Facts for Heightened Audience Consumption
Conclusion: Collective Race Memory and Contemporary U.S. Society
Discussion Questions
References
23 Native Press Freedoms: Federal and Tribal Legal Issues Restricting Native Media by Rebecca J. Tallent and Rubell S. Dingman
Abstract
Introduction
I. Native Nations and Media Laws
Federal Law and Native American Press
II. Journalists and Tribal Governments: Conflicts and Negotiations
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
24 A Comparison of Perceptions of Verbal Aggression and Argumentativeness in Situation Comedies: Television in Black and White by Felecia F. Jordan-Jackson
Abstract
Introduction
Comparing Black and White Communication
Cultural Stereotypes and Expectations
Verbal Aggression, Argumentativeness, Race, and Culture
Method
Data Analysis
Results
Discussion and Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
25 Cultural Identity in the Age of Ether: Black Entertainment Television and the Island of Guadeloupe by David William Seitz
Abstract
Introduction
Guadeloupe’s Cultural History
BET in a Cultural and Corporate Context
BET’s Introduction to Guadeloupe and the Concept “Ether”
BET’s Reception: Procedure and Findings
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Reference
Acknowledgement
26 She has 50,000 Coaches: Re-envisioning Young Women of Color as Learners in Three Popular Films by Gordon Alley-Young
Abstract
Introduction
Socio-Cultural Criticisms of Popular Education Films
Diversifying Representations of Young Women of Color
Critical Framework: The Gaze, Dualism, and Educación
Turn the Lights On: Challenging the Gaze
An Embodied Mind: Subverting Dualism
Educación as an Augment to Education
Implications and Future Directions
Discussion Questions
References