COSMOPOLITANISM, INTERCULTURAL-COMMUNICATION AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCE: THE CULTURAL PRACTICES OF SAUDI MIGRANTS LIVING IN THE UK
Mai W. Salamah
Pages: 180-203
Published: 1 Jan 2013
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Abstract: The project will present a piece of novel research because it investigates an issue that has been neglected in the field of cosmopolitanism, with regard to communication and cultural differences in the context of everyday life. This study uses theoretical frameworks that involves cultural, media, diaspora and migration studies, and qualitative methodology aiming to understand of the cultural experience of Saudi migrant in the UK. This will support the analysis of cultural practices of Saudi migrants in the UK in the education and business sector to investigate the impacts that cultural difference has in their potential cosmopolitan experiences .This empirical research about Saudi diaspora in the UK will be carried out through qualitative methods; 1) in-depth interviews of 20 Saudi students and businessmen/women living in the UK; 2) participant observation of three Saudi families in the UK that will be picked up from the participants of the interviews.
Keywords: intercultural communication, cosmopolitanism, migration, diasporas and intercultural competency, media
Cite this article: Mai W. Salamah. COSMOPOLITANISM, INTERCULTURAL-COMMUNICATION AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCE: THE CULTURAL PRACTICES OF SAUDI MIGRANTS LIVING IN THE UK. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Media & Mass Communication 2, 180-203 (2013). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002983/
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