The Social Sciences Faculty of Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences in Valmiera in Latvia invites you to participate in the 26th Nordic Intercultural Communication conference that will be held in Valmiera – a more than 700 years old Hanseatic town located about 100km North-East of Riga. The conference language is English.
This time the overarching theme of the conference is centred on exploring cultural diversity and intercultural sustainability.[i] The conference predominantly but not exclusively addresses the intercultural communication challenges and opportunities as illuminated, for instance, by international migration and diversity. Unfortunate by-products of these processes often are anger, fear, and societal division. Thus, the conference seeks to foreground the understanding of ways in which communities could be both diverse and integrated. The specific emphasis is on the notion of joint living in instead of merely with diversity in a variety of realms e.g. in the practices of everyday interaction, education, policymaking, language and communication training, media, and so forth. Contributions from seasoned scholars as well as from students and practitioners interested in the various aspects of culture and communication are encouraged. The potential forms of participation include individual presentations of either fully developed papers or work in progress, as well as panels and workshops. Concerning publication, the participants are invited to submit articles for peer review to the Journal of Intercultural Communication.
We look forward to seeing you in Valmiera!
For further inquiry, you are welcome to contact the chair of the organizing committee Liene Lo?mele at liene.locmele@va.lv.
