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Directions:
The objective of this assignment is to apply the dialectical perspective to synthesize new insights on an intercultural conflict of your choice. This conflict should be one that has been documented in history, academic literature, or credible websites and media reports. It can either have occurred in an international or a domestic setting. Through this project, it is expected that you will demonstrate your understanding and application of key concepts and frameworks discussed in this class. You will select two cultural groups, countries, subcultures, or so on, that are currently or have historically been in conflict with each other. You will identify and explain the roles of each side’s cultural values, identities, and multiple histories played in the conflict (and each side’s view of the conflict), and how the dialectical perspective might be applied for our holistic understanding of the intercultural conflict.
You will want to choose a conflict event that is well-known in order to be able to find sources of information. Conduct a search of news reports, magazine articles, journal papers, credible websites, books, interviews, documentaries, etc. that document the conflict. In your project, you will present the conflict from the perspective of both cultural groups.
An example of a previous topic was The Cypress Conflict: Turkish Cypriots living in the northern region of the island of Cypress and Greek Cypriots living in the southern region of the same island have been divided and deeply entrenched in conflict for generations. There have been brutal battles, displacement, mistrust, and tragedy on both sides. There have been years of propaganda and failed deals made by political leaders. There has been efforts by the UN and other third-party negotiators to build peace on a governmental scale. Progress was made when grass-roots movements began to bring young people together from each side in an effort to humanize and empathize with the other side. What made this a good topic for the paper was how much research there was on this historical and current geo-political conflict and how much could be related to the concepts of the course.
Guidelines:
The final paper should be organized in the following manner:
Introduction (1/2 page – 1 page)
Provide an succinct overview of the intercultural conflict that your paper will be address. Introduce the key players (cultural groups), the duration and specific events of the conflict and the key issues at stake.
Highlight areas where the perspective of events is consistent in both cultural groups (what do they agree on)
Highlight areas where the perspective of events is different or contradictory (what do they differ on)
Body of the paper (1- 2 pages)
Highlight appropriate and applicable course concepts, including but not limited to cultural values, multiple histories, and cultural identity, to explain why the conflict is narrated consistently and inconsistently by the two parties.
Asection specifically applying the dialectical perspective to the intercultural conflict. To thoroughly address the dialectical perspective, you must explain the different dialectical tensions (see textbook) as they apply to the conflict. Discuss in more general terms how the dialectical perspective helped you understand the conflict. Make recommendations on how to be inclusive of multiple parties and perspectives in attempting to resolve intercultural conflicts.
You must include in-text citations throughout the body of the paper to show where your claims and information come from. Failure to include these citations in the paper will result in significant point loss.
You will also need a title page and a reference page.
Formatting Instructions:
Your project should be presented as either a 2-3 page paper (plus a title page and reference page with 5 sources)
If you choose a paper essay format:
Your final paper should be between 2-3 pages, plus a reference page for your sources.
Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins and APA style citation throughout the paper
Provide in-text citations for the sources that you referenced when writing your paper AND provide a reference list of the sources cited at the end of the paper. Cite all sources that you use, both in text and in the reference section. Both in-text citations and reference list citations should follow APA guidelines. You may refer to OWL Purdue.
Students will be deducted -15 points for each grammar, formatting, and APA error.
Three out of the 5 sources must be published in a communication journal on this list: https://www.natcom.org/academic-professional-resources/research-and-publishing-resource-center/journals-publishing.Links to an external site.
Students who do not meet this criteria will be deducted 50%.
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