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Workshop - March 2008

March 1, Saturday, 13:00-17:00

WORKSHOP:
The Multicultural Self in the Intercultural World

LEADER:
Dr. Janet Bennett
Executive Director of the Intercultural Communication Institute

PLACE:
Reitaku University Seminar Center, Shinjuku i-Land Tower 4F

LANGUAGE:
English

FEE:
Members 5000Yen
Non-members 6000Yen
Member Students 1000Yen
Non-member Students 2000Yen
Non-member Graduate Student 3000Yen

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
As international boundaries are rapidly changing, intercultural identity becomes ever more powerful to each of us.  For those who have experienced more than one culture deeply or who are biracial, bicultural, or bilingual, the modern question of cultural identity is exceedingly complex. Equally complex is the difference between western and Asian perspectives on this issue, which provides a lively topic for our discussion. We will then examine the following questions: How does being different affect our work? Our relationships? Our experience of prejudice?

This seminar will:

• Explore the intercultural change process of culture shock, adaptation, assimilation, and acculturation
• Examine the nature of the multicultural identity, whether our own or others
• Discuss barriers and benefits of being bicultural in various contexts (education, immigrants, organizations)
• Consider the impact of being an "outsider," and the nature of prejudice
• Suggest strategies for making marginality constructive for intercultural relations at home and at work

This seminar is designed for those who:

• Are themselves multicultural individuals
• Are in intercultural relationships
• Teach or train learners who are or may become deeply adapted to another culture
• Work in bicultural or multicultural workplaces

WORKSHOP LEADERS:
Janet Bennett, Executive Director of the Intercultural Communication Institute, will be facilitating the session. Her work focuses on intercultural competence in both domestic and global contexts, in education, human services, healthcare, nonprofits, and corporations. She recently edited, with Dan Landis and Milton Bennett, the third edition of the Handbook of Intercultural Training.

How to get there?:
i-Land Tower can be accessed directly from Nishi-Shinjuku Station on the Marunouchi Line by following the underground path. From JR Shinjuku Station it is approximately a 10-minute walk. Once you get to the building, select an elevator that stops on the 4th floor. After you get off on the 4th floor, walk to the right until you get to the last door on your left.

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