The Ethnographer of Communication at the Table: Building Cultural Competence, Designing Strategic Action

Abstract

Ethnographers of communication are increasingly working within interdisciplinary teams to address social problems in communities, corporations, and governments. This special forum brings together ethnographers of communication to reflect on the opportunities, tensions, and challenges involved in using the ethnography of communication to seek workable solutions to social problems with fellow scholars, practitioners, and community members. Through empirical case studies, contributors demonstrate how the ethnography of communication is used to build cultural competence and design strategic action.

Keywords:

• Ethnography of Communication
• Applied Research
• Cultural Communication
• Communication Competence

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Notes on contributors

Leah Sprain

Leah Sprain (PhD, University of Washington) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

David Boromisza-Habashi

David Boromisza-Habashi (PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO