Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalizing Universities (Hardcover)

Foreword: The Pleasure of Peeking Behind the Curtains...1.Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalizing Universities: An IntroductionAdam Komisarof & Zhu Hua Part 1: Acculturation Dynamics 2.Organizational Membership Negotiated, Denied, and Gained: A Limited Breakthrough of the Rice Paper Ceiling in Japan Adam Komisarof 3. Twists and Turns: Forging a Career as a Psychology Academic in Australia Anita S. Mak 4. From Outside In: Cultural Practices and Organizational Life of a Chinese Immigrant in Japan Gracia Liu-Farrer 5. Heart and Mind: Using Critical Incidents to Decipher Culture David L. Sam 6. Difference, Disconnection, Social Support, and Connection: Communication with the Host Environment and Cultural Adaptation Deepa Oommen Part 2: Negotiating Identities7. The Struggles of an International Foreign Language Lecturer with Representations of Cultural Identity Regis Machart 8. Issues and Challenges in Constructing Identity in an Adopted Home: Being an Iranian Professor in America Maryam Borjian 9. Rituals of Encounter: Campus life, liminality and being the familiar stranger Brigitte Bonisch-BrednichPart 3: Language and Interaction 10. Brussels-London: Crossing Channels While Juggling with Social and Cultural Capital Jean-Marc Dewaele 11.‘Where Are You From?’: Interculturality and interactional practices Zhu Hua 12. Manoeuvring the Margins: A Korean-American in Kazakhstan Elise S. Ahn Conclusion 13 . Making Sense of Transnational Academics’ Experience: Constructive Marginality in Liminal Spaces Adam Komisarof & Zhu Hua