Dec 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Reflecting on the poem “Representation” Teaching ideas for your classroom by Kirsten Wächter A poem: Representation by Shubra Shahare When they ask about the silk and the spices and the jewels and the colours and the festivals. When they ask about the elephant...
Dec 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Interview with Svetlana Buko – A joyful and penetrative interculturalist Russian culture has often been perceived by outsiders with a combination of awe and intrigue. Former British prime minister Winston Churchill once described the country as “A riddle...
Mar 28, 2021 | Practitioners
Culturalism: the elephant in the room? In his article “Meeting the Intercultural Future”, Milton Bennett made an eloquent and passionate appeal to the intercultural community to take responsibility for the kind of future they are calling into life through their work....
Mar 28, 2021 | Hot Topic, Practitioners
White is not a colour, is it? Interculturalists and white privilege by Kirsten Wächter White privilege can be viewed by some as a position of patronising and benevolence: “I’m here to help.”, while ignoring the world views of others. At one of SIETAR...
Mar 27, 2021 | Hot Topic, Research
Understanding Unconscious Bias – Insights from Neuroscience by Eithne Knappitsch Understanding the nature of unconscious bias, its implications and how to reduce or correct it, is becoming an increasingly popular part of corporate training. What is unconscious...
Mar 20, 2021 | Community in Action
Russian culture has often been perceived by outsiders with a combination of awe and intrigue. Former British prime minister Winston Churchill once described the country as “A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” — an unknown land that plays by its own...
Mar 15, 2021 | Practitioners
Conspiracies, Fake News and my Role as an Interculturalist by Nguyen-Phuong-Mai The recent U.S. election has exposed the disastrous impact of conspiracies and fake news, way beyond its national border. Like many others, interculturalists were deeply involved, and...
Mar 14, 2021 | Practitioners
Teaching ideas for your classroom I found that the poem Representation is extremely rich in ideas and resources for teaching and doing some research about the things mentioned has also opened my eyes more for how little I know about Indian culture still. So we ...
Mar 13, 2021 | Practitioners
A poem: Representation by Shubra Shahare They ask about the silk and the spices and the jewels and the colours and the festivals. When they ask about the elephant headed god and the monkey god and the ganja smoking dread locked god. When they ask about saris...
Jan 11, 2021 | Hot Topic, Practitioners
Meeting the (Intercultural) Future Milton J. Bennett, Ph.D. Milan, January 11, 2021 When we think of building a more equitable and inclusive future, the task may seem overwhelming, especially in the shadow of reactionary political events. The stark options seem to be...
Dec 29, 2020 | Practitioners
How has the Covid 19 crisis affected our intercultural teaching? By Kirsten Wächter What is the situation we are facing? When the lockdowns began in March to battle the spread of COVID-19, many intercultural trainers saw their world being turned upside down. Courses...
Dec 29, 2020 | Community in Action
as we remember Mieke Janssen-Matthes by Leslie S. Guggiari and Susan Vonsild, co-founders of SIETAR Europa and members of the SIETAR Europa Board 1991-1995 On May 7, 2020, Mieke Janssen-Matthes passed away. She was a co-founder and the first President of SIETAR...
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