Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Intercultural Communication (ICELAIC 2017)

Session: Culture and Inter-cultural Communication

24 articles
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Polydiscursive Consensus in the Dialogue of Tradition and Modernity

Andrey Mishuchkov, Sergei Nizhnikov
This article is devoted to understanding the problems of interaction between the discourses of traditionalist and modernist societies, and the possibility of achieving a dialogical consensus in intercivilizational communication. A polydiscursive consensus in the dialogue of cultures creates a new cross-cultural...
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Russia's Historical Role in the Intercultural Dialogue between Nations and Civilizations

Irina Ponizovkina, Elena Agibalova, Elena Gromova
This article discusses the burning issue of Russia's special place in the intercultural space, which is presently subject to review on the global stage. It presents Russia's historical means of seeking a dialogue with other cultures and civilizations. The authors give special attention to the subject...
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The Russian-Chinese Cooperation in the Humanitarian Sphere

Anatoly Tsvyk, Galina Tsvyk
The following article highlights the key aspects of the bilateral cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China in the humanitarian field. The authors argue that Russia and China are interested in developing and deepening the strategic partnership in this sphere and come...
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Influence of Machine Translation on the Online Cross-cultural Communication

Ming Lu, Sile Niu
The paper studies the relationship and interactions between machine translation (MT) and intercultural communication online. The analyses reveal the positive and negative influences of MT on the online cross-cultural communication and give the possible suggestion to the further development.
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The Deviation and Consistence of Locative Words in Chinese and English from the Perspective of Intercultural Communication

Yanhong Liu
This paper takes "east, west, south, and north" in Chinese as the reference, and makes comparison with the corresponding English words in their differences and commonness, so as to grasp the "deviation" (different cultural characteristics) and the "consistence" (commonness) of locative worlds in Chinese...
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Comparative Research on the Body Language of Chinese and English during Cross-cultural Communication

Wenjing Sun
Since people come from different cultural backgrounds, the non-verbal communication is very important. Body language is an important part of non-verbal communication in cross-cultural communication. This paper firstly introduces the definition of body language. And then, it concludes the function of...
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The Semantic Potential of Language and the Meaning of Intercultural Communication

Tatiana Leshkevich, Anna Motozhanets
The paper is devoted to the study of intercultural communication in the light of sematic potential of language. Being a semiotic form of reflecting the objective reality, language manifests itself as a means of expressing human subjectivity. The authors rely on interdisciplinary methodological strategy,...
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A Microcosm of Chinese and American Cultures Reflected in the Movie Guasha Treatment

Yanchun Zhang
Culture as the product of human social behavior is a unique phenomenon in which a wide range of culture elements are included. Standard of social moralities, life values and human customs can be transferred by means of film art. In this paper, it analyzes three typical culture differences reflected in...
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The Chinese Cultural Root of the Community of Common Destiny for All Mankind

Zhaohe Chen
The community of common destiny for all mankind is an important part of Xi Jinping's general manager's thought of governing the country, it has reproduced the essence of Chinese traditional culture of which is the "Unity between Heaven and Man, proceeding according to the right path", "the world is as...
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Receipt of Edward Said in Literary Study in China

Chunjuan Zhang
Edward Said and his Orientalism were first introduced to China as a literary theory at the beginning of the 1990s, a period of the awakening of Chinese cultural awareness. Said presented a new research perspective for the study of both literary theory and literary textual criticism in China. By this...
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Discussion on the Translation and Culture of Xi'an Horticultural Exposition Material from the Point of Broadcasting

Zhengfeng Chen, Rong Zhao, Pei Zheng
This paper explores that various translating strategies should be chosen flexibly under the guidance of purpose theory from the point of broadcasting and culture confidence. Besides, the effect of the international communication and the translation of Xi'an Horticultural Exposition material can be gained....
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An Interpretation of Taoism in Chinese Food Culture Taking a Bite of China for an Example

Ling Li
The documentary A Bite of China is not only a luxurious enjoyment for senses, it is also a peerless masterpiece to propagate Chinese food culture. It includes massive Taoist ideas, such as the food aesthetics of simplicity and elegance, food philosophy of heaven-man unity, dietary function of human harmony...
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Philosophy of Yamuna and Its Subcultural Roots

Ruzana Pskhu
The main themes of tantric doctrines are connected with different means of the inner and outer worship of some deities, recitation of mantras, forms of yogic meditation, description of supernatural abilities (siddhi), structure of an individual psychophysical organization, cakra, and etc. Here we consider...
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The Appearance and the Being On Pre-philosophical Terminology in Ancient Egyptian Cosmogonic Texts of the New Kingdom

Vladimir Zhdanov
The problem of the Genesis in philosophy is one of the fundamental themes of modern historical-philosophical science. The article deals with the problem of reflection of ontological categories in the cosmogonic sources of the New Kingdom. Based on the analysis of the use of nouns xprw (forms of development,...
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On the Possibility of a Synthesis of Secular and Religious Values in the Context of Modern Humanitarian Knowledge

Olga Chistyakova
In the sphere of Russian humanitarian knowledge, there is a tradition of separating the secular and religious education. The author substantiates that the spiritual and cultural basis of the modern Russian society should be based on universal human values, as well as on centuries-old heritage of the...
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Schopenhauer's Thoughts on Holiness and the Projects of Moral Religion in the Age of Enlightenment in Germany

Ludmila Kryshtop
Schopenhauer was interested in the philosophical tradition of Indians. He admitted himself that the thoughts of Vedas (among philosophy of Kant) was the important issue of his own philosophical views. It actually expressed in very many aspects of his philosophical doctrine, among all in his understanding...
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Sexual Revolution and Contemporary Culture Liberated Eros or New Symbolic Control

Philipp Tagirov
Sexual revolution leads to numerous cultural shifts and transformations that were believed to deliver the subject of eros from the authoritarian oppression of patriarchal traditionalism and bourgeois puritanism. The article questions whether an affected individual becomes freer or finds him or herself...
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Discussion and Analysis on Xi Jinping's Theory of Ideology

Chuyi Gao
The thoughts and theories of General Secretary Xi Jinping are important parts of Marx's thought as well as the guiding thought of the construction of ideological safety. This paper has researched the theoretical basis of Xi Jinping's theory of ideology and has concluded the main opinions and methods...
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The Characteristics of the Chinese People Surnamed Huang

Chunping Zhang
The Chinese nation has common characters and each nation has its own characteristics. What's more, each ethnic group also has its own characteristics. The main characteristics of the people surnamed Huang are: the reality of a large population and wide distribution, the traditional virtues of etiquette...
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A New Paradigm for Analysing Knowledge Transfer Processes

Mikhail Oseledchik, Marina Ivleva, Vitaly Ivlev
The paper considers knowledge as one of the most important and explored concepts in the history of philosophy, and in particular the logic, epistemology and methodology of science. The proposed paper focuses on new approaches to the analysis of knowledge and knowledge-transfer processes, which, in the...
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A Multi-perspective Analysis of Robinson's Pioneering Spirit

Jie Li
Robinson is a literary image with a pioneering spirit and has a far-reaching influence in the world literacy. This paper investigates both the cultural connotation and the roots and points out that cultural connotation include three perspectives: breaking with tradition; standing up to the earth and...
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Influence of "Online Celebrities" Consumption on Chinese Traditional Consumer Culture

Yunhua Lin, Zhengpeng Qiao
In recent years, with the rise of all kinds of live-broadcasting platforms, "online celebrity" as a new thing springs up and develops rapidly and new consumption stimulated by such online celebrities appears accordingly, such as online-famous milk tea shops, cloth stores and nail salons. Such a new consumption...
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Shaiva-Siddhanta (Philosophy of Shaivism) and Its Social Aspect

Elena Anikeeva
Shaiva-siddhanta – a profound and elaborated Religious and Philosophical Hindus system that emerged in South India (Tamil Nadu). Shaiva-siddhanta got the ambiguous status in orthodox Hinduism because of socio-caste structure rooted in medieval India and ethno-cultural dispositions between Indian South...
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Philosophical-anthropological Grounds of Self and God (as Other) Relationship in Christian and Islam Discourses. In the Context of Interreligious Communications

Olga Chistyakova
The article introduces a philosophical examination of the dichotomy of Self and Other in the contemporary analysis of Christianity and Islam. Reviewing the phenomenon of the Other, the author refers to God as an object and subject of the relationship Human — Absolution at the same time. The relationship...