Post-Reciprocity: In Defense of the "Post" Perspective

Autor/in	Johnson, Martha
Titel	Post-Reciprocity: In Defense of the "Post" Perspective
Quelle	In: Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 18 (2009), S.181-186 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1085-4568
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Postmodernism; Study Abroad; World Views; Educational Objectives; Exchange Programs; Foreign Students; Proximity; Indigenous Populations; Stereotypes; Cultural Influences; Global Approach; Economic Impact; Travel; Reflection + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Postmoderne; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; World view; Weltanschauung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Lebensnähe; Sinti und Roma; Klischee; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Globales Denken; Ökonomische Determinanten; Travelling; Reisen; Reise
Abstract	In the ongoing dialogue surrounding the project and facilitation of education abroad, several articles and presentations have positioned the conversation in the context of Western colonial history and the behaviors of the colonial traveler. Quite appropriately, such discussions have sought to raise consciousness in regard to the danger of modeling the facilitation of programs abroad on the colonial and expatriate tradition. From this viewpoint, perceived manifestations of the "postmodern" study abroad experience are often referred to with thinly veiled contempt as rootless and cursory "contact zones," conducted in bars and tourist traps, and designed to provide a sanitized and too comfortable cultural experience. The proper application of post-structural, postcolonial, and postmodern theory is remarkably apropos and useful in assisting a student to engage with the complexity of the world they experience when they study abroad. Postmodern theory and methodologies can assist with bringing into consciousness the inherent biases in people's responses to the world around them, and help educators redefine the ways that they organize and deliver study abroad programs. The student who has grown up understanding that "reality TV" is not "real" is adept at grasping the complexities of the postmodern world. Their physical engagement in the act of travel indicates a desire for something more experiential. In this article, the author stresses that it is time to embrace the world they inhabit and maximize its unique educative opportunities from a "pro-post" perspective. (Contains 1 note.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10