Creating the Intercultural Field: Legacies from the Pioneers offers a rare and intimate look at the origins of intercultural studies through first-person reflections from twelve foundational figures in the field, including distinguished contributors—Nancy J. Adler, Clifford Clarke, John Condon, Carlos Cortes, Alvino Fantini, Sandra Fowler, Robert Hayles, Stephen Rhinesmith, Fanchon Silberstein, Donna Stringer, Sivasailam Thiagarajan, and Michael Tucker whose work helped shape interculturalism as we know it today. Each contributor shares the formative experiences that influenced their thinking, practice, and long-term commitment to intercultural work.

Through these personal narratives, the book reveals how an interdisciplinary field emerged at the intersection of anthropology, psychology, communication, education, and related disciplines. The stories illuminate the intellectual roots of intercultural theory and practice while offering inspiration and perspective for educators, practitioners, and scholars engaged in advancing intercultural competence today.

This book was written by interculturalists for interculturalists. It is not just for interculturalists because fairly early in its develoment interculturalism embraced DEI concepts, theories and practices. Each person’s story told in their own words is interesting and informative by itself. However, reading all the stories reveals the mosaic of the intercultural field origins.

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Although a scholarly book, it was conceived and written with joy and enthusiasm by all involved. We hope that this shines through for you as you meet the pioneers.

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