COVID-19, Communication and Culture

This book analyses some of the many upheavals brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of the COVID-19-communication-culture interface, with a particular focus on the new global, virtual workplace.

Autorentext

Fiona Rossette-Crake is Professor in the Department of Applied Languages at Université Paris Nanterre, France. Her research explores specialised communication, particularly new forms of public speaking. She is the author of Public Speaking and the New Oratory: A Guide for Non-native Speakers (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) and numerous journal articles.

** Elvis Buckwalter** is Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Languages at Université Paris Nanterre, France, and Director of Professional English Training at Centre de Techniques Internationales (CTI) and Centre d'Etudes Supérieures du Commerce International (CESCI). His research focuses on international marketing and trade and cultural studies.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. COVID-19, communication, culture and the workplace, multiple spaces, multiple interfaces Part I: Communicating about COVID-19 2. Responding to the pandemic: a discourse analysis approach 3. Wikipedia as a trusted method of information assessment during the COVID-19 crisis 4. Understanding China's "intermestic" online vaccination-themed narrative strategy: towards a "Global community of health for all"? 5. Formulating a discourse of solidarity amid COVID-19: a positive discourse analysis of remarks given by spokespersons from China's foreign ministry 6. COVID-19 and communication through the lens of culture Part II: Communication during COVID-19 7. Why face-to-face communication matters: a comparison of face-to-face and computer-mediated communication 8. COVID-19 and the rise of digitalised spoken communication: the example of webinars 9. Managing multilingual teams in a virtual context 10. Communicating on the job during COVID-19: some professional testimonials Part III: COVID-19 and representations of the workplace 11. Remote work and the contemporary workplace: the example of student internships in the context of France 12. COVID-19 and the culture of professions: issues and tensions in the group of health professionals 13. From privilege to duty: changing media representations of remote work in France, the USA and Estonia 14. International managers and expatriates in the face of the pandemic: impact and cultural issues 15. Working internationally during COVID-19: professional testimonials Postface 16. Concluding virtual round-table discussion: COVID-19, communication, culture and work practice*

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