Testing the Waters at the Crossing of Post-modern, Post-American and Fu-Bian Flows: On the Asiacentric School in International Communication Theories. (English)

The present essay is intended as a preface to the book Asiacentric Theories of Communication, which comprises papers that have been selected, edited, and translated by the writer introducing the emerging and developing international school of Asiacentric communication theories. In addition to discussions, from a perspective of crossing thoughts of postmodernism, post-Americanism and Fu-Bian,* of the school's background and goals, its criticism of the Euro-Americacentric communication theories presumed for all humans, and the inspirations it received from modern Neo-Confucianism , the essay also comments on the heterogeneity of viewpoints within the school and attempts to find common ground. Finally, propositions of research directions and paradigms of Asiacentric communication as proposed by leading scholars in the school are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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