Center for Transcultural Studies
Encyclopedia
The Center for Transcultural Studies works with intellectual
s to understand the challenges that modern, global communication
and politics
create. The CTS publishes the journal Public Culture
.
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
s to understand the challenges that modern, global communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
and politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
create. The CTS publishes the journal Public Culture
Public Culture
Public Culture is a reviewed interdisciplinary academic journal of cultural studies, founded in 1988 by anthropologists Carol Breckenridge and Arjun Appadurai...
.
Figures associated with the CTS
- Charles Taylor (philosopher)Charles Taylor (philosopher)Charles Margrave Taylor, is a Canadian philosopher from Montreal, Quebec best known for his contributions in political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, and in the history of philosophy. His contributions to these fields have earned him both the prestigious Kyoto Prize and the...
- Arjun AppaduraiArjun AppaduraiArjun Appadurai is a contemporary social-cultural anthropologist focusing on modernity and globalization, based in New York.Appadurai was born in Mumbai , India and educated in India before coming to the United States. He graduated from St...
- Dilip Gaonkar
- Craig CalhounCraig CalhounCraig Calhoun is an American sociologist and an advocate of using social science to address issues of public concern. He is president of the Social Science Research Council, University Professor of the Social Sciences at New York University and Director of NYU's...
- Benjamin LeeBenjamin LeeBenjamin Lee may refer to:* Benjamin Lee , managing director of the City and County of Honolulu* Benjamin W. Lee , Korean-American physicist* Benjamin Lee , professor of anthropology and philosophy at the New School...