Performing the Gendered Self in Intercultural Communication

While there is a multiplicity of identity markers that affect the dynamics ofintercultural communication, the intersectionality of gender and religiondeserves more scholarly attention.

The book takes the dissimilar culturalconcepts and identity performance as a starting point, exploring thesignificant role that the religious indoctrinations play in the constructionand performance of gender.

It features contributions by the scholarsin the field of communication, gender and cultural studies, includingtheoretical reflections on the socio-cultural formation of identity, dogmaticimpositions on gender roles, and the performance of gender identity inintercultural settings.