Documenting the American student abroad : the media cultures of international education / Kelly Hankin.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-232) and index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: The Media Cultures of Study Abroad -- 1. The Personal Is Professional: First-Person Travelogues and the Study Abroad Video Contest -- 2. Intercultural Communication among "Intimate Strangers": Reality Television and Documentary Study Abroad -- 3. House Hunters International: Homestay Movies in the Digital Era -- 4. Study Abroad's Diversity Problem: Vlogs as Necessary Media -- 5. Spy Kids: The Consequences of Global Citizenship in Game of Pawns -- 6. Study Abroad and the Female Traveler in the "Amanda Knoxudramas

Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

"1 in 10 undergraduates in the US will study abroad. Extoled by students as personally transformative and celebrated in academia for fostering cross-cultural understanding, study abroad is also promoted by the US government as a form of cultural diplomacy and a bridge to future participation in the global marketplace. In Documenting the American Student Abroad, Kelly Hankin explores the documentary media cultures that shape these beliefs, drawing our attention to the broad range of stakeholders and documentary modes involved in defining the core values and practices of study abroad. From study abroad video contests and a F.B.I. produced docudrama about student espionage to reality television inspired educational documentaries and docudramas about Amanda Knox, Hankin shows how the institutional values of "global citizenship," "intercultural communication," and "cultural immersion" emerge in contradictory ways through their representation. By bringing study abroad and media studies into conversation with one another, Documenting the American Student Abroad: The Media Cultures of International Education offers a much needed humanist contribution to the field of international education, as well as a unique approach to the growing scholarship on the intersection of media and institutions. As study abroad practitioners and students increase their engagement with moving images and digital environments, the insights of media scholars are essential for helping the field understand how the mediation of study abroad rhetoric shapes rather than reflects the field's central institutional ideals"-- Provided by publisher.

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