Welcome to InterCulture

Mission Statement/ About InterCulture

As a response to the onslaught of discourses attempting to position a united ‘"us" against a homogenous ‘"them," InterCulture is committed to publishing academic and creative work that wants to exist in that iconic space between. The ‘"inter" in InterCulture's name alludes to our ongoing endeavor to uncover the dynamism that exists at the margins of conventional academic disciplines. The prefix also points to this journal's commitment to publish work from among a crowd of scholars and artists who understand the necessity of acknowledging the cultural diversity of the contemporary world.

Conceptually, ‘"inter" evokes a particular mode of analysis from which to think about a variety of subjects. While discipline signifies the standardization and codification of knowledge in an academic setting, interdisciplinarity challenges both the disciplinary structure of the university and the traditional humanistic approach to the Western canon. Look at how the addition of ‘"inter" adds to the meaning of international, making commonplace economic flows, social structures, and political interests that exist outside of those nearly sacred boundaries defining the modern nation-state. Internet evokes the image of a group of networks that have relevancy precisely because of their connection between and among each other. These examples illustrate how "inter" is articulated culturally, and InterCulture seeks academic and creative work that does just this.

InterCulture invites scholars and artists to submit essays, book reviews, artist's statements, creative writing, and digital videos or images. No privilege is given to a particular theoretical approach, and all manners of interdisciplinary studies are encouraged. InterCulture works in tandem with FSU's Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities (DIH) annual conference, InterDisciplines. Each year, the journal and academic conference come together under a common theme. InterCulture publishes one issue per semester.

Created in 2004 by the DIS, InterCulture is a peer-reviewed e-journal registered with ISSN. Governed by a multicultural and multidisciplinary editorial board composed of graduate students and faculty, InterCulture has established peer-review procedures to ensure the quality of publications for academic use. Please see Submission Guidelines” for specific information regarding procedures, regulations, and responsibilities for potential publications.