On the Emergence and Spread of the Concept Pedigree of “Transculture”
AUTHORS
Tsutomu Kawamura,Ibaraki University, Japan
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to use a divergent perspective to recognize “transculture” and its derivatives, which have emerged in recent decades and gradually been widely used. In fact, the word “transculture” appeared only in the 1990s, which came from the compound word “transculturation” in the 1940s. Since then, there have been a series of derivative words with “transculture” as the root, such as adjective “transcultural”, noun “transculturalism” and “transculturality”. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the meaning of these words in different regions and contexts, as well as the background and route of their emergence and dissemination, and then summarize the development trend of “transculture” and its derivatives in order to better understand the new trend of cultural exchange under the background of globalization. Latin American scholars’ understanding of “transculturation-” words have not yet risen to the level of ideology. However, European and American scholars’ understanding of “transculture” and its derivative words “acculturation” and “transculturalism” is more inclined to construct them as a method of cultural communication and a complete set of theories. Although different scholars have different perspectives, they all form their own systems. European and American scholars’ understanding of “transculture” and its derivatives tends to be commendatory, and they have hopes for cultural exchanges. No matter from the perspective of ideology, or from the perspectives of politics and cultural studies, scholars generally emphasize the positive role of “transculture” and its derivatives in the cultural exchanges of individuals, and generally believe that “transculture” and “transculturalism” have more advantages than before. The cultural strategy must have excellent potential.
KEYWORDS
Transculture, Spread, Multiculturelism, Culture
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