Body Language.The Smile in Intercultural Communication

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Communications - Intercultural Communication, grade: 1,00, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegytem (Department of English and American Studies), language: English, abstract: Against the widespread belief that facial expressions are universally understood, I argue that smiling is a socially and culturally dependent phenomenon. The awareness of the perception and appropriateness of smiling in another society can be crucial to communicating successfully in an intercultural situation. This paper first gives a theoretical overview of the topic, followed by a brief glimpse of the evolution of smiling. Then, attention is given to the exploration of smiling in different cultures. Furthermore, the connection between smiling, gender and power relations is displayed. Before concluding, the impact of lying on smiling is discussed. Work completed under the supervision of Dr Dorottya Holló in fulfilment of the requirements of the Module Intercultural Communication, Eötvös Loránd University, 2018.

Christina Patricia Haupt 26.07.1995 | Landshut, Germany HOMEPAGE https://christina-haupt.jimdo.com/ EDUCATION M.A. 'European Studies', Passau University, Germany | Since 10. 2017 Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Hungary | 02. - 06.2018 B.A. 'European Studies', Passau University, Germany | 10. 2014-09.2017 University College Cork, Ireland | 08. - 12. 2016 Graduation from High School | 06. 2014 OCCUPATIONS (selected) Tutor at the chair of Art History and Pictorial Science Advisor at "PIN.occhio", PIN.Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne e.V. Workshop assistant at "Kinder können Kunst...", Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen | Die Pinakotheken Trainee at the Department of Cultural Education at the State Collections of Antiquities and the Glyptothek, Munich | 7.-8.2019 Curator of the exhibition "Debüt für die Kunst" in the Museum of Modern Art, Passau | 6.-9.2017 LANGUAGES English C2 | Spanish B2 | French A2 | Italian A2 | Hungarian A1 | Latin CONTACT chrissie.haupt@web.de