Interdisciplinary, intercultural and interface: Towards a hermeneutics of difference and virtuality

Abstract

As reflected in the title, this paper deals primarily with the prefix "Inter" within the context of cultural studies. It is a direct response to the need of establishing a theoretical framework for what I do in my teaching and research, when I suddenly discovered, some years ago, that I was thrown into something called "Intercultural Studies" without knowing too much about it at the time.