Constructing Online Spacesfor lntercultural DialogueMedia literacy initiatives for global citizenship

Manisha Pathak-Shelat

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graphicstudyonwomen,stransnationalanddigitalcivicparticipationandtheirexperi-encesofglobalcitizenship.Thearticlearguesthatonlinespacesandcommunitieshaveanimportant contribution to make in developing women,s civic self.image as global citizens

throughfacititatinginterculturaldialogue.onlinedialoguewithselfandwithinissuebasedcommunities can shape and reinforce global civic identities while diatogue with ,,others,,

withdifferentcultures,ideologies,andpracticescanpromoterespect'empathy'andtoleranceforothercultures.Thearticleconcludeswithsuggestionsformediaandinformation

literacy initiatives to contribute to global citizenship by designing spaces, communities' and

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Keywords:globalcitizenship,transculturalcitizenship'mediaandinformationliteracy'interculturaldialogue,culturalstudies,onlinecivicengagement

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