From Face to Framework

The following interculturologies are unpacked in this chapter: Face, Face-to-face, Failure, Foreigner, Framework. Etymological discussions in several languages as well as examples of myths concerning the ways these interculturologies have been constructed and used in research and education are presented. Recent literature reviews from different corners of the world serve the purpose of unravelling current mythologies and ideologies about the entries and help the reader move forward in their own understanding and position towards them. Critical and reflexive questions end the chapter to support the principle of criticality of criticality. The reader is asked to keep this principle in mind as they engage with the content of each entry, observing if and how the author himself puts it into practice while discussing the interculturologies he has identified.