{"id":3561,"date":"2026-01-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atras-univ-saida.dz\/en\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2026-01-30T19:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:52:11","slug":"article-17-issue-01-vol-7-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atras-univ-saida.dz\/en\/?p=3561","title":{"rendered":"Article 17 Issue 01 vol 7 January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"section-geb5931\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-geb5931 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop text-align-center-tablet text-align-justify-mobile\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h1 class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong><strong><strong>\u2018The Gift of a bridge is you can see both sides:\u2019 A Postcolonial Approach to Intercultural Communication in Leila Buck\u2019s <em>In the Crossing<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gac8230\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-gac8230 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong><strong>Olfa Gandouz<\/strong><br>The University of Gabes, Tunisia<br><a href=\"mailto:1olfagandouz@yahoo.fr\">olfagandouz@yahoo.fr<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0005-5832\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0005-5832<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g656699\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e0 section-g656699 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-nnaf6y1\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-nnaf6y1 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-justify-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">The paper focuses on intercultural communication in Leila Buck&#8217;s play <em>In the Crossing<\/em>, with a significant reliance on a Postcolonial Approach. Intercultural communication manifests through the intersection of two intrinsically and ideologically different cultures.\u00a0 Buck uses various strategies to deconstruct the binary opposition between the East and the West: adaptation is achieved through translation, intelligibility, and meaningfulness. Intercultural communication in <em>the Crossing<\/em> will be analyzed with a significant reliance on Milton Bennett&#8217;s interpretation of adaptation as the key to crossing bridges and creating a cultural dialogue. Accordingly, the present paper will focus on the similarities between Postcolonialism and Intercultural Communication to study Arab American identity, to criticize the notion of otherness, and to subvert stereotypes against Arab American Muslims after the 9-11 events. Like Said&#8217;s postcolonial project, which aims to blur ethnic boundaries, intercultural communication is meant to create a multicultural fabric. The ultimate goal of this study is to show Buck&#8217;s criticism of the monocultural mindset, her challenge to the politicized discourse, and her success in creating cross-cultural communication.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g33472e\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e0 section-g33472e gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>Keywords:<\/strong>  Arab American identity, crossing boundaries, Intercultural Communication, Leila Buck\u2019s <em>In the Crossing<\/em>, Postcolonial Approach<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atras-univ-saida.dz\/archive\/index.php\/files\/article\/view\/264\/335\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/atras-univ-saida.dz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1136\" style=\"width:183px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atras-univ-saida.dz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/atras-univ-saida.dz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/atras-univ-saida.dz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-768x214.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g03e6f3\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e0 section-g03e6f3 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong><strong>How to Cite this Paper&nbsp;:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g0ad6aa\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g0ad6aa gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-justify-desktop text-align-justify-tablet text-align-justify-mobile\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Gandouz, O.(2026). \u2018The Gift of a bridge is you can see both sides:\u2019 A Postcolonial Approach to Intercultural Communication in Leila Buck\u2019s <em>In the Crossing<\/em>. <em>Atras Journal,<\/em>\u00a0 <em>7<\/em> (1), 258-277.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g-xxoep8i\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g-xxoep8i gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-justify-desktop text-align-justify-tablet text-align-justify-mobile\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>DOI:\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70091\/Atras\/vol06no01.1\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70091\/Atras\/vol07no01.17\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70091\/Atras\/vol07no01.17<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gab90ba\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e0 section-gab90ba gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>References<\/strong>:<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gd112da\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-gd112da gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text text-align-justify-desktop text-align-justify-tablet text-align-justify-mobile\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Arida, H., &amp; Ameri, A. 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