The Civilization behind Homes, Heroes and Powers: The Review with An ICC Perspective on Houyi 2023

Jia Xu

doi:10.54691/bcpssh.v17i.681

Authors

Jia Xu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v17i.681

Keywords:

individualism, collectivism, heroes, heroines, ICC, civilization

Abstract

In 2021, the scene play Houyi 2023 appeared on the stage of the 4th SFLEP Cup National College Students Intercultural Competence Contest in China. It demonstrated the conflicts between the US and China in artworks triggered by the different concepts of homes, heroism and powers in the two civilizations. The conflicts in the scene play were the epitome of the more profound ones in the current international arena. To mitigate them, the intercultural communication (ICC) theories were put into the broader landscape of myths, history and civilizations. The paper tries to analyze what the concepts of homes and heroism in the artworks of both civilizations signify and what conflicts can be caused even with the communication attempt and cross-cultural awareness. It is ultimately found out that the difference does not necessitate conflicts, and the world is wide enough for both individualism and collectivism.

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