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The Communication Doctor's keynotes are thought-opening sessions with a scientific backbone. They can be delivered as a keynote, a public lecture, or a facilitated reflection session, depending on the context. The series below consists of four talks that can each stand on their own, while also forming a continuous reflection on language, culture, interaction, and meaning. The keynotes are available in Dutch, English, German, and, where appropriate, French. Keynotes with backbone | Communication Doctor 1. Intercultural Communication Under the Lens What we really need beyond clichés about language and culture Intercultural communication is not a niche. We engage in it every day, often without naming it as such: in everyday encounters and in professional collaboration. Sometimes it flows naturally, sometimes it breaks down. In this talk, Communication Doctor Greet examines what intercultural communication actually is and why some popular ideas about it prove too simplistic. What...

 Aikido is a martial art that Ueshiba derived from several traditional martial arts dating back to medieval samurai times. In contrast to the traditional martial arts, aikido is considered a modern art. However, in contrast to contemporary, newly developed, anti-traditional martial arts, aikido is a traditionalist martial art that believes that the wisdom of its art is encoded within traditional forms and training exercises. “More precisely, in traditionalist martial arts, one may experiment, but only in terms of applying principles. Transgression of the principles is transgression of the wisdom encoded in the martial art” (Bowman, 2014, p. 17). Even though aikido claims a link with tradition, it does not have a straightforward origin story. In order to better understand the inception and the present manifestation of aikido, it is significant to know the evolution of martial arts from pre-medieval Japan to the 20th century. This history shows how and why aikido, as a modern martial...