Definition of ENCULTURATION

1. : the process by which an individual learns the

traditional content of a culture and assimilates its
practices and values

About Enculturation
Enculturation is the process of teaching an individual
the norms and values of a culture through unconscious
repetition. The totality of actions within a culture
establishes a context that sets the conditions for what
is possible within the society. Learning in this context
becomes a life-long process developed through
rhetoric in the form of speech, texts, images, gestures,
and practices that reaffirm the technological,
economic, political, social, ideological, and
philosophical bases of the culture. This is a critical
concept for anyone working in the areas of rhetoric,
culture, and education. The process of enculturation
sets both possibilities and limits, so educators cannot
automatically assume the contexts they create are
unproblematically positive. Rhetoricians and teachers
also cannot ignore the unconscious, habitual elements
of their texts and classrooms. And with the movement
of culture online, an entirely new context for
enculturation is being developed.

enculturation is a refereed journal devoted to

contemporary theories of rhetoric, writing, and culture,
and invites submissions on rhetoric, composition,
media, technology, and education. We acknowledge
that the nature of knowledge production is changing
and the academic journal needs to preserve what is
important about its traditional practices as well as
move into a new technological era. We keep the
traditional feel and usability of the print journal with
issues, tables of contents, and articles while also
allowing for faster publication of content by operating
on rolling submissions. Submissions will be reviewed as
they are submitted and posted as soon as they are
accepted for publication and processed through
copyediting and production. New publications will be
posted in our "Recent Items" section and, once we
accumulate enough items, all will be assigned to the
next issue. We also accept academic work in all media
forms suitable for web-based publication, including
conventional articles, videos, and multimedia projects.

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