Multiculturalism and Media, Intercultural Communication, Study Abroad programs, any course that deals with cultural difference and attempts to create some form of intercultural awareness and understanding. This is a semester-long activity.Students will identify social markers of cultural difference in their own environment or abroad by creating their own photographic portfolio and analyzing it critically.Students will compare the photographic images they captured with media stereotypes of a different culture in order to build criteria for understanding and criticizing visual representations.Students will process awareness of self and of their intercultural experiences by writing a photo-essay to accompany their photo project.At the end of the activity, students will have a better understanding of how creating visual images of places, cultural products, and people may help to limit or stimulate a better understanding of cultures different to one's own. © 2013 © 2013 National Communication Association.