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2025, biblioteka nauki

The article examines Ḫātūn Baġdād (The Lady of Baghdad), a novel written in Arabic by the Iraqi author Šākir Nūrī and published in 2017. The literary text revolves around the character of Gertrude Bell, an icon of British Orientalism, and draws on her earlier media representations. The present article thus indicates how Nūrī's novel, considered a medium of memory, participates in the remediation of Bell's image in the context of Iraq's modern history. In its three main sections, discussed are the Iraqi writer's views on the relationships between the novel and history, literature and other arts, and the impact of these relations on the narrative structure of Ḫātūn Baġdād. The article likewise scrutinizes both the heroine's attitude in the novel towards her colonial mission in Iraq and the country's inhabitants, and Iraqi characters' perceptions of Bell. The article refers to several studies in cultural memory, Orientalism, and postcolonial literature.

2025, Visual Symbols of Palestinian Identity in the Digital Space: The Keffiyeh, the Dress, the Key, and the Map A Visual Semiotic Analysis

This study examines the role of visual symbols in shaping and communicating Palestinian identity within the digital public sphere. It employs a semiotic analysis of selected visual content, including images of the Palestinian keffiyeh, traditional thobe embroidery, the historical map of Palestine, and the symbolic key of return. These symbols are not merely decorative or folkloric artifacts; they are dense semiotic tools that encode narratives of dispossession, memory, resistance, and cultural continuity. The study finds that these visual elements have become central to digital storytelling and political expression, particularly after the events of October 7, 2023, when global digital solidarity campaigns intensified. The keffiyeh, for instance, is no longer seen solely as traditional attire but has become a transnational marker of resistance. Likewise, the key of return has evolved into a visual metaphor for hope and justice.
Furthermore, the analysis demonstrates how these images circulate on social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, where they face algorithmic suppression and censorship. Despite such challenges, the digital space continues to function as a contested site where Palestinian identity is rearticulated, claimed, and defended through visual culture. The paper argues that these symbols act as bridges between generations and geographies, preserving cultural memory and asserting political rights in an environment often hostile to Palestinian representation. The study also reflects on the author’s own experience as a graphic designer, emphasizing the ethical and aesthetic responsibility of visual creators in sustaining the cultural narrative of Palestine.
Keywords: Palestinian identity, visual culture, semiotics, digital media, resistance, cultural memory.

2025, uab.ro

The utterance tem mas não há (→ it exists, but one doesn't have it), produced by a Timorese speaker, is the starting point for a reflection about humour strategies. The hypothesis hereby put forth draws on the concept related to... more

2025, Научни скуп с међународном учешћем „Прошлост и култура Срба у Републици Хрватској“ [International Scientific Conference “The Past and Culture of Serbs in the Republic of Croatia]

Етнологија и антропологија као наука располаже многобројним теоријским оквирима чији је циљ разумевање и објашњење културне и друштвене стварности различитих заједница. Један од тих оквира, антропологија граница, усмерен је ка разумевању граница које спајају и раздвајају заједнице и учествују у стварању и обликовању њиховог идентитета. Свет у коме живимо јесте свет граница и различитих врста баријера, важних за изградњу идентитета припадника различитих заједница. Границе не морају бити само физичке, већ и симболичке, тј. невидљиве линије помоћу којих припадници различитих заједница граде свој етнички, регионални и локални идентитет. Помоћу антропологије граница спознаје се динамика одређене заједнице, културни елементи важни за њене припаднике у одређеном периоду, као и интеракција са припадницима других сличних или различитих заједница. Сматрам да би антропологија граница могла да представља погодан оквир за проучавање Срба у Хрватској у савременом периоду из угла етнологије и антропологије, као и да помогне у даљем разумевању прошлости ове заједнице.

2025, TechRxiv

This study investigates the accuracy, fidelity, and biases embedded in AI-generated Sri Lankan cultural identity representations. Using a prompt-based evaluation framework, 60 images were generated across three major platforms—DALL·E,... more

2025, Journal of North African Studies

French colonial expansion across North and West Africa brought contact with
varied political and religious groups, particularly along the Saharan rim and
in the western Sahel. Numerous French metropolitan politicians and colonial
administrators alike saw the Sahara as a great connecting medium, a newage
mare nostrum that would serve as the centerpiece of an expansive
overseas empire. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, Xavier Coppolani
and Robert Arnaud (or Randau) served as the leaders working across this
seemingly impassable divide to invent a political, demographic, religious, and
vividly Romantic homogeneity for the area and its people, one based almost
entirely in the power of Sufi Islam. Such unifying concepts built on older
Saharan traditions of politico-religious linkage while thriving in a moment of
changing French metropolitan colonial theory. Ultimately beset on all sides
by local, metropolitan, and imperial resistance, these attempts failed over
time as they hardened stereotypes and overlooked important realities of
human connection throughout the region. The complex and contradictory
forces involved in the joining of disparate social and political entities in the
Sahara offer substantial insight into the reality of colonial expansion and
political formation.

2025, Fractal, May 21

Παρουσίαση του βιβλίου του Βασίλη Σεϊτανίδη, «Γαλλικές Μπαγκέτες»

2025, Гласник Етнографског института САНУ

2025, Gothic Nature

As Alberto Portugal (2008) pointed out in his article ‘¿Un gótico peruano?’ (‘A Peruvian
Gothic?’), Peruvian Gothic has been hiding in plain sight within forms of literature written
about Indigenous peoples by non-Indigenous writers. This perspective on certain forms of indigenismo sheds light on narrations such as ‘La venganza del cóndor’ (‘Revenge of the Condor’, 1924), penned by the Franco-Peruvian author Ventura García Calderón. This text deploys the Gothic mode to create a monstered representation of Indigenous peoples, Andean animals, and the Andes themselves, transformed into a single Body-without-Organs. ‘La venganza del cóndor’ mobilises the fear the criollo descendants of Europeans had of Indigenous peoples and the thought of them taking revenge for centuries of oppression originated with the Spanish Conquest. This article seeks to expand on what has been said by Portugal by employing a framework stemming from the Gothic, including Patrick Brantlinger’s Rule of Darkness (1988) and the ecoGothic. The fear mobilised by García Calderón unintentionally circles back to the issue of land ownership triggered by the Spanish Conquest and presents the final consequence of the ‘revenge of the condor’ as the ultimate fear of the oligarchy: the restoration of land ownership.

2025, Siwayang Journal

This study explores the representation of regional cultures on YouTube, highlighting how digital platforms serve as vital spaces for cultural expression, preservation, and dissemination. As a leading video-sharing platform, YouTube plays a crucial role in showcasing diverse cultural narratives and allowing users to engage with local traditions, customs, and lifestyles from around the world. Employing qualitative methods, including content analysis of selected videos and interviews with content creators, this research investigates how cultural elements are portrayed and perceived in the digital landscape. The findings reveal that YouTube not only democratizes access to cultural content but also facilitates cross-cultural exchanges, fostering understanding among diverse audiences. However, challenges related to authenticity, cultural commodification, and the potential loss of cultural integrity are evident, raising critical questions about the portrayal of local narratives in a global context. This study concludes that while YouTube presents significant opportunities for cultural representation, careful consideration is necessary to ensure the accurate and respectful conveyance of cultural identities. Recommendations for content creators and policymakers are provided to enhance the effectiveness of cultural representation and encourage responsible content creation in the digital age.

2025, BHUMI PUBLISHING

In India, advertising photography is a potent tool for creating and sharing cultural narratives. This chapter examines how advertising photography shapes public perceptions while simultaneously reflecting cultural values, customs, and... more

2025, Rafael Figueroa Hernandez Referencias Abril 2025

Referencias académica hechas al trabajo de Rafael Figueroa Hernández

2025, Estudios de Literatura Colombiana

A partir de la teoría de la performatividad de género propuesta por Judith Butler y de aportes de autores como Teresa de Lauretis, Jean Baudrillard y Severo Sarduy, este artículo presenta un análisis de la construcción de la feminidad travesti-drag representada en las obras Al diablo la maldita primavera y Locas de felicidad. Con tal fin, se propone la “fantasía travesti” como un fenómeno que convierte la belleza y la sensualidad de la diva en el modelo idóneo para generar nuevas estéticas corporales que permiten sobrellevar la pobreza y la exclusión, y perfilar un proceso de empoderamiento travesti.

2025, Србија као одредиште: ко се досељава, а ко се враћа / Serbia as a destination: Who immigrates and who returns?

Considering that migrations occur within a broader historical-political and socio-economic context, such as the war events in the former Yugoslav republics, as well as in other countries, and the decades-long ties with
traditional countries of immigration for emigrants from the Republic of Serbia (Austria, Germany, and France), this study analyzes the size and spatial distribution of the population immigrating to the Republic of Serbia
from abroad (immigrants and returnees), its essential socio-demographic characteristics (gender, age, marital status, literacy, education level, computer literacy, disability, economic activity, occupation, and employment
status), as well as household and family characteristics, the duration of stay abroad before returning to the Republic of Serbia, or the duration of stay in the Republic of Serbia after immigration, as well as some demographic processes in which this population participates (internal migration and fertility), in the light of integration and reintegration processes. The main reasons influencing individuals' decisions to immigrate or return to the Republic of Serbia from abroad have also been discussed.
Based on the statistical data from the 2022 Population, Households, and Dwellings Census and the scientific interpretation of this data, the study provides answers to the following questions:
• Who is immigrating to, and who is returning to the Republic of Serbia from abroad?
• What are the patterns of immigration and return migration in the Republic of Serbia?
• What are the prevailing reasons for immigration, and what are the reasons for returning to the Republic of Serbia, in general and depending on the age-gender structure at the time of immigration, nationality, level of education, and leading countries of origin?
• What is the impact of individuals immigrating from abroad on the population size, spatial distribution,
and demographic structures of the Republic of Serbia?
According to the 2022 Census data, there are just under a million residents in the Republic of Serbia who were born abroad (941,319), which accounts for 14,2% of the population of Serbia. The number of immigrants
in Serbia (646,888) is more than twice as high as the number of returnees (294,431), meaning that immigration has a larger share in the population that has moved to Serbia. Geographic, historical, and family connections still shape the main directions of immigration and return migration to the Republic of Serbia.
The former Yugoslav republics are the countries from which the most significant number of immigrants have arrived in Serbia, while in the latest wave of immigration in 2022, Serbia positioned itself as an important destination for immigrants from the Russian Federation. Regarding return migration, Germany and Austria are traditional multi-decade emigration countries for the Serbian population. Accordingly, they are also the countries from which the largest number of people have returned to Serbia.
The population migrating to the Republic of Serbia is, on average, younger than the one returning from abroad. Specifically, the average age of the population that immigrated to Serbia was 22,2 years at the time of immigration. In comparison, the average age of those returning from abroad was 36,7 years at the time of return.
Among the total immigrant population over the age of 15, as much as 83,2% are of Serbian ethnicity, primarily coming from the former Yugoslav republics, indicating that the majority of immigration is co-ethnic. The
predominant reasons for immigration and return migration to Serbia are family-related (marriage, family formation or reunification, and other family reasons). When looking at different periods of immigration, family reasons were the dominant factor for returnees in all observed periods. For immigrants, only during the 1990s, during the armed conflicts in the territory of the former SFR Yugoslavia, „forced relocation“ was the leading reason for migration. For those who returned to Serbia from abroad after family reasons (50,8%) and business reasons (13,4%), the third most common reason was "return after retirement" (11,4%). Among
immigrants, the leading reasons for immigration to Serbia are "family reasons" (40,5%), "forced relocation" (28,2%), and "settling down" (12,3%). When observed by gender, differences in the reasons for migration are
noted both among the immigrant population and among returnees from abroad, with a higher proportion of "employment" reasons for men compared to women, and conversely, a higher proportion of family-related
migration reasons for women compared to men.

2025

The queer theory was born as a new way of understanding the notion of gender and identity. Authors such as Judit Butler highlight the dominance of the heteropatriarchal system that reigns throughout society. In relation to this political and social questioning, you can make an approach to the work of the Argentine Manuel Puig, especially his famous novel El beso de la mujer araña. In this work, the questioning of the affectivesexual and gender identities is revealed, with Molina a homosexual or transgender and Valentín a heterosexual whose encounter and relationship point to new ways of understanding the discourses of gender and identity. Palabras clave: Manuel Puig, queer, identidad afectivo-sexual, identidad de género,

2025, Νήσος

Γιατί η ενσωμάτωση των ψηφιακών τεχνολογιών στις επιτελεστικές τέχνες, όπως το θέατρο, η μουσική, η performance art, θεωρείται συχνά απειλητική για τη ζωντανότητά τους, δηλαδή για τη φυσική ενσώματη παρουσία καλλιτεχνών και κοινού στον ίδιο φυσικό χώρο και χρόνο; Διερευνώντας τη συζήτηση που αναπτύσσεται γύρω από αυτό το ερώτημα, η συγγραφέας διαπιστώνει ότι οι απόψεις που διατυπώνονται στο πεδίο των σπουδών επιτέλεσης (και άλλα συναφή αντικείμενα), μολονότι πολλές και διαφορετικές, είναι συνήθως θεμελιωμένες στο δίπολο πραγματικότητα-δυνητικότητα, και εγκλωβισμένες στις αντιφάσεις που προκύπτουν από αυτό. Η συζήτηση φανερώνει μια αγωνία, η οποία αφορά όχι την οντολογία της επιτέλεσης, αλλά την οντολογία του ανθρώπου, και ανακυκλώνει, στα σύγχρονα τεχνοπολιτισμικά συμφραζόμενα, προβλήματα (επιστημολογικά, ηθικά και πολιτικά) που συνδέονται με το γνωστό δίπολο φύσηπολιτισμός. Το βιβλίο αξιοποιεί προβληματισμούς ανθρωπολόγων, το έργο των οποίων εντάσσεται (ρητά ή άρρητα) κυρίως, αλλά όχι αποκλειστικά, σε ποικίλα ρεύματα του μετανθρωπισμού, και προτείνει έναν διαφορετικό τρόπο κατανόησης της ψηφιακής επιτέλεσης: ως πεδίο ανάδυσης νέων ενσώματων υποκειμένων, τα οποία συγκροτούν και κατοικούν νέους χώρους και χρόνους, και συνεπώς αμφισβητούν περαιτέρω, στο επίπεδο τόσο της ζώσας και βιωμένης εμπειρίας όσο και της γνώσης αυτής της εμπειρίας, επίμονες βιολογικές και ουσιοκρατικές εννοιολογήσεις του ανθρώπου και της φύσης (του).

2025, Geographica Helvetica

Crises dominate current political debates. They shift the spaces of possibility for geographical research practice and global theory formation. Our starting point in this forum is the diagnosis of a dual crisis: on the one hand, the epistemological crisis put forth in post-and decolonial scholarship and, on the other hand, the ubiquity of worldly crises-variously described as the pluri-crisis, polycrisis, or socio-ecological crisis. This pervasiveness poses new questions about how the entanglement of these diagnoses operates in the realm of geographical knowledge practice. Clearly, crisis phenomena have always conditioned the production of geographical knowledge. As crises restrict mobility or create precarious working conditions, they have not only shaped the everyday research life of many scholars worldwide, but also defined current knowledge (production) through the absence of certain scholars' voices at international conferences or in international publications. Having patterned global theory formation in this way, crises are firmly embedded in any knowledge canon. This forum discusses the transformation of urban geography in times of multiple crises. In our introductory reflections, we highlight some of the forum contributions' crosscutting insights, weave a common thread through this dialogue, and discuss obstacles to as well as critical resources necessary when rethinking and possibly changing practices of knowledge production.

2025, Russian Sociological Review

This study investigates how contemporary artificial intelligence image generation systems interpret and reproduce Indian cultural elements through a comparative analysis of three major platforms: Stable Diffusion, Flux, and Midjourney. While these systems have demonstrated remarkable technical capabilities, their handling of non-Western cultural elements remains understudied. We present a novel methodological framework that combines visual social semiotics with digital anthropology to analyse AI-generated images across multiple dimensions, including representational accuracy, cultural sensitivity, and power dynamics. Our systematic analysis of images generated through increasingly sophisticated prompts reveals significant patterns in how these systems mediate cultural representation. Results indicate that while platforms exhibit varying technical proficiencies, they consistently demonstrate concerning biases in human representation, particularly in their treatment of gender, class, and ethnic identities. The analysis reveals systematic simplification of complex cultural elements and the persistence of orientalist perspectives, despite advances in technical capabilities. These findings suggest that improved technical sophistication alone is insufficient for authentic cultural reproduction; rather, fundamental reconsideration of how these systems process and understand cultural information is necessary. This research contributes both theoretical insights into digital cultural representation and practical implications for developing more culturally sensitive AI systems, while highlighting crucial areas for improvement in the technical architecture of image generation models.

2025, Narodna umjetnost : hrvatski časopis za etnologiju i folkloristiku

The paper discusses the impossiblity to express or categorise multidimensional identities displayed by the descendants of Croatian economic migrants in Germany. Their bifocality, transnational experiences and transnational contexts of their identifications are confronted with the still dominant national categorizations of identity which require that they declare themselves as either Germans or Croats. Possibilities for overcoming the prevalent national logic of identification are discussed within the context of a supra-national entity -the European Union.

2025

Resumo: Este artigo objetiva expor algumas questões em torno da ideia de mediação cultural enquanto processo museológico de comunicação. Nas referências da Teoria da Comunicação e da Filosofia da Comunicação destaca-se a obra do filósofo da comunicação Jesús Martin-Barbero, particularmente o livro Dos meios às mediações: comunicação, cultura e hegemonia. Uma tese sustenta o livro, já anunciada no título: a distinção entre meios e mediações. Procuramos traçar, em linhas gerais, as principais coordenadas que dão sustentação à ideia de mediação cultural, bem como suas ressonâncias com outras referências que com ela convergem, mostrando a pertinência do tema para pensar a exposição como processo de mediação ou agente cultural. Palavras chave: Museologia, Comunicação, Mediação Cultural, Exposição. Abstract: This paper intends to discuss some issues concerning the ideia of cultural mediation as a museum process of communication. In the bibliographies of Communication Theory and Philosophy...

2024

CoHERE explores the ways in which identities in Europe are constructed through heritage representations and performances that connect to ideas of place, history, tradition and belonging. The research identifies existing heritage practices and discourses in Europe. It also identifies means to sustain and transmit European heritages that are likely to contribute to the evolution of inclusive, communitarian identities and counteract disaffection with, and division within, the EU. A number of modes of representation and performance are explored in the project, from cultural policy, museum display, heritage interpretation, school curricula and political discourse to music and dance performances, food and cuisine, rituals and protest.

2024, OPEN MIND

Ένα καταγγελτικό έργο της παγκόσμιας λογοτεχνίας μέσα από την εκπληκτική ερμηνεία του Θοδωρή Γκόγκου! Ένας προάγγελος του «Θεού των μικρών πραγμάτων» και του σκοτεινού γραφειοκρατικού περιβάλλοντος του Κάφκα.

2024, Наслеђе

У свом аутофиктивном књижевном тексту Поријекло (2019)
Саша Станишић се бави питањем (не)могућности јасног дефини
сања идентитета мигранта у немачком друштву. Ношен вихором
рата деведесетих година прошлог века из родног Вишеграда
ка Хајделбергу, тада успутној станици, а сада дому, искусио је
шта значи бити странац. Кроз колаж личних искустава, сећања
и фикције, Станишић тематизује амбивалентан однос између
сопства и Другог, близине и даљине, прошлости и садашњости
који се оцртава у процесу изградње и одржања идентитета поје
динца. Ослањајући се на студијe миграције, а на примеру романа
Поријекло, у раду ће се трагати за механизмима помоћу к

2024, Португалија данас - Погледи из Србије

У чланку се анализира процес приступања португалском
држављанству од стране потомака сефардских Јевреја и њиховог (не)укључивања у ширу португалску националну заједницу током периода важења прописа о њиховом „праву на повратак” у Португалију. Анализа испитује подобност актуелних теорија у области студија национализма за објашњавање таквог процеса, који се одликује праксама својственим теоријском појму изградње нације. Разматрајући шири контекст националне политике у Португалији и појам лузотропикализма, у чланку се нуди перспектива о могућој улози наизглед непотпуне и прекинуте изградње сефардско-португалске националности у оснаживању савремених норми већ постојеће португалске националности као категорије политичке праксе.

2024

This paper describes on the idea in integrating animated pedagogical agent (APA) as an alternative approach as scaffolding in Problem-Based Learning (PBL). APA will be operated as a virtual tutor and guided learners through the learning... more

2024, Volume! La Revue des Musiques Populaires

In: Constantino, Stéphane & Rivron, Vassili (Dir.). Dossier “Les fabriques sonoros du Sud global”. Volume! La Revue des Musiques Populaires, v. 21(1-2), 2024. Résumé: En partant de la récupération comparative d’éléments... more

2024

Tagungsbericht zur Jahrestagung der Volkskundlichen Kommission für Niedersachsen e. V.

2024, Κεφαλληνιακά Χρονικά 22: 367-374

Η παρουσία της Σαπφούς στις μεταφραστικές εργασίες των Επτανησίων από το β’ μισό του δέκατου ένατου αιώνα έως και το α’ μισό του εικοστού είναι μικρή, όχι όμως ασήμαντη. Στην ιστορία των ελληνικών ποιητικών μεταφράσεων η πρώτη μεγάλη μεταφραστική εργασία με έργα της Σαπφούς είναι το Φιλομούσου πάρεργα (Παρίσι, 1838) του Ν. Πίκκολου, ενώ στα Ελληνικά αρχαιολογήματα (1853) του Αθανάσιου Χριστόπουλου εντοπίζουμε την ενότητα «Σαπφούς ωδαί» με τα μεταφράσματα «Εις Αφροδίτην», «Προς γυναίκα ερωμένην» και (πάλι) «Εις Αφροδίτην». Το «Προς γυναίκα ερωμένην» είναι μετάφραση του απ. 31 της Σαπφούς, γνωστού και από τον αρχικό του στίχο «φαίνεταί μοι κῆνος ἴσος θέοισιν», και το οποίο στον Πίκκολο εντοπίζουμε με τον τίτλο «Εις ερωμέναν». Μετάφραση του ποιήματος αυτού εντοπίζουμε επίσης στην Ανθοδέσμη (1851) του Σοφοκλή Κ. Καρύδη και αργότερα ως «Τους θεούς ταιριάζει εκείνος…» στον τόμο των απάντων (1881) του Αντωνίου Μάτεσι (1794-1875). Το μετάφρασμα αυτό, λόγω των έντονων στοιχείων δημοτικής που το χαρακτηρίζουν (η γλωσσική μεταστροφή του Μάτεσι σημειώνεται από το 1860), αντιλαμβανόμαστε ότι είναι του πρώτου μισού του δέκατου ένατου αιώνα. Το συγκεκριμένο ποίημα αναμεταφράζεται στη συνέχεια από ποικίλους άλλους, τον Κ. Α. Κωνσταντινίδη (1910), τον Μ. Γ. Πετρίδη (1911), τον Δήμο Βερενίκη, τον Ν. Ν. Δρακουλίδη (1916). Δύο συνεχιστές της επτανησιακής ποιητικής παράδοσης, ο Ανδρέας Μαρτζώκης (1849-1923), αδελφός του Στέφανου, και ο Μαρίνος Σιγούρος (1885-1961), αναμεταφράζουν το ποίημα κατά τη δεκαετία του 1910, για να συνεχίσει αυτό να αναμεταφράζεται από άλλους κατά τον εικοστό αιώνα (ανάμεσα σε αυτούς και οι Ζήσιμος Σίδερης, Σίμος Μενάρδος, Ηλίας Βουτιερίδης κ.λπ.) Στην ανάλυσή μας θα αναγνώσουμε παράλληλα τα τρία επτανησιακά μεταφράσματα, με την προσοχή μας επικεντρωμένη στο μετάφρασμα του Σιγούρου (1960, γρ. 1915) και του Μαρτζώκη (1917), που παραλαμβάνουν και συνεχίζουν τη μεταφραστική παράδοση ως προς το συγκεκριμένο λυρικό ποίημα.

2024

This dissertation, Resisting Word-Plays: How Nonverbal Plays with Puppets Transcend Language Barriers and Amplify East Asian Narratives in London’s Theatre Landscape, investigates the potential of nonverbal theatre, particularly... more

2024, Strenae

Cette contribution propose d’étudier la place des enfants des milieux populaires à Paris, de la mise en place de l’instruction obligatoire en 1882 jusqu’aux années 1920. Les jeunes parisiens, en particulier les garçons, font l’objet d’un... more

2024

این مقاله به بررسی بازنمایی خرده‌فرهنگ‌های بومی در سینمای مستقل ایران پرداخته و تلاش می‌کند تا تفاوت‌های میان تصویر فرهنگی ارائه‌شده در سینما و واقعیت‌های فرهنگی بومی را ارزیابی کند. از روش‌های تحلیل کیفی و مقایسه‌ای استفاده شده تا این... more

2024, Musical Ecologies: Instrumental music ensembles around the world

This chapter focuses on the Venda tshikona reed-pipe dance, a traditional music in South Africa, practised in HaMakuya − a rural chieftancy in Limpopo province as shown in Figure 4.1. It provides a glimpse of tshikona as 'music of a community' in its cultural, social, educational, and political contexts, and how tshikona is connected in a web of meanings within the wider ecology. The 'thick' description that begins the chapter is a personal account of co-author, Dean Salant's participation in a tshikona ensemble during fieldwork he and fellow student Anna undertook in October 2019 in HaMakuya. We 'zoom in' here on a unique traditional pipe ensemble, focusing on sight, sound, and movement, with the intention also of uncovering the layered cultural, social, and educational significance of this traditional music practice. The first-person narrative grounds the subsequent eight narratives, which function as strands of meaning and ambiguity in relation to tshikona's position in HaMakuya's cultural, musical, and social ecology.

2024

This research identifies cultural differences among children's drawings especially as related to their drawings of avatars for instructional software. We invited children to draw characters and textual messages within an instructional game, as a way to establish their expectations of pedagogical avatars. We were interested in both the appearance and language of the characters of different nationalities. We describe an experiment that evaluated cultural differences in children's drawings. We analyzed drawings produced by 57 children aged 7-10 from four countries and discovered several main effects. Specifically, a significant main effect was found for a child's nationality and gender in predicting the emotion, formality of language, and use of "polite" or nice language. Girls generally expected more details in the hair, skin and facial hair of their characters and drew more emotions (positive) into their characters. Additionally, Pakistani and Argentine boys drew more details and more head coverings than did other children. Girls from Pakistan drew fantasy figures, rather than realistic figures and did not draw headscarves on their characters. The level of detail expected in the characters varied by country.

2024

The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, orchestrated by Al Qaeda, marked a significant turning point in United States’ history. These assaults on key symbols of U.S. economic and military power led to a profound transformation in political rhetoric and media discourse. This period saw the emergence of “neo-Orientalism,” a modern adaptation of historical Orientalist narratives that has continued to shape Western perceptions of the Islamic world. This study investigates how these narratives have been adapted in the post-9/11 era to reinforce stereotypes and misconceptions about Arabs and Muslims, portraying them as inherently violent, backward, and a threat to Western civilization. Drawing on Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism, this research employs a qualitative approach to explore the manifestation of neo-Orientalist tropes in political speeches, particularly those of President George W. Bush, as well as in U.S. media representations. The analysis reveals how these discourses perpetuate a binary opposition between the West and the Islamic world, contributing to the “othering” of Muslim communities and fueling Islamophobia. By providing a comprehensive examination of neo-Orientalism’s impact on public perception and policy, this study offers critical insights into the mechanisms through which these biased narratives are constructed and disseminated in contemporary U.S. society, advancing our understanding of their implications.

2024

An epic hero's several remarkable characteristics set them apart in legendary tales and myths.

2024

This paper examines the production of ethnographic knowledge on Qazaq food culture by the Ethnography Department of the Qazaq SSR Academy of Sciences during its operational years. It adopts a comprehensive approach by juxtaposing fieldnotes and other materials gathered during more than ten expeditionary fieldworks across various regions of Qazaqstan with over twenty Soviet-period scholarly publications that resulted from these ethnographic expeditions. By combining content analysis and discourse analysis, this study aims to unravel the processes and methodologies that shaped the production of ethnographic knowledge about Qazaq food culture, focusing specifically on a traditional dish. This study asserts that the representation of a significant dish in Qazaq tradition, known as "et" among the Qazaq-speaking population, varied across publications of the Ethnography Department written in Russian during the initial period of its existence. These inconsistencies resulted from an interplay of factors, including the authors' proficiency in the Qazaq language, their ethnic or cultural backgrounds, and the influence of the institutions where they were trained. Furthermore, this paper examines the reasons for the widespread link between "beshbarmak" and Qazaq culture during the Soviet period. It argues that "beshbarmak" frequently appeared in propaganda works as a Qazaq national dish, purportedly favored by Soviet citizens of various ethnic backgrounds. This alignment with the broader ideology of socialist internationalization significantly contributed to the dissemination of "beshbarmak" in both official and popular discourse as a symbol of Qazaq national cuisine.

2024, Xartis 70

On the occasion of two performances hosted at the Athens Festival ("Monsieur Linh and His Child"--Dir. Guy Cassiers and "Angela--dir. Susanne Kennedy), I share some thoughts regarding the concept of theatrical presence and the notion of live performance. What do they mean? Are these necessary prerequisites for the theatrical experience? In other words, are they part of the ontology of theatre? For example, does a video projected during a performance enhance or weaken the idea of theatrical presence?
Mε αφορμή δύο παραστάσεις που φιλοξενήθηκαν στο Φεστιβάλ Αθηνων ("Η αγαπημένη του κυρίου Λίν"--σκην. Γκι Κασίερ και "Άντζελα"--σκην. Σουζάνε Κέννετι), καταθέτω κάποιες σκέψεις που αφορούν την έννοια της θεατρικής "παρουσίας" και την έννοια του "ζωντανού" θεάματος. Τι να σημαίνουν άραγε; Είναι απαραίτητες προϋποθέσεις της θεατρικής εμπειρίας; Δηλαδή είναι μέρος της οντολογίας του θεάτρου; Για παράδειγμα, ένα βίντεο που προβάλλεται σε μία παράσταση πόσο "ζωντανό/live" είναι; Ενισχύει ή αποδυναμώνει την έννοια της θεατρικής παρουσίας;

2024, Χαρτης 66

In an era characterized by isolated individuals, where the dominant sources of information are constructed, convenient "truths," artists, scholars, theorists, historians, and ordinary citizens are challenged to reconsider the concept of... more

2024

A reflection in Italian and Greek about the symbols spread by the current style of life, opposite to the ones that Orthodox religion goes on keeping in alive inside us.

2024

In the globalised environment of the twenty-first century, sustainable/successful event production requires a variety of interacting relationships that link producers to the range of resources necessary for their events. These resources may include local and/or international artists, audiences, sponsorship, media, and technical support. These event production networks may last no longer than a single event, or they may persist across multiple events and years. They usually involve a wide range of cultural actors and production relationships. The manner in which individual producers, organisations and cultures construct, use, rearrange and maintain production networks offers insight into how cultures market and represent themselves. This research identifies the processes through which local and global network formations shape Indian cultural performance events in Aotearoa and the consequent images of India that are received/consumed by the wider New Zealand audience. The central research question asks: What are the processes and relationships that support the production of cultural events, with specific reference to events that are of interest to and/or produced by Aotearoa's Indian communities? This ethnographic study begins with an investigation of a wide range of local and international socioeconomic and cultural relationships generated by a number of different kinds of shared interests and identities that determine not only the nature of the events but their relevance to various audiences. Subsequently, it goes on to identify how local and global network formations in Indian culture and the performing arts interact so as to allow the development of events from their conceptual stages into actual productions. Finally, this research develops a model for the graphic representation of stakeholder and resource production networks that analyses the underlying structures and complex socioeconomic interactions that enable cultural performances.

2024, Social Sciences & Humanities Open

This study explores the comparative effects of traditional 2D and immersive 360° documentary formats on educational outcomes and knowledge retention broadly on ethnic minority culture, represented by the Miao culture, one of the most representative in the country. As digital platforms dominate cultural education, understanding how advancements in storytelling, particularly immersive media, impact learning is crucial. Using visual materials capturing Miao villages, folk dances, and crafts as a case study, the study produced documentaries in both formats. Eighty-four participants engaged with these documentaries, providing data on knowledge retention and viewer engagement. Participants viewing the 360° format reported higher self-assessed content recall compared to those viewing 2D documentaries. However, this perceived enhancement did not align with actual performance in quizzes, indicating a significant difference between perceived and actual knowledge retention. Findings suggest that while 360° documentaries may enhance viewer engagement in cultural contexts, they do not necessarily improve memory retention over traditional 2D formats. The findings challenge prevailing assumptions about the educational advantage of immersive 360° technology and emphasise the importance of a critical re-evaluation of these technological innovations in the context of digital heritage education.

2024, marcoELE. Revista de Didáctica Español Lengua Extranjera

espanolLa ensenanza de lenguas extranjeras requiere un enfoque intercultural en el aula. El aprendizaje de una lengua lleva asociado unos factores culturales que deben aprender a interpretarse desde un punto de vista no etnocentrista, para evitar conflictos culturales y conseguir una cohesion social que permita el dialogo intercultural. Todo ello puede ser posible gracias al desarrollo de la competencia intercultural del profesorado que depende de la educacion intercultural. Idealmente, esta educacion deberia adoptar tambien un enfoque intercultural en sus objetivos, procesos y contenidos, de manera que se trabaje de forma transversal el desarrollo de la competencia intercultural del profesorado. El presente trabajo pretende aportar innovadoras ideas para suplir las necesidades formativas del docente de lenguas extranjeras y aplicarlas en la transformacion del curriculo, para desarrollar las diferentes subcompetencias que engloba la competencia intercultural del profesorado: saberes...

2024, Multilingual academic journal of education and social sciences

In this present paper, we explore the representations of female identity in the online series of the United Nations, UN in Action. The short film is analyzed based on a constructionist model of the analysis of identities in discourse. The story of the film refers to the actions of the female protagonist, focusing on her effort to establish herself in a male-dominated professional area. Throughout the film, a "pioneering" female identity is constructed, which is a hybrid identity, as it mixes traditional elements (e.g. feminine-speech style, Muslim religion) with more progressive ones (e.g. masculine-speech style, professional acknowledgement in a male-dominated field of action). In this way, this identity consists of contemporary Western ideas without, nevertheless, disrupting traditional values.

2024, HIV/AIDS in Memory, Culture and Society

This chapter presents an examination of the portrayal of HIV/AIDS as social suffering in media representations. It elucidates how cultural representations, social experiences, and political processes shape public perceptions of HIV/AIDS, often perpetuating stigma and influencing policy. The chapter critiques the commodification of suffering in the media and the resultant distortion of social realities. By appropriating the narratives of those living with HIV/AIDS, media narratives often construct a spectacle that divorces audiences from the authentic experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS. The chapter argues for a transformation in the representation of social suffering to counteract its trivialisation, advocating for more nuanced and empathetic portrayals that can inspire a collective responsibility and action towards addressing social suffering, particularly in the context of HIV/AIDS. It underscores the potential of media to redefine public engagement with social issues and to foster a global cosmopolitanism that recognises and responds to suffering beyond the spectacle.

2024, Journal of Liberal Arts, Rangsit University

Aiming to understand the Thai society' s view and imagination of its overseas Chinese, this article investigated and compared the representation of the Thai-Chinese image and culture in 'Yu Kap Kong (Living with Grandpa)' (1993) and 'In Family We Trust' (2018), two popular TV dramas about the overseas Chinese in Thailand, in different periods. It was found that numerous cultural elements, such as the tea culture, Qingming festival, and Chinese traditional ideologies, were portrayed in the dramas. In addition, some scenes depicted a high degree of the assimilation of the Chinese in Thailand and some mainstream ideas about the Chinese in Thailand. For instance, the difference in socioeconomic status was in line with the mainstream narrative on the Chinese virtues, such as industriousness, thrift, and honesty, which enable them to change their social status from the poor to one of the wealthiest