IAFOR Journal Category: IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Welcome to Volume 7 Issue 1 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Dear Readers, As the COVID-19 crisis is apparently waning in many parts of the world, many felt that now is the time to attempt to return to that mythical status quo ante, only to find that that was hardly possibly anymore. The world had decided to move on and while some wealthier individuals were busily …
Life Writing by Kuwaiti Women: Voice and Agency
Author: Shahd Alshammari, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait Email: [email protected] Published: September 16, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.1.04 Citation: Alshammari, S. (2022). Life Writing by Kuwaiti Women: Voice and Agency. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.1.04 Abstract Life narratives are rare in the Gulf region due to many issues. Kuwait women’s writing about their lives, …
Spendemic: Japan’s Marketing of Mythical Creatures and the Business of Selling Hope
Author: Antonija Cavcic, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan Email: [email protected] Published: September 16, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.1.05 Citation: Cavcic, A. (2022). Spendemic: Japan’s Marketing of Mythical Creatures and the Business of Selling Hope. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.1.05 Abstract With their roots in animism and Shintōism, Japan’s mythical creatures known as yōkai have been …
Tikbubulan: Transitions from Folk Song to Creative Dance
Author: Erwin Oscar P. Ripalda, Eastern Visayas State University, Tacloban City, Philippines Email: [email protected] Published: September 16, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.1.03 Citation: Ripalda, E. O. P. (2022). Tikbubulan: Transitions from Folk Song to Creative Dance. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.1.03 Abstract This article tells the story of a teacher creating a dance based on a …
Assessing Practice Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Teaching: The Role of Gender and Degree Programs in Competence Development
Authors: Manuel E. Caingcoy, College of Education, Bukidnon State University, Philippines Vivian Irish M. Lorenzo, College of Education, Bukidnon State University, Philippines, & Alumni Relations Office, Bukidnon State University, Philippines Iris April L. Ramirez, College of Education, Bukidnon State University, Philippines, & Quality Assurance Office, Bukidnon State University, Philippines Catherine D. Libertad, College of Education, …
Articulation: Individuals to Collectives
Author: Victor Peterson II, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh, UK Email: [email protected] Published: September 16, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.1.01 Citation: Peterson II, V. (2022). Articulation: Individuals to Collectives. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.1.01 Abstract This work illustrates the inner workings of a model set forth by Stuart Hall that analyzes …
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 7 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 7 – Issue 1 Editor-in-Chief: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China Published: September 16, 2022 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.1 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to this issue of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies Holger Briel, Editor-in-Chief, IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies Articles Articulation: Individuals …
Welcome to Volume 6 Issue 2 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Dear Readers, As humanity is approaching its third year under COVID-19, the virus’s grim day-to-day toll is becoming increasingly clear. By the end of 2021, over 5 million people will have died from the disease and many are continuing to die on a daily basis. The world has not even yet begun to count the …
Media Power: Cigarette Package Design in China
Author: Xiaolong Zhang, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, China Email: [email protected] Published: January 26, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.05 Citation: Zhang, X. (2022). Media Power: Cigarette Package Design in China. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.05 Abstract Chinese tobacco packaging can be viewed as complex advertising practice. On the one hand, the cigarette pack is used to attract …
Innovation in Cultural Heritage Preservation in Taiwan: Lessons for Indonesia
Authors: Riela Provi Drianda, Waseda University, Japan Laila Zohrah, Singaperbangsa University, Indonesia Adiwan Fahlan Aritenang, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia Email: [email protected] Published: January 26, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.04 Citation: Drianda, R. P., Zohrah, L., & Aritenang, A. F. (2022). Innovation in Cultural Heritage Preservation in Taiwan: Lessons for Indonesia. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.04 Abstract …
Psychological Effects of Iranian Mirror-Tile Artwork – A Phenomenological Approach
Author: Naeim Sepehri, Independent Scholar, Iran Email: [email protected] Published: January 26, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.03 Citation: Sepehri, N. (2022). Psychological Effects of Iranian Mirror-Tile Artwork – A Phenomenological Approach. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.03 Abstract Mirror-tile artwork is one of the most recent and striking phenomena in Iranian Spiritual Art. Aside from being an aesthetic …
Is There a Correspondence Between “Orientalism” and The Orient? – Said, Dyson and Sen
Author: Amitabha Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India Email: [email protected] Published: January 26, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.02 Citation: Gubta, A. (2022). Is There a Correspondence Between “Orientalism” and The Orient? – Said, Dyson and Sen. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.02 Abstract The study of cultural encounters has thrown up many important methodological and theoretical …
Screen Ontologies or Teaching the Virus a Lesson: A Few Things that Work in Online Education and a Few that Don’t
Author: Holger Briel, BNU-HKBU-UIC, China Email: [email protected] Published: January 26, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.01 Citation: Briel, H. (2022). Screen Ontologies or Teaching the Virus a Lesson: A Few Things that Work in Online Education and a Few that Don’t. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.01 Abstract The recent global disruption in education due to the COVID-19 …
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 6 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 6 – Issue 2 Editor-in-Chief: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China Executive Editor: Joseph Haldane, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Japan Published: January 26, 2022 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to this issue of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies Holger …
Welcome to Volume 6 Issue 1 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Dear Readers, Welcome to IJCS Issue 6.1! The Editorial Team of the issue hopes that the articles contained herein will be as thought-provoking and inspiring as those from previous issues. Where our last issues were written under the continuing threat of COVID-19, this issue has come together at a time when at least some parts …
The Three Epochs of Hong Kong Lolita Subculture: Cultural Hybridization and Identity Construction
Authors: Shuk-fan Fanny Wong, Senior Instructor, University of Macau Wai-sum Amy Lee, Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University Email: [email protected] https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.05 Citation: Wong, S. F., & Lee, W. S. (2021). The Three Epochs of Hong Kong Lolita Subculture: Cultural Hybridization and Identity Construction. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.05 Abstract Lolita is identified as …
The Ancestors of a New Society: The Tribes (Buzoku) and their Journey through the Misunderstandings of the Japanese Countercultural Scene
Author: Yaxkin Melchy, University of Tsukuba, Japan Email: [email protected] Published: July 14, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.04 Citation: Melchy, Y. (2021). The Ancestors of a New Society: The Tribes (Buzoku) and their Journey through the Misunderstandings of the Japanese Countercultural Scene. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.04 Abstract Buzoku 部族, generally translated as The Tribe (or The …
Does an Upcycling Kimono Practice Support Recycle-Oriented Cultural Sustainability? Japanese College Students’ Perspectives
Author: Minako McCarthy, The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, USA Email: [email protected] Published: July 14, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.03 Citation: McCarthy, M. (2021). Does an Upcycling Kimono Practice Support Recycle-Oriented Cultural Sustainability? Japanese College Students’ Perspectives. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.03 Abstract Kimono (a traditional Japanese garment worn by women) has played an important role …
The Influence of National Cultural Attributes on Locally Produced Designs: Case Study of Malaysian Design
Authors: Hwee Ling Siek, Sunway University, Malaysia Cheng Ean Lee, Sunway University, Malaysia Email: [email protected] Published: July 14, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.02 Citation: Siek, H. L., & Lee, C. E. (2021). The Influence of National Cultural Attributes on Locally Produced Designs: Case Study of Malaysian Design. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.02 Abstract This paper examines …
Making Sovereignty Mean Something: Native Nations and Creative Adaptation
Author: Michelle Watts, American Public University System, United States of America Email: [email protected] Published: July 14, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.01 Citation: Watts, M. (2021). Making Sovereignty Mean Something: Native Nations and Creative Adaptation. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1.01 Abstract Scholarship regarding Native Nations has often focused on the problems of Native Nations caused by a …
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 6 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 6 – Issue 1 Editor: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China Published: July 14, 2021 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.1 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to this issue of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies Holger Briel, Editor-in-Chief, IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies Articles Making Sovereignty …
Welcome to the 2021 Special Issue of IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Law as/and Culture: Reconfiguring Human Rights and Justice Dear Readers, This special issue mainly grew out of an advanced seminar on Cultural Studies that I guest-taught at the National University of Singapore in 2018, where there has been a long-time engagement with interdisciplinary teaching and learning in the field of Cultural Studies through NUS’s Asian …
A Quest for “Justice” in Capital Punishment: A Socio-Legal Study of the Nirbhaya Gangrape Case
Author: Samra Irfan, National University of Singapore Email: [email protected] Published: January 22, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.07 Citation: Irfan, S. (2021). A Quest for “Justice” in Capital Punishment: A Socio-Legal Study of the Nirbhaya Gangrape Case. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(SI). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.07 Abstract The December 16, 2012 gang rape case in India’s capital ignited fierce discussion on …
What Constitutes a “Due” Burden on Women’s Access to Abortion: A Cultural Discourse Analysis of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
Author: Gao Xueying, National University of Singapore Email: [email protected] Published: January 22, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.06 Citation: Gao, X. (2021). What Constitutes a “Due” Burden on Women’s Access to Abortion: A Cultural Discourse Analysis of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(SI). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.06 Abstract We can find numerous international treaties and legal documents …
Challenging the Constitutionality of Section 377A in Singapore: Towards a More Humanist Treatment of Homosexuality in Singapore Law
Author: Baey Shi Chen, National University of Singapore Email: [email protected] Published: January 22, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.05 Citation: Baey. S. C. (2021). Challenging the Constitutionality of Section 377A in Singapore: Towards a More Humanist Treatment of Homosexuality in Singapore Law. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(SI). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.05 Abstract This paper examines the tensions between the law, politics …
The Hadiya Case: Human Rights Violations and State Islamophobic Propaganda in India
Author: Adhvaidha Kalidasan, National University of Singapore Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Published: January 22, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.04 Citation: Kalidasan, A. (2021). The Hadiya Case: Human Rights Violations and State Islamophobic Propaganda in India. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(SI). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.04 Abstract This paper examines the “Hadiya case” which in the years 2016 and 2017 was well known …
Killing with No Punishment: Police Violence and Judicial (In)justice
Author: Angus Siu-cheong Li, Hong Kong Baptist University Email: [email protected] Published: January 22, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.03 Citation: Li, S. C. (2021). Killing with No Punishment: Police Violence and Judicial (In)justice. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(SI). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.03 Abstract This article offers a critical reading of the Limbu Case that took place in 2009 in Hong Kong. …
The Air-conditioned Nation under Global Warming – An Exploratory Study of the Speech and Assembly Freedom and Politics of Space in Singapore
Author: Hei Ting Wong, National University of Singapore Email: [email protected] Published: January 22, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.02 Citation: Wong, H. T. (2021). The Air-conditioned Nation under Global Warming – An Exploratory Study of the Speech and Assembly Freedom and Politics of Space in Singapore. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(SI). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.02 Abstract Singapore is known to have …
Toward a Juris-cultural Studies of Human Rights
Author: John Nguyet Erni, Hong Kong Baptist University Email: [email protected] Published: January 22, 2021 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.01 Citation: Erni, J. N. (2021). Toward a Juris-cultural Studies of Human Rights. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(SI). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI.01 Abstract This special issue grew out of an advanced seminar on Cultural Studies that I guest-taught at the National University of …
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 6 – Special Issue
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 6 – Special Issue: “Law as/and Culture: Reconfiguring Human Rights and Justice” Guest Editor: John Nguyet Erni, Hong Kong Baptist University Editor-in-Chief: Holger Briel, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Published: January 22, 2021 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.SI Editor’s Introduction Welcome to the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies – Volume 6 – …