IAFOR Journal Category: IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Welcome to Volume 8 Issue 2 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Dear Readers, If a few issues ago I had expressed the hope that there might be a let-up of crises for humanity in the cards, the last few months have taught us otherwise. If anything, existing crises have intensified or stretched to incorporate even more inhabitants of this planet. Besides the immeasurable pain and suffering …
“Otherized” Migrants in Contemporary Australia: Reflections from Michael Ahmad’s The Tribe (2014)
Author: Ait Idir Lahcen, Faculty of Letters, Mohammedia, Hassan II University, Morocco Email: Lahcen.aitidir@univh2c.ma Published: December 30, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.05 Citation: Lahcen, A. I. (2023). “Otherized” Migrants in Contemporary Australia: Reflections from Michael Ahmad’s The Tribe (2014), 8(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.05 Abstract This article provides a close reading of Michael Mohamed Ahmad’s The Tribe (2014), a Lebanese-Australian novel, …
“Bacha Posh”: Gender Construct in Afghan Culture Examined through the Lens of Children in Literature
Authors: Ritika Banerjee, Christ (Deemed to be University) Bangalore, India Sharon J, Christ (Deemed to be University) Bangalore, India Email: Ritika.banerjee@res.christuniversity.in Published: December 30, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.04 Citation: Banerjee, R., & J, S. (2023). “Bacha Posh”: Gender Construct in Afghan Culture Examined through the Lens of Children in Literature, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.04 Abstract With the fall of …
Folklore Goes to War: Folksongs, Yangge and Storytelling in Communist Bases during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Author: Selina Gao, Murray State University, USA Email: sgao2@murraystate.edu Published: December 30, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.03 Citation: Gao, S. (2023). Folklore Goes to War: Folksongs, Yangge and Storytelling in Communist Bases during the Second Sino-Japanese War, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.03 Abstract All across the world, folklore studies are often closely tied to the emergence of modern nation states and …
Blindness Challenging Melodrama in Your Eyes Tell (2020) and Blind Massage (2014)
Author: Xinyi Wang, Nagoya University, Japan Email: wangxinyi40@yahoo.com Published: December 30, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.02 Citation: Wang, X. (2023). Blindness Challenging Melodrama in Your Eyes Tell (2020) and Blind Massage (2014). IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.02 Abstract While blindness has been a recurring motif in melodramatic fiction films, this article argues that some contemporary East …
“Blame it on the Black Star”: Black Holes in Culture
Author: Mario Rodriguez, American University in the Emirates Email: mario.rodriguez@aue.ae Published: December 30, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.01 Citation: Rodriguez, M. (2023). “Blame it on the Black Star”: Black Holes in Culture. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2.01 Abstract “Black holes” continue to compel the human imagination, as demonstrated by the public reception of the first images …
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 8 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 8 – Issue 2 Editor-in-Chief: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China Published: December 30, 2023 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.2 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 “Blame it …
Welcome to Volume 8 Issue 1 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Dear Readers, As the world is slowly digging itself out of the COVID crisis, a return to normalcy is wished for by many, but far from possible. The Russian war against Ukraine, continuing strife in Sudan and emergencies in many other countries make it hard to catch one’s breath. This IJCS issue cannot do much …
Language, Culture, and Indigeneity: Reflections on their Interplay
Authors: Robert Davis, The National Indian Council on Aging, USA Elvira Sanatullova-Allison, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, USA Email: elviraallison@gmail.com Published: July 5, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.1.05 Citation: Davis, R., & Sanatullova-Allison, E. (2023). Language, Culture, and Indigeneity: Reflections on their Interplay. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.1.05 Abstract Language encultures the speaker as subject and provides access …
The “Innocent” Other: Hollywood’s Post 9/11 Muslim Child and Childhood
Author: Hajar Eddarif, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco Email: hajareddarif@gmail.com Published: July 5, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.1.04 Citation: Eddarif, H. (2023). The “Innocent” Other: Hollywood’s Post 9/11 Muslim Child and Childhood. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.1.04 Abstract The present article interrogates the ways in which Hollywood cinema articulates the exclusion of the Muslim child from …
The Impact of Cultural Code on Communication Promotion of Japanese Animation in the USA
Author: Anastasiia Krutiakova, High School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Saint Petersburg State University Email: krutiakova.anastasia@gmail.com Published: July 5, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.1.03 Citation: Krutiakova, A. (2023). The Impact of Cultural Code on Communication Promotion of Japanese Animation in the USA. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.1.03 Abstract For the last eight years, the anime market …
Cultural Identity and Historical Nostalgia in Animated Film
Authors: Jae-Eun Oh, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Yuet Kai Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Cedric van Eenoo, Independent Scholar Email: publications@iafor.org Published: July 5, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.1.02 Citation: Oh, J.-E., Chan, Y. K., & van Eenoo, C. (2023). Cultural Identity and Historical Nostalgia in Animated Film. IAFOR Journal of Cultural …
“Still Watching Cartoons?” Infantilization of Young Anime Fans in India: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Authors: Jasdeep Kaur Chandi, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India Kulveen Trehan, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India Email: chandi93.jas@gmail.com Published: July 5, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.1.01 Citation: Chandi, J. K., & Trehan, K. (2023). “Still Watching Cartoons?” Infantilization of Young Anime Fans in India: A Critical Discourse Analysis. IAFOR Journal of Cultural …
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 8 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 8 – Issue 1 Editor-in-Chief: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China Published: July 5, 2023 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.8.1 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 “Still Watching …
Welcome to Volume 7 Issue 2 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Dear Readers, According to one calendar, the year 2022 is already close to fading into the past and 2023 is quickly becoming reality. This reality, however, is prone to a large amount of baggage carried over from the previous year. New crises arose and older ones continue. It seems there is not much respite. To …
Craft as Rhizomatic Learning
Author: Harald Bentz Høgseth, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU Email: harald.hogseth@ntnu.no Published: January 31, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2.05 Citation:Høgseth, H. B. (2023). Craft as Rhizomatic Learning. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2.05 Abstract This article is about the Norwegian term “innlevelse” perceived as a “tool” for learning craft or design. When someone activates innlevelse, …
If There Were a Single Bahian (Brazilian) Dance Culture…
Author: Flaviana Xavier Antunes Sampaio, Bahia Southwest State University, Brazil Email: fxasampaio@uesb.edu.br Published: January 31, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2.04 Citation: Sampaio, F. X. A. (2023). If There Were a Single Bahian (Brazilian) Dance Culture…. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2.04 Abstract How might culture be embedded in artworks? As a Brazilian artist performing abroad, I often …
Inter-Ethnic Conflicts, Counter Raids and Widowhood in North-Eastern Uganda
Authors: Charles Amone, Kyambogo University, Uganda Joseph Okware, Kyambogo University, Uganda Zebrone Wangoa, Kyambogo University, Uganda Email: camone@kyu.ac.ug Published: January 31, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2.03 Citation: Amone, C., Okware. J., & Wangoa, Z. (2023). Inter-Ethnic Conflicts, Counter Raids and Widowhood in North-Eastern Uganda. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2.03 Abstract North-Eastern Uganda is a semi-arid region …
Grimms Manga as a Transcultural Product
Author: Kyung Lee Gagum, Midwestern State University Texas, USA Email: lee.gagum@msutexas.edu Published: January 31, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2.02 Citation: Gagum, K. L. (2023). Grimms Manga as a Transcultural Product. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2.02 Abstract This research examines how Kei Ishiyama’s Grimms Manga series create a transcultural product by retelling selected Grimm brothers’ fairy tales, …
Strength through Poetry as We Regain Our Balance in the COVID-19 Aftermath: Literary Insights from Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney Read from a Naturalist and Existentialist Perspective
Author: Jytte Holmqvist, HBU-UCLan School of Media, Communication & Creative Industries Email: JHolmqvist@uclan.ac.uk Published: January 31, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2.01 Citation: Holmqvist, J. (2023). Strength through Poetry as We Regain Our Balance in the COVID-19 Aftermath: Literary Insights from Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney Read from a Naturalist and Existentialist Perspective. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 7(2). …
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 7 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 7 – Issue 2 Editor-in-Chief: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China Published: January 31, 2023 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.7.2 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 Strength through …
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: alshammari.s@gust.edu.kw 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: cavcic.a@shc.usp.ac.jp 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: erwin.ripalda@evsu.edu.ph 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: petersonv@gmail.com 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: Xiaolong.Zhang19@student.xjtlu.edu.cn 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 …