IAFOR Journal Category: IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies

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Women’s Politics in La Galigo: A Bugis Manuscript

Authors: Nurhamdah Zain, IAIN Parepare, Indonesia Rahmi Djafar, University of Megarezky, Indonesia Nur Nahdiyah, IAIN Parepare, Indonesia Norhan Farouk, The American University in Cairo, Egypt Nabilahumaida, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Email: [email protected] https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.13 Citation: Zain, N., Djafar, R., Nahdiyah, N., Farouk, N., & Nabilahumaida (2025). Women’s Politics in La Galigo: A Bugis Manuscript. IAFOR

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Preserving Sacred Space: Identity of the Chinese Temples in Thailand

Authors: Khemarin Pensaengon, Silpakorn University, Thailand Tawan Wannarat, Silpakorn University, Thailand Pipat Suya, Silpakorn University, Thailand Watcharin Anekpongpan, Silpakorn University, Thailand Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.12 Citation: Pensaengon, K., Wannarat, T., Suya, P., & Anekpongpan, P. (2025). Preserving Sacred Space: Identity of the Chinese Temples in Thailand. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 10(1).

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Preserving Tradition: Motif Design Development for Batik Tulis Lasem

Authors: Vera Jenny Basiroen, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia Grasheli Kusuma Andhini, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia Ida Bagus Kerthyayana Manuaba, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.11 Citation: Basiroen, V. J., Andhini, G. K., & Manuaba, I. B. K. (2025). Preserving Tradition: Motif Design Development for Batik Tulis Lasem. IAFOR Journal of

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Fragments of Broken History: Misrepresentations of Dahomey in Contemporary Culture

Author: Ron Lawrence Anderson, University of Sydney, Australia Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.10 Citation: Anderson, R. L. (2025). Fragments of Broken History: Misrepresentations of Dahomey in Contemporary Culture. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.10 Abstract As a discipline, history has only been introduced into Africa relatively recently, and there are still many

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Understanding the Multi-Sensory in a City’s Cultural Attractions: The Museum Experiences of Istanbul’s Historical Urban Texture

Authors: Asiye Nisa Kartal, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Turkiye Hasan Basri Kartal, Mimar Sinan Fine Art University, Turkiye Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.09 Citation: Kartal, A. N., & Kartal, H. B. (2025). Understanding the Multi-Sensory in a City’s Cultural Attractions: The Museum Experiences of Istanbul’s Historical Urban Texture. IAFOR Journal of Cultural

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The Queer State of Being: Navigating the Neoliberal City through Kari

Authors: Nanjani Gandhi, Pondicherry University, India S. Visaka Devi, Pondicherry University, India Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.08 Citation: Gandhi, N., & Devi, S. V. (2025). The Queer State of Being: Navigating the Neoliberal City through Kari. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.08 Abstract Cities, marked by the strains of neoliberalism and neoconservatism,

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Indian Cinema and Cultural Identity: Negotiating Tradition, Modernity, and Global Influence

Authors: Santanu Sarkar, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Anuradha Choudry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.07 Citation: Sarkar, S., & Choudry, A. (2025). Indian Cinema and Cultural Identity: Negotiating Tradition, Modernity, and Global Influence. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.07 Abstract Indian cinema, particularly Bollywood, has

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Appropriating Me. A New Emerging Aesthetic in the Indian Diaspora of South Africa

Author: Nalini Moodley, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.06 Citation: Moodley, N. (2025). Appropriating Me. A New Emerging Aesthetic in the Indian Diaspora of South Africa. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.06 Abstract This article aims to examine the production, consumption and interpretation of visual texts that

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A Preliminary Exploration of Chinese Digital Nomads’ Life and Workstyle

Authors: Jingyi Lou, Yonsei University, South Korea Hyun-Kyung Lee, Yonsei University, South Korea Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.05 Citation: Yonsei, J. L., & Lee, H.-K. (2025). A Preliminary Exploration of Chinese Digital Nomads’ Life and Workstyle. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.05 Abstract The rise of digital nomadism, driven by technological advancements,

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Telling “The World Changes”: Artist Stories of Envisioning Global Citizenship

Authors: Ruth Bateson-Ardo, Massey University, New Zealand Ann Rogerson, Massey University, New Zealand Stephanie Denne, Massey University, New Zealand Leigh Coombes, Massey University, New Zealand Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.04 Citation: Bateson-Ardo, R., Rogerson, A., Denne, S., & Coombes, L. (2025). Telling “The World Changes”: Artist Stories of Envisioning Global Citizenship. IAFOR Journal

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Becoming Tribal, Thinking Beyond Myth: Ecuadorian Indigenism as Performative Givenness and the Postmodern Event

Authors: Miguel A. Orosa, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Ibarra, Ecuador Yamileth Arteaga Alcívar, Instituto Superior Universitario Japón, Ecuador Nancy G. Ulloa, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Ibarra, Ecuador Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.03 Citation: Orosa, M. A., Alcívar, Y. A., & Ulloa, N. G. (2025). Becoming Tribal, Thinking Beyond Myth: Ecuadorian Indigenism

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The State of Cultural Studies Today – Challenges and Opportunities

Authors: Contributors – in no particular order Hans-Georg Moeller, University of Macau Mieke Bal, Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) Charles Shiro Inouye, Tufts University Patrick Colm Hogan, University of Connecticut Anne M. Cronin, Lancaster University Catherine Evans, Carnegie Mellon University Mark James, Molloy University Jeffrey Williams, Carnegie Mellon University Doris Bachmann-Medick, International Graduate Centre

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Wither Cultural Studies?

Author: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC) Email: [email protected] Published: July 8, 2025 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.01 Citation: Briel, H. (2025). Wither Cultural Studies? IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1.01 Abstract Short article with no abstract. Keywords Cultural analysis, poetology, cultural systems, knowledge society, interdisciplinarity, categorical identity, deep mediatization, counterstories, the

Welcome to Volume 10 Issue 1 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies

Dear Readers, It is with great pleasure that we offer our readers Issue 10.1 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies. This is no ordinary issue, though; rather, it marks the 10-year anniversary of the publication of the journal and thus is a testimony to the resilience, but also to the need for such a

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IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 10 – Issue 1

IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 10 – Issue 1 Editor-in-Chief: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China Editor-Assistant: Andy Lihua Chen, HKBU, PRC Published: July 8, 2025 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.10.1 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to this issue of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies This issue – with 13

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David Lynch’s Los Angeles: Control and Liberation through the Cinematic Image

Author: Jakob Jurisch, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Germany Email: [email protected] Published: December 31, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.2.05 Citation: Yuan, W. (2024). David Lynch’s Los Angeles: Control and Liberation through the Cinematic Image. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.2.05 Abstract Arguably, one of America’s greatest cinematic surrealists, David Lynch, boasts a filmography concerned with iconography, the nature of

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Online News, Public Health and Misinformation: Their Impact on Foreign News Consumers Living in China

Author: Weinan Yuan, Beijing Normal University, Hong Kong Baptist University, & United International College Email: [email protected] Published: December 31, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.2.04 Citation: Yuan, W. (2024). Online News, Public Health and Misinformation: Their Impact on Foreign News Consumers Living in China. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.2.04 Abstract This article explores online news consumption patterns

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The Home and the World: Analysing Socio-Spatial Dynamics and Identity-Formation in Indian Picturebooks

Authors: Aditi Bhardwaj, Delhi University, India Devjani Ray, Delhi University, India Email: [email protected] Published: December 31, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.2.02 Citation: Bhardwaj, A., & Ray, D. (2024). The Home and the World: Analysing Socio-Spatial Dynamics and Identity-Formation in Indian Picturebooks. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.2.02 Abstract Place identity constitutes a crucial component of children’s sense

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Foucault in Sulawesi: Challenging the Roots of Ethnic Discourse in South Sulawesi

Author: Muh Adnan Malewa, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia Email: [email protected] Published: December 31, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.2.01 Citation: Malewa, M. A. (2024). Foucault in Sulawesi: Challenging the Roots of Ethnic Discourse in South Sulawesi. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.2.01 Abstract The conflict between the Bugis and Makassar ethnic groups in South Sulawesi can be described as

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Review / Publication Process

Peer Review Process IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies conforms to the highest academic standards of international peer review. The external peer review process which leads to publication can be broadly summarised into 10 steps which are listed below. Process from Submission to Publication Including External Peer Review We do not offer short peer review times,

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Product Placement in Films: A Comparative Study of American and Chinese Consumers’ Attitudes

Author: Yi Zhou, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Email: [email protected] Published: July 5, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.1.05 Citation: Zhou, Y. (2024). Product Placement in Films: A Comparative Study of American and Chinese Consumers’ Attitudes. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.1.05 Abstract This study delves into the differing attitudes of Chinese and American students regarding product placement

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Gender, Identity and Conflict: Militant Women and Feminist Assertion in In the Shadow of a Sword: The Memoir of a Woman Leader in the LTTE by Thamizhini

Authors: T. Jenisha, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India P. Boopathi, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India Email: [email protected] Published: July 5, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.1.04 Citation: Jenisha, T., & Boopathi, P. (2024). Gender, Identity and Conflict: Militant Women and Feminist Assertion in In the Shadow of a Sword: The Memoir of a Woman Leader in the

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Memorialisation and Identity in Mahé, India: Revealing French Colonial Legacies

Authors: Sayant Vijay, Department of English CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India Anupama Nayar, Department of English CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India Email: [email protected] Published: July 5, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.1.03 Citation: Vijay, S., & Nayar, A. (2024). Memorialisation and Identity in Mahé, India: Revealing French Colonial Legacies. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(1).

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Traditional Productions and Neo-Liberal Market Challenges for Cultural Identities: A study of Manipuri Indigenous Weavers in Bangladesh

Author: Rajmoni Singha, North South University, Dhaka Email: [email protected] Published: July 5, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.1.02 Citation: Singha, R. (2024). Traditional Productions and Neo-Liberal Market Challenges for Cultural Identities: A study of Manipuri Indigenous Weavers in Bangladesh. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.1.02 Abstract This study investigates how the Manipuri weaving community in Bangladesh strives to

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The Culture of Qalandar Pakhivas Community of Lahore: A Case of Marginalisation

Author: Naeema Arch’ad, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan Email: [email protected] Published: July 5, 2024 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.1.01 Citation: Arch’ad, N. (2024). The Culture of Qalandar Pakhivas Community of Lahore: A Case of Marginalisation. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.1.01 Abstract The Qalandar Pakhivas, a native ethnic minority from central Punjab, Pakistan, is one of Lahore’s sixteen

Welcome to Volume 9 Issue 1 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies

Dear Readers, Ever since the end of Covid, the hope of the world for a return to an allegedly stable pre-Covid-19 time has been thwarted. Most of the world continues to be mesmerized by the horrible wars continuing in the Ukraine, in Sudan, and in Gaza. As the carnage continues unabated, one might be tempted

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IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 9 – Issue 1

IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 9 – Issue 1 Editor-in-Chief: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China Published: July 5, 2024 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.9.1 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 The Culture