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 articles – marks the 10-year anniversary of the first issue of the journal.
Holger Briel, Editor-in-Chief, IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Special Anniversary Articles
Wither Cultural Studies?
Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China
The State of Cultural Studies Today – Challenges and Opportunities
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 for the Study of Culture (GCSC) of the Justus Liebig University Giessen
Paola Bacchetta, University of California, Berkeley
Baden Offord, Curtin University
Sue Ballyn, Honorary Professor, University of Barcelona (Rtd)
Lai Fong Yang, Beijing Normal Hong Kong Baptist University
Charles Lowe, Beijing Normal Hong Kong Baptist University
Marko Pajević, Lund University
Main Articles
Becoming Tribal, Thinking Beyond Myth: Ecuadorian Indigenism as Performative Givenness and the Postmodern Event
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
Telling “The World Changes”: Artist Stories of Envisioning Global Citizenship
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
A Preliminary Exploration of Chinese Digital Nomads’ Life and Workstyle
Jingyi Lou, Yonsei University, South Korea
Hyun-Kyung Lee, Yonsei University, South Korea
Appropriating Me. A New Emerging Aesthetic in the Indian Diaspora of South Africa
Nalini Moodley, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Indian Cinema and Cultural Identity: Negotiating Tradition, Modernity, and Global Influence
Santanu Sarkar, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Anuradha Choudry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
The Queer State of Being: Navigating the Neoliberal City through Kari
Nanjani Gandhi, Pondicherry University, India
S. Visaka Devi, Pondicherry University, India
Understanding the Multi-Sensory in a City’s Cultural Attractions: The Museum Experiences of Istanbul’s Historical Urban Texture
Asiye Nisa Kartal, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Turkiye
Hasan Basri Kartal, Mimar Sinan Fine Art University, Turkiye
Fragments of Broken History: Misrepresentations of Dahomey in Contemporary Culture
Ron Lawrence Anderson, University of Sydney, Australia
Preserving Tradition: Motif Design Development for Batik Tulis Lasem
Vera Jenny Basiroen, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia
Grasheli Kusuma Andhini, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia
Ida Bagus Kerthyayana Manuaba, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia
Preserving Sacred Space: Identity of the Chinese Temples in Thailand
Khemarin Pensaengon, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Tawan Wannarat, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Pipat Suya, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Watcharin Anekpongpan, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Women’s Politics in La Galigo: A Bugis Manuscript
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