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Now Published: Volume 8 – Issue 12 – IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
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 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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
Exploring Intercultural Communication as a Means to Promote Inclusivity in Diverse Organisations: A Study in a South African University
Author: Maria Mushaathoni, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Email: mushaathonim1@tut.ac.za https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.11.3.08 Citation: Mushaathoni, M. (2023). Exploring Intercultural Communication as a Means to Promote Inclusivity in Diverse Organisations: A Study in a South African University. IAFOR Journal of Education, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.11.3.08 Abstract The paper aimed at exploring intercultural communication as a means to promote inclusivity in diverse …
Welcome to Volume 11 – Issue 3 – IAFOR Journal of Education: Studies in Education
Dear Readers, In our rapidly evolving world, education plays a pivotal role in shaping the future. Its transformative power can either perpetuate inequalities or serve as a catalyst for social justice, equity and the celebration of diversity. The mission of this annual issue of the IAFOR Journal of Education, Studies in Education issue, is to …
IAFOR Journal of Education: Volume 11 – Issue 3 – Studies in Education
IAFOR Journal of Education: Volume 11 – Issue 3 – Studies in Education Editor: Pearl Subban Published: December 8, 2023 ISSN: 2187-0594 https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.11.3 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to Volume 11 – Issue 3 – IAFOR Journal of Education: Studies in Education Pearl Subban, Editor, Monash University, Australia Articles Strategies to Succeed with Inclusion in a Diverse …
Now Published: Volume 10 – Issue 1 – IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities
IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities: Volume 10 – Issue 1 Editor-in-Chief: Alfonso J. García-Osuna, from Hofstra University & The City University of New York, Kingsborough New York, USA. Published: August 16, 2023 ISSN: 2187-0616 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.10.1 Dear readers, In line with established tradition, this volume represents our continuing endeavour to unfurl the vast tapestry of …
Television as a Tool of Memory and Identity in Khaled Hosseini’s Novels
Authors: Priya Meena, Delhi Technological University, India Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi, Delhi Technological University, India Email: priya1996meena@gmail.com Published: August 16, 2023 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.10.1.04 Citation: Meena, P., & Dwivedi, R. R. (2023). Television as a Tool of Memory and Identity in Khaled Hosseini’s Novels. IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.10.1.04 Abstract Globalization epitomizes the convergence of …
IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities: Volume 10 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities: Volume 10 – Issue 1 Editor: Dr Alfonso J. García-Osuna Hofstra University and The City University of New York, United States Published: August 16, 2023 ISSN: 2187-0616 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.10.1 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to this issue of the IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities Alfonso J. García-Osuna, Editor IAFOR Journal of …
Now Published: Volume 8 – Issue 1 – IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
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 Dear Readers, Welcome to the summer 2023 issue of IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies. As the world is slowly digging itself out of the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Cultural Expectations and Gendered Roles: Identity Formations in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland
Author: Damini Bhattacharya, University of Southampton, UK Email: d.bhattacharya117@gmail.com Published: December 31, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.9.2.05 Citation: Bhattacharya, D. (2022). Cultural Expectations and Gendered Roles: Identity Formations in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland. IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.9.2.05 Abstract Individual identities are not only a summation of one’s unique choices and experiences, but are also …
IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities: Volume 9 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities: Volume 9 – Issue 2 Editor: Dr Alfonso J. García-Osuna Hofstra University and The City University of New York, United States Published: December 31, 2022 ISSN: 2187-0616 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.9.2 Articles Is an Explanation a Reason? Paul Rastall, Independent Academic, UK Cartographies of Difference: Inventing Difference in Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow …
Now Published: Special Issue of IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
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 From the Editor Dear Readers, This special issue mainly grew out of an advanced …
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: samrairfan@u.nus.edu 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 …
The Hadiya Case: Human Rights Violations and State Islamophobic Propaganda in India
Author: Adhvaidha Kalidasan, National University of Singapore Email: e0212236@u.nus.edu; adhvaidha.kt@gmail.com 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 …
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 – …
Selected Bollywood Films as Sites of LGBTQ Contestation, Assertion and Cultural Disruption
Author: Sumati, PG Govt. College for Girls, India Email: sumati05@gmail.com Published: September 14, 2020 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.7.1.03 Citation: Sumati (2020). Selected Bollywood Films as Sites of LGBTQ Contestation, Assertion and Cultural Disruption. IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijmcf.7.1.03 Abstract Films function both as forms of cultural production as well as systems of representation and …
Welcome to Volume 7 – Issue 2 – IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film
The IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication and Film (JMCF) is associated with IAFOR’s MediAsia, FilmAsia and EuroMedia annual conferences. JMCF is committed to publishing peer-reviewed scholarship that explores the relationship between society, film and media – including new and digital media, as well as to giving a voice to scholars whose work explores hitherto unexamined …
Culture through Children’s Picture Books: A New Kind of Reading or a New Kind of Child?
Author: Christina Belcher, Redeemer University College, Canada Email: cbelcher@redeemer.ca Published: November 12, 2018 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.3.2.03 Citation: Belcher, C. (2018). Culture through Children’s Picture Books: A New Kind of Reading or a New Kind of Child? IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.3.2.03 Abstract Children’s picture books are anything but neutral. As culture moves ahead, technology within …
Interdisciplinary Working Relationships of Health Care Staff in Late 20th Century Britain: A Cultural Study of Practices from the Past and Implications for the Present
Authors: Angela Turner-Wilson, Bournemouth University, UK Richard Fisher, Bournemouth University, UK Holly Crossen-White, Bournemouth University, UK Ann Hemingway, Bournemouth University, UK Email: aturnerwilson@bournemouth.ac.uk Published: November 12, 2018 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.3.2.02 Citation: Turner-Wilson, A., Fisher, R., Crossen-White, H., Hemingway, A. (2018). Interdisciplinary Working Relationships of Health Care Staff in Late 20th Century Britain: A Cultural Study of Practices …
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 3 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 3 – Issue 2 Editor: Professor Holger Briel, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Published: November 12, 2018 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.3.2 Articles Challenging the Mythical Boer Hero Archetype in Anglo-Boer War Short Films Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Interdisciplinary Working Relationships of Health Care Staff in Late …