Month: August 2014
The Exclusion of the Bakla in Philippine Contemporary Cinema
This paper explores representations of the bakla (a Filipino gender category that conflates sexual orientation and gender identity through the …
Common Songs: A Study of the Saibara Collection and Inquiry into “Fuzoku” Arts in the Heian Court
Premodern Japanese scholarship has focused on the major literary collections of the Nara and Heian periods. In the area of …
The Lonely Island of Queerness: Manifestations of Early Shōwa Homosexuality Discourse in Edogawa Ranpo’s Kotō no Oni
The focus of this paper will be put on the literary analysis of Edogawa Ranpo's mystery novel Kotō no Oni …
Aspects of Italian Buddhist Presence and Poetry
The first, shorter section of this paper will briefly inform on how Buddhism was imported to Italy. The latest and …
Examining a Collaborative Conversational Feature between Australian Men and Women
Many past studies of gender interaction discussed differences in masculine and feminine conversational styles. In particular, collaborative talk is regarded …
The Creation of Trans-cultural Belonging: Chinese Artists’ Paintings from Tibet after 1982
Since the 1960s, Tibetan self-government has been established in autonomous areas; there, Tibetans live in compact communities under the unified …
Intercultural Awareness and Competence: Cultural Differences and Challenges among International Students in a Private Malaysian University
In the past, almost the whole university student population in Malaysia comprised three major ethnic groups, namely Malays, Chinese and …
Frontiers in Google Maps: Commodification and Territory in the Borderlands
From carving up empires to enclosing the commons, the history of maps has long been caught up in creating, legitimising …
Surviving and Thriving in the Borderlands: An Autoethnography
This autoethnography recounts the process of developing my own agency out of a borderland lifeworld formed in multiple geographic sites. …
Globally Not Yours … The Master Discourse of Transcultural Mediation
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The master discourse of transcultural mediation
Intercultural encounters, particularly between civilizationally and power-unequally related cultures, demonstrate …
The New Style of Hybridity in Global Village – Two Cases of Studies of Both Techno Nezha and Old Master Q Puppet Theater
By the rapid flow of internet and media, McDonaldization has somehow mixed with local cultures everywhere. Culture represents our whole …
Tolerating Difference: Japanese Experiences with Difference and Multiculturalism
Post-Modernity, Globalization, Neo-Liberalism, many words come to mind to describe the contemporary world, but there is one type of discourse …
The Exhaustion of the Multicultural Australian Philosophy and the Rise of a New Visual Regime of Signification: Melbourne between Multiculturalism and Globalization
The Second World War caused unprecedented hardship, but it also accelerated change. A massive European immigration reached Australia’s shores, giving …
The Borderlands of Motherhood: Representation of Spatial Belonging of Mothers and Families in Government Posters
Japan, like many developed countries, has seen its population decrease and reached the lowest low fertility rate of 1.41 in …
Liminality & Belonging in Refugee Resettlement: An Ethnographic Case Study of Bhutanese Refugees in the UK
The paper is based on qualitative, ethnographic research with Bhutanese refugees who resettled to the UK via the Gateway Protection …
Unconsidered Ancient Treasure, Struggling the Relevance of Fundamental Indonesia Nation Philosophie “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” in Forming Harmony of Multicultural Society
Indonesia is a multicultural country that consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic, racial, and religist groups. Historically, the Nation …
Colonialism, Migrations and Ethnic Integration in Asia: The Case of Modern Sri Lanka
Colonialism fundamentally changed the traditional pattern of Asian migration and opened new avenues for trade and investment for migrant merchant …
Borderlands – Exploring Commonalities and Overcoming Challenges in Sarawak
Today there still exist many borders which hamper transit and crossings for many others. Case in point is the border …
Practicing Peace: The International Okinawan Martial Arts Community as a Community of Practice
Economists to academics have noted the simultaneous tendency towards globalization and localization in recent decades. At times, the increasingly globalized …
Representation of Indonesian Beauty in Cosmetic Advertisements
Sari Ayu is a homegrown and local owned Indonesian cosmetic brand. Every year since 1985, Sari Ayu has been featuring …
Self-identity in Love: The problem of self in Zweig’s Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1922), one of the Stephan Zweig's monuments, shows the contradiction between self and others in …
Reception and Consumption of Korean TV Drama by Asian Audiences: The Fansubbing Phenomenon
Changes in the new media environment are radically shifting the ways audiences consume media products like foreign language TV dramas. …
Consuming and Interpreting Japanese Television Dramas: Attitudes among University Students in Malaysia
Japanese media cultures have become diversified in Malaysia, providing opportunities for local audiences to gain access to media products from …
The Hostess at the Border: An Emergent Anachronism
In 2003 the Actroid range of robotic androids was launched in Japan. Its creators and vendors imagine that the 'bots …
Yayoi Kusama – Manhattan Salvation Addict
Kusama Yayoi is a world famous Japanese artist who has worked in a wide variety of media. Since the 90's …
Kung Fu Canton:Culture of Martial Arts in Guangdong, China
Abstract：Kung Fu is a word borrowed from the Chinese word gongfu, which translates as accomplished or cultivated skill. Wushu would …
Matrilineal Canadian Nikkei Generations: Representations of Belonging and Transnational Nikkei Identities
The Japanese in Canada have a complex cultural identity relating to their sense of (not) belonging in Canada, their imaginings …
Conserving Cultural Landscape as a Driver for Identification in Local Communities in Taiwan
A cultural landscape, which encompasses various elements in a specific area, represents the combined works of nature and man. An …
Maximum Power Point Tracker Based on Perturb and Observe Algorithm for Photovoltaic Energy System under Egyptian Conditions
In this paper, a maximum power point tracker (MPPT) based on perturb and observe algorithm for photovoltaic (PV) energy system …
Successful Aging among Immigrants after Midlife
Relocation by crossing borders can be a risky endeavor, regardless of the amount of resources and support one receives. While …
Impact of Cultural Differences on Business Projects between Germans and Swiss Germans: Unravelling Sub-Proximity HR Challenges of Cross-Cultural Projects
Based on Hofstede´s 5 cultural dimension we explored in a study among Germans and Swiss Germans that cross-cultural diversity and …
The Demand for Automobile Fuel Efficiency in Taiwan
Based on the data for Taiwan's automobile industry, we explore consumers' preferences over various automobile characteristics and responses to increasing …
Future Perspectives within Japanese and Chinese Children: A Comparative Study about Children’s Expectations and Concerns for the Future
Adopting a comparative methodology, this study attempts to identify similarities and differences in children’s expectations and concerns for the future …
Wind Catcher Earth Air Tunnel: A Tool for Passive Cooling for Residential Homes in New Cites of Egypt
Wind catcher Earth air tunnels systems are proposed to be used in modern buildings to minimize the consumption of non-renewable …
Mapping the Concept(s) of Belonging
Various epistemological changes - such as the linguistic, narrative, and cultural turns that have influenced humanistic and social scientific studies …