The IAFOR Research Archive > ISSN: 2436-0503 – The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2025: Official Conference Proceedings

ISSN: 2436-0503 – The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2025: Official Conference Proceedings

Published on: January 16th, 2026

KAMC2025 | In-person (and Online) from the Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto, Japan
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 to Saturday, November 8, 2025
ISSN: 2436-0503



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Proceedings Contents

1–9
AI as a Medium for Cultural Resonance: Reflections and Practice on Co-creativeness With Generative AI
Hannes Rall
Alice Osinska
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.1)
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11–20
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Communication of Thai Daughters-in-Law Abroad: A Case Study of the YouTube Channel Jayy Crane
Kittipong Phumpuang
Nang Woe Kham
Jansuda Chaiprasert
Patcharin Buranakorn
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.2)
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21–27
Some Socio-Cultural Barriers to Reproductive Health Care Behaviors Among Ethnic Minority Adolescents in Vietnam
Thuy Thi Thu Truong
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.3)
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29–40
Navigating Psychological Frontiers: A Comparative Literature Review of Mental Health Challenges Among International Students in Japan and Erasmus+ Countries
Hoang-Nam Tran
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.4)
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41–46
Bridging Silences: Analysing Triadic Communication in Job Interviews Involving Deaf Candidates, ISL Interpreters, and Employers in India
Puneet Kumar Gupta
P. J. Mathew Martin
Anjali Pahad
Varsha Parikh
Sunil Sahasrabudhe
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.5)
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47–59
From Mr. M’Choakumchild to Bradley Headstone: Impact of Ongoing Educational Reforms on Schoolteachers in Hard Times and Our Mutual Friend
Akiko Takei
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.6)
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61–65
Matching Negative Emotions to Recovery-Focused Tourism Destinations
Lucita A. Adelan
Mark Leo S. Vidal
Rodolfo Joseph Johannes M. Tecarro
Ronaldo V. Puzon
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.7)
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67–79
Selfishness in Werner Pfennig From Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See (2014)
Shevane Sonthar Lingam
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.8)
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81–92
Cultural Capital as Structural Leverage: Rethinking University-Community Collaboration for Area-Based Cultural Transformation in Thailand
Siriwit Issaro
Panida Phatikomet
Wasin Komut
Isara Guntang
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.9)
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93–102
From Hashtags to Symbols: Reading Protest Through a Semiotic Analysis of Digital Resistance in #TolakRUUTNI Movement on X
Muhammad Nauris Firdaus
Yulia Mega Puspita
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.10)
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103–122
Animation Tools for Expressive Movement Design of Collaborative Robots With a Focus on Precision and Safety
Tan Jui Hien
Ridhima Bector
Domenico Campolo
Bernhard Johannes Schmitt
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.11)
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123–129
The Role of Space Design in Safer Queer Spaces: A Comparative Study of Independent Bookstores in Japan and the United Kingdom
Chiharu Ito
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.12)
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131–142
Transforming Mission 4: Creative Cultural Parks and the Rise of Thai Universities as Local Change Agents
Wasin Komut
Siriwit Issaro
Khamla Musika
Pondej Chaowarat
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.13)
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143–158
Measuring the Benefits of Cultural Capital Management: An SROI Perspective
Chadrudee Sirilamduan
Wasin Komut
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.14)
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159–171
Examining the Role of Film in Peacebuilding Through Audience Reception
Sebastian Satrio Darminto
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.15)
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173–180
Power, Transparency, and Social Impact in Leadership Communication: Critical Analysis of BULOG During COVID-19 (2020–2023)
Benny Butarbutar
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.16)
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181–193
The Power of CARE²: Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study Examining an Instructional Design Framework to Support International Student Performance
Karen K. Fujii
Natalie Perez
Sonia Caroline Baptista
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.17)
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195–209
Nostalgia in Porcelain: The Contemporary Role of Guangcai in Connecting, Craft, Place, and People in Hong Kong
Vivian W. T. Pang
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.18)
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211–221
Communication Intervention: From Civil Society Diplomacy to Sustainable Business Growth
Heni Indrayani
Candra Yudha Satriya
Nadia Itona Siregar
Nico Aditia
Ibrahim Harriadi
Fitri Susanti
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.19)
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223–233
Visual Creation of the Front Page and Houphouëtist Propaganda of Ivoirian General News Dailies
Djemis Jean Elvis Ghislain N’guessan
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.20)
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235–244
Hot Scenes, Steamy Words: A Validation Exercise of a Speculative Script Resulting From an Analytical Study of the Typical VivaMax Film
Jag Garcia
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.21)
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245–253
Appropriation or Appreciation? Musical Representations of Japan in Screen Media
Ryoka Hagiwara
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.22)
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255–273
Mirroring as a Linguistic Strategy of Discrediting the Opponent
Simona Fraštíková
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.23)
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275–299
Symmetry in Intercultural Rhythm: A Geometric Perspective on Rhythm in Indian and Balinese Music
Jonathan Dimond
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.24)
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301–312
Reevaluation of Wagashi’s Characteristics: How Heian Period Literature Influenced Edo Period Wagashi
Nunnita Lathifah Azhar
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.25)
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313–327
Identity Categorization in Taiwanese Gay Users’ Pride Parade IG Posts
Ting-Yu Liu
Chin-Hui Chen
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.26)
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329–350
From Male to Female Gandrung Dancers: A Semiotic Analysis of Gender Transformation and Cultural Communication in the Gandrung Dance of Banyuwangi
Defrimont Era
Novi Kurnia
Mutia Nurul Makhfirah
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.27)
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351–354
Urbanization and Heritagization: Makati City’s Initiatives in Restoring Identity Along With Sustainable Development
Edesa S. Grama
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.28)
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355–364
Reproducing Authenticity: Seoul Station and the Intercultural Remaking of Postcolonial Memory in Korea
Seri Yoon
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.29)
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365–377
The Cinema of Complicity: Reframing Narrative Authority
Teona Yamanidze
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.30)
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379–394
An Integrated Data Quality Control Framework Toward Collective Cultural Scenario Exploration
Warong Naivinit
Sutat Gammanee
Sureewan Jangjit
Chanakit Mitsongkore
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.31)
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395–408
Reflexive Green Entrepreneurship: The Innovative and Sustainable Practice Among Young Indonesians
Deena Nirmala Putri Soedikto
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.32)
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409–423
Transnational Girlhood in the Malaysian Cosplay Scene: Combining Islamic Identity and Japanese Cosplay
Hannah Jie Hui Kuah
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.33)
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425–438
From Cherry Blossoms to Broken Hearts: Life and Love in Japanese Films Released in Thailand
Supamonta Supanan
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.34)
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439–444
A Perfect Prelude: The Cultural Significance of Wagashi
Alexandre Avdulov
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.35)
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445–452
Ecocritical Gamescapes for Sustainable Ecological Futures: Endling: Extinction is Forever and In Other Waters
Udbela Escanero
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.36)
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453–461
Micro Project – Small Plants, Big Discoveries: AI-Driven Exploration
Yu-Hsuan Chang
Cheng-Hao Chang
Shih-Ta Liu
Su-Chu Hsu
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.37)
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463–473
Improving Academic Processing Systems to Support Outcome-Based Education Module (OBEM) Implementation at KMUTT
Nichapa Ratanaurai
Methawadee Vijitjaroenwatana
Surat Chumjit
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.38)
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475–483
Strategizing Knowledge Management for Higher Education in the Era of Digital Transformation
Surat Chumjit
Sakorn In-wangsuk
Wanna Temsiripoj
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.39)
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485–499
Strategic Communication Through Immersive Technologies: Shaping UNU Yogyakarta’s Future-Oriented Image in “Under the Same Sun” Exhibition
Intan Agisti Nila Sari
Syaifa Tania
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.40)
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501–516
A Method to Create Audible Glitch Art
Noriki Amano
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.41)
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517–524
Development and Implementation of Virtue-Oriented Design Inspired by Buddhism
Hung-Cheng Tsai
Sheng-Chen Hung
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.42)
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525–537
Machine Mediators: Rethinking Intelligence and Posthuman Ecologies in the Artist’s Book
Teresa Weinholtz
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.43)
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539–546
Accessible Books for Children With Print Disabilities in Japanese Public Libraries
Hanae Ikeshita
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.44)
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547–564
Contested Cultural Space: The Utilization of Jathilan Events for Anti-Drug Campaign in Bantul Indonesia
Siti Muflihah
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.45)
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565–573
AIoT Anthropomorphic Little Monster
Cheng-Hao Chang
Su-Chu Hsu
Shih-Ta Liu
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.46)
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575–585
AI-Based Data Quality Control for Cultural Mapping Systems: A Case Study From Thailand
Sutat Gammanee
Warong Naivinit
Chanakit Mitsongkore
Sureewan Jangjit
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.47)
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587–606
“Comic Belief”: A Compilation of Definitive Conceptual, Aesthetic, and Narrative Elements of Contemporary (Post-2010) Indian Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Aparaajith Sharmaa
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.48)
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607–620
GAMUT: The Spatial and Generational Mapping of Trees and Vegetation of the Solon House
Kathleen Solon-Villaneza
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.49)
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621–629
Digitally Mediated Micro-environment as a Vector of Environmental Closeness
Kok Yoong Lim
Agnieszka Kiejziewicz
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.50)
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631–642
Audience Response and Visual Content Interpretation: An Analysis of Reception on the Wiki_Etika TikTok Account
Rezika Ardia Dinda Arrini
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.51)
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643–650
Cinematic Futures: Afrofuturist Animation, Immersive Technologies, and Black Speculative Joy
Rosalind Murphy
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.52)
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651–666
Analysis of Digital Competence in Handling Phishing Cases: Case Study at the Special Criminal Directorate of the Yogyakarta Regional Police
Benny Erwin
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.53)
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681–692
The Effect of Artistic and Digital Interventions for Promoting Mental Health in Immigrants: A Theoretical Approach
Paulo Nascimento
Pedro Campos
Sabine Madsen
Élvio Rúbio Gouveia
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.55)
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693–701
Posthuman Ecologies: Degrowth Ethics and Environmental Trauma in Kurt Vonnegut’s Speculative Fiction
Junsheng Zeng
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.56)
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703–713
Beyond Borders: Rethinking Global Citizenship Through Common Land, Collective Belonging, and the Politics of Ecological Participation
Aanchal Seth
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.57)
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715–727
The Role of Media on Public Perception: Impact on the Life Choices and Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care
Leslie Ponciano
Mary-Joy Marsh
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.58)
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729–734
Fading Fluency: Examining the Decline of Soft Skills in American Education Students Through Quantitative Analysis
Forrest R. Parker III
J. T. Cox
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.59)
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735–749
Sacred Intelligence: Exploring Humanity and Human Intelligence Through Religious Communication in India
Jerry Joseph Onampally
Mathew Martin Poothullil John
Sunder Rajdeep
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.60)
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751–769
Interpretation and Ambiguity of Sustainability Symbols in the Malang Hospitality Industry: A Peircean Semiotic Approach
Benita Situmorang
Maulina Pia Wulandari
Bambang Dwi Prasetyo
Moch. Syahri
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.61)
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771–777
Constructing Meaning in Silence: A Phenomenological Study of Audience Response to the Play Request Sa Radyo
Kyrah Martina P. Araullo
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.62)
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779–788
Animating the Ancestors: Participatory Animation for Indigenous Folktale Preservation
Suraya Md Nasir
Yakup Mohd Rafie
Nor Hazlen Kamaruddin
Catherina Anak Ugap
Ekram Al Hafis Hashim
Muhammad Aizat Ahmad Rushdan
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.63)
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789–805
Visual Analysis of Self-Presentation on Dating Apps: A Comparison Between Taiwanese Heterosexual Female and Male Users
Shan-Shan Lee
Chin-Hui Chen
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.64)
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807–823
Beyond the Gender Line: Public Insights on Legal Protection for Male Victims of Domestic Violence
Eduard M. Riparip
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.65)
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825–842
Humour and Identity Construction in Ahmad Aiman’s One-Hour Abati Show: A Stand-Up Comedy Analysis
Haziq Harun
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.66)
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843–850
When Novelty Skips the Feel-Good: Dual Behavioural Routes of Product Creativity and Social Ambience in Creative Tourism
Mohd Fahmi Yahaya
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.67)
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851–862
Absurdism and Consumerism in the Morgan Library Manuscript of The Little Prince
Bernard Montoneri
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.68)
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863–876
Prioritization Approach to Music’s Role in Destination Experience Design
Maneenate Worrachananun
Paskrich Sutthiwetina
Pisorn Janvanichyanont
Pipatpong Fakfare
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.69)
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877–888
Prioritizing Servicescape Elements in Enhancing the Attendee Experience at Music Events
Pipatpong Fakfare
Porrada Luangon
Kritch Hemapanpairo
Maneenate Worrachananun
(DOI: 10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2025.70)
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