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Strategy & Social Interaction For Making Creative Community: Comparative Study On Two Cities Of Crafts In South Korea, Dongsuk Huh, Su-Hee Chung, Byung-Min Lee
Strategy & Social Interaction For Making Creative Community: Comparative Study On Two Cities Of Crafts In South Korea, Dongsuk Huh, Su-Hee Chung, Byung-Min Lee
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This study aims to explore the different strategies of the crafts cities on utilizing local cultural assets and socio-economic potentials. Building a culturally creative community has been based on cultural and place-making strategies which include cultural-political factors, i.e. sustainability, authenticity, inclusiveness, network, and economic effect. Icheon became the chair city of the crafts and folk arts divi-sion of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in 2018 and has been transform-ing into a global city that is actively leading cultural exchanges. However, Cheongju was dropped at the preliminary domestic UCCN competition, then the city tries to reconsider a new framework for crafts …
As One Door Closes,Another One Opens: New Opportunities From Covid Crisis, Bussakorn Binson
As One Door Closes,Another One Opens: New Opportunities From Covid Crisis, Bussakorn Binson
Journal of Urban Culture Research
No abstract provided.
Schumann's Last Piano Work: Geistervariationen, Eri Nakagawa
Schumann's Last Piano Work: Geistervariationen, Eri Nakagawa
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Robert Schumann was one of the greatest composers of the nineteenth century. Schumann suffered from a long-term mental disorder dating back to 1833 and his health deteriorated in February 1854. His Theme and Variations, WoO 24, a set of five variations known as Geistervariationen (Ghost Variations), was his last piano work, written between February 10 and 28, 1854, in the midst of his final mental break-down, which resulted in a suicide attempt. The complete Theme and Variations were not published until 1939 as his wife Clara Schumann (who was also one of the most recognized musicians of the day) jealously …
Analysis Of The Causes Of Most Chinese Private Entrepreneurs' Nonparticipation In Charity, Leilei Zhang
Analysis Of The Causes Of Most Chinese Private Entrepreneurs' Nonparticipation In Charity, Leilei Zhang
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Enterprise charity is not only an important way for enterprises to fulfill their so-cial responsibility, but also related to their strategic development. However, most private entrepreneurs in China are not interested in doing charity. The purpose of this study is to explore the reasons why they do not participate in philanthropy. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 charitable and 10 non-charitable entrepreneurs in 24 cities of 12 provinces in China. By applying continuous ana-lytic induction, three-level coding with NVIVO software and comparative analy-sis, The results show that this is not due to the lack of economic strength of the enterprises, …
From Ghanaian Modernist Painting Genre To Contemporary Functionality: A Spotlight On Samuel Prophask Asamoah, Dickson Adom, Mavis Osei, Joe Adu-Agem
From Ghanaian Modernist Painting Genre To Contemporary Functionality: A Spotlight On Samuel Prophask Asamoah, Dickson Adom, Mavis Osei, Joe Adu-Agem
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This is a biographic study of Samuel Prophask Asamoah, one of Ghana's remarkable artists. It was aimed at showing how his philosophy and technique of painting are influenced by the early Ghanaian modernist painting genre while explaining how his themes reflected contemporary functionality in Ghana. The Feldman system of criti-cism guided the scholarly analysis of five selected paintings of Asamoah to unearth their contemporary significance. Personal interviews with Asamoah, as well as the intelligent comparison of his works with his contemporaries and other published scholarly literature, pivoted the intellectual discussions of his skillfully executed paintings. The discussions revealed that Asamoah's …
Three Pillars Of A Sustainable Creative City In Asean: Examples From Thailand, Singapore & Indonesia, Grisana Punpeng
Three Pillars Of A Sustainable Creative City In Asean: Examples From Thailand, Singapore & Indonesia, Grisana Punpeng
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This study attempts to critically examine practices towards building sustainable creative cities in ASEAN, particularly Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia. The main aim is to identify key factors for sustainable creative cities by means of qualitative data analysis. The results show that to create a sustainable creative city in ASEAN government leaders must not focus on the designation of UNESCO Creative City as a goal for the economy, but as a firm commitment towards sustainable develop-ment. Creativity should be reinforced through art education from an early age. The distinction as well as the relationship between the terms "culture" and "creativ-ity" must …
The Cultural Development Of Vietnam: Updating Policy For 2020, Dung Nguyen Manh
The Cultural Development Of Vietnam: Updating Policy For 2020, Dung Nguyen Manh
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The officials and resolutions of the Party and the State of Vietnam stress to con-tinue to renew Vietnam's culture within a contemporary context. However, points just try to focus on the relationship between culture and sustainable develop-ment, that is, it seeks to clarify the role of culture in economic development and environmental protection with general comments. Culture is guided as a founda-tion of politics and society, even further than economy and environment, in which the center of the center is human. Nonetheless, how has cultural policy evolved during the past two or three decades, at present and in the coming …
Measuring The Quality Of Life And City Competitiveness: A Methodological Frameworkfor The Iranian Metropolis, Kamran Jafarpour Ghalehteimouri, Afshar Hatami, Hanieh Asadzadeh
Measuring The Quality Of Life And City Competitiveness: A Methodological Frameworkfor The Iranian Metropolis, Kamran Jafarpour Ghalehteimouri, Afshar Hatami, Hanieh Asadzadeh
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Recently competitiveness has become one of the most used concepts in the urban and regional planning literature. This research aims to show the competi-tive situation of the eight metropolises in Iran based on the quality of life indices. The analytical, descriptive method used in this research to show the facts that are involved in different metropolises. Applying framework, required information gathered from world cities information center (NUMBEO https://www.numbeo.com/). ELECTRE III (ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la REalite, in French) is an ef-fective Multi Criteria Decision Analysis method. The results indicate that impor-tant effective factors in population selection of living in the …
Composition Inspired By Asean Drums: Sakodai, Rangsan Buathong, Bussakorn Binson
Composition Inspired By Asean Drums: Sakodai, Rangsan Buathong, Bussakorn Binson
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This article describes the research behind a composition named Sakodai which is based on musical dialects found in Cambodia. Cambodia is one of the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This Cambodian drum inspired composition is one of a set of 11 compositions titled ASEAN Drums where representative drums from each ASEAN country were selected (2 for each drum in Singapore). The drums included are the Sakodai of Cambodia, Sabadchai of Thai-land, Rebana Anak of Brunei, Pat Waing of Myanmar, Debakan of the Philippines, Rebana Ibu of Malaysia, Ping of Lao, Tay Son of Vietnam, Kendang …
Covid-19 - You Can't Stop The Beat!, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs
Covid-19 - You Can't Stop The Beat!, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise a myriad of artistic expressions on the in-ternet and social media platforms. What explains this turn to music and the per-forming arts during the crisis? At least four reasons matter. Popular music, in par-ticular, has proved useful in communicating key messages about COVID-19 and how to combat it to a broad audience. Music and other forms of artistic expression can help to create a sense of community and belonging at a time of uncertainty. They are powerful ways in which to express appreciation and gratitude. And they provide levity at a time of anxiety
The "New Normal" The "Covid Culture", Bussakorn Binson
The "New Normal" The "Covid Culture", Bussakorn Binson
Journal of Urban Culture Research
No abstract provided.
An Investigation Into Urban Development: Patterns With Sprawl And Other Corresponding Changes: A Case Study Of Babol City, Jafarpour Ghalehteimouri Kamran, Kamanrudi Kojuri Musa, Gholinia Firouzjaee Sadegh
An Investigation Into Urban Development: Patterns With Sprawl And Other Corresponding Changes: A Case Study Of Babol City, Jafarpour Ghalehteimouri Kamran, Kamanrudi Kojuri Musa, Gholinia Firouzjaee Sadegh
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Urban sprawl is one of the serious problems in developing countries and is known as serious economic, physical, and environmental problems in Iran. This study aims to investigate Babol City development between 1956-2016 and more spe-cifically deals with its spatial changes and variations. Based on secondary data collection from Iran Statistical Center for Holdrem model to the as appropriate method to show sprawl tendency. After that, with the application of descriptive statistic in order to analyze data and corresponding information Application of the Holdren model illustrated that 74% of this increase is associated with popula-tion growth and the rest, that …
The Parsi Theater As A Cultural Channel Between South And Southeast Asian Cities, Chinthaka Prageeth Meddegoda
The Parsi Theater As A Cultural Channel Between South And Southeast Asian Cities, Chinthaka Prageeth Meddegoda
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This paper is to analyze different cases from the Malay world, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar with historical methods as well as from the perspective of current musi-cal practice. Constructions of historical awareness and some nationalist or reli-giously motivated thoughts may play an important role in reflecting on musical skills. This practice-based research carried out in contexts of selected urban areas of Southeast and South Asia involves long term field work experiences, archival work, and interviews with key figures. This paper should help rationalize historical developments and their meaning for current performance practices in the region. The further idealization of musical …
Textile Installations Inspired By Cubism For Biodiversity Sustainability Education, Gideon Owusu Manu, Ebenezer Kofi Howard, Dickson Adom, Osafo Agyemang
Textile Installations Inspired By Cubism For Biodiversity Sustainability Education, Gideon Owusu Manu, Ebenezer Kofi Howard, Dickson Adom, Osafo Agyemang
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The study aimed at producing two textile installation projects inspired by the philosophical concepts and design characteristics of the cubism art movement to educate the Ghanaian populace on biodiversity conservation. This was in response to the call for multiple perspectives on the high biodiversity depletion in the country. The qualitative studio-based approach with Aesthetico-Action Research guided the production of the projects. Views from 26 study participants at the final exhibition of the projects were analyzed qualitatively to vouch for the suitability of the textile installation projects for biodiversity conservation education. The findings revealed that the textile installations instill intrinsic and …
De-Academizing Organology: Among Particular Research Communities In Urban Context, Gisa Jähnichen
De-Academizing Organology: Among Particular Research Communities In Urban Context, Gisa Jähnichen
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Taking organological research and display of outcomes in China, Vietnam, and Malaysia as example, this paper is to highlight burning issues regarding the pur-pose and meaning of the discipline in the context of research communities expe-riencing urbanity. Methodologically, this paper argues mainly in dialogue with the discussion on transcultural musicology. In the mentioned region, urban museums, archives, and universities are widely modeled according to successful academic institutions of supposedly global importance. The perspective of expected success needs a radical turn in order to serve social sustainability and a growing knowl-edge base that is inclusive regarding subjects and objects under research. …
Researching Musicscapes In Urban Tourism: Case Of The Town Of Krk, Diana Grguric
Researching Musicscapes In Urban Tourism: Case Of The Town Of Krk, Diana Grguric
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The paper examines the acoustic quality of the seaside promenade of the Town of Krk during the tourist season. Its musicscape is analyzed in the light of the sound (sonic) pollution, which is the consequence of developing and using music in the tourism offering. The collected data of objective and subjective measurements of acoustic quality, namely sound pressure measurements and a local community survey, are processed. The theoretical part of the paper deals with soundscape and musicscape concepts. The results of the research point to the diminished resolution of the soundscape during the tourist season, due to inadequate music management. …
Revealing The History Of Parakan: Through The Architectural Heritage Of Kauman Parakan, Central Java, Indonesia, Ari Widyati Purwantiasning, Kemas Ridwan Kurniawan
Revealing The History Of Parakan: Through The Architectural Heritage Of Kauman Parakan, Central Java, Indonesia, Ari Widyati Purwantiasning, Kemas Ridwan Kurniawan
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Parakan that has been known as a city of "Kaum" since the pre-colonial era has been designated as a heritage city since 2015 as a part of heritage city of Temang-gung, Central Java, Indonesia. The history of Parakan itself has been formed in the different version, referring to some sources either from literature as well as from direct sources (observation and interviews). This condition has encouraged the authors to investigate the history of Parakan through the architectural heritage within Kauman Area as well as through oral tradition from the local community. The existence of architectural heritage within Kauman Area has …
The Rebuilding Of Memory Through Architecture: Case Studies Of Leipzig And Dresden, Nataša Danilovic Hristic, Nebojša Stefanovic
The Rebuilding Of Memory Through Architecture: Case Studies Of Leipzig And Dresden, Nataša Danilovic Hristic, Nebojša Stefanovic
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The focus in the paper is on the physical reconstruction of the city core. This is especially important in areas that have suffered discontinuity in the development, as a result of the historical flow of events and war disaster. The specificity of the German cities is the combination of the cultural heritage of different periods that survived the war destruction, renewed structures, more or less according to the originals and reconstructed parts of the urban tissue in the style of the contem-porary epochs and trends. One of the important conclusions is how we treat our urban heritage, no matter from …
Chiang Mai: A Creative City Using Creative Tourism Management, Suprapa Somnuxpong
Chiang Mai: A Creative City Using Creative Tourism Management, Suprapa Somnuxpong
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This research article investigates how to use the physical, social, cultural and environmental potential of Chiang Mai province to increase the region's cultural capital and develop more creative tourism management. The research showed that the diverse culture of Chiang Mai offers high potential for development of additional local community participation. Further local participation in creative tourism management can be supported by creating new tourism routes. This ap-proach is consistent with the provincial policy on promoting the city's creative economy and has received awards from The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the Creative City (crafts and folk …
Chula Art Town On Google Arts & Culture Portal, Alan Kinear
Chula Art Town On Google Arts & Culture Portal, Alan Kinear
Journal of Urban Culture Research
No abstract provided.