The Devil In The Details : Analysing The Ethno-Cultural Blending In Malaysian Museum Buildings,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
The Devil In The Details : Analysing The Ethno-Cultural Blending In Malaysian Museum Buildings, Nor Hafizah Anuar, Muhammad Ilmam Tharazi, Yasmin Mohd Faudzi, Najah Md. Alwi
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Museums are often used as a ‘visualizing technology’ to project the cultural identities of a nation or a particular demographic. The choice of building, either newly constructed or converted from an historic structure, places the importance of its architectural features to convey certain meanings over others. Using comparative analysis on multiple case studies as the main method for data collection, this paper identifies the architectural features on three selected building facade of Penang museums in relation to one another. It will then determine the cultural influences to explore the mechanism of ethno-cultural blending integrated into the architectural styles. Penang was …
Selected Piano Works By Klaus Pringsheim’S Students At The Tokyo University Of The Arts : Analysis, Interpretation And Performance Techniques,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Selected Piano Works By Klaus Pringsheim’S Students At The Tokyo University Of The Arts : Analysis, Interpretation And Performance Techniques, Panjai Chulapan
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This research article discusses selected piano works by Thai and Japanese composers who studied with Klaus Pringsheim (1883-1972) at the Tokyo University of the Arts in Japan around 1931-37. Pringsheim established the conventional Romantic musical language among his students. A few students, including Prasidh Silapabanleng and Komei Abe, also furthered the idea of integrating vernacular musical language in their compositions. Silapabanleng incorporated Thai traditional melodies in many compositions. Abe also interlaced a koto playing technique in his Piano Sonatina No.3 in C minor which required specific musical knowledge and interpretation in order to convey the performance perfectly. This article focuses …
Gangnam (Life)Style As A Global Culture : Consumption And Connections For Upward Mobility,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Gangnam (Life)Style As A Global Culture : Consumption And Connections For Upward Mobility, Kyoung-Ho Shin
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This study examines the political economic and social contexts of lifestyle of cultural consumption in Gangnam area of Seoul, South Korea. By focusing on consumption in the Gangnam area, in which the glitz of successfully riding the wave of globalization has crystallized, this study discerns major cultural and spatial features of the city’s new global urbanism. Whereas the dominant narrative on global cities emphasizes the financial concomitants of globalization in relation to global cities, this study draws attention to cultural dimensions of the dynamics that are manifest in “lifestyle” to which many residents of this global city in East Asia …
Urban Identity Represented By Concept Stores Converted From Machiya In Central Kyoto,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Urban Identity Represented By Concept Stores Converted From Machiya In Central Kyoto, Supitsara Intaraksa, Nawit Ongsavangchai
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The city grid plan of Kyoto gave birth to rectangle street blocks and long narrow land plots for the layout of machiya, a traditional townhouse. From the last two decades, many old buildings in Kyoto including machiya were restored for contemporary use as concept store which widely known for its distinctive design that can represent Kyoto's urban features. This research aims to clarify the relationship between modern concept stores and the traditional urban fabric of Kyoto by selecting nine concept stores as case studies to collect data on-site for doing content analysis from their spatial planning to physical design; …
Towards A Psychological Science Of Abolition Democracy: Insights For Improving Theory And Research On Race And Public Safety,
2022
University at Albany, State University of New York
Towards A Psychological Science Of Abolition Democracy: Insights For Improving Theory And Research On Race And Public Safety, Cynthia J. Najdowski, Phillip Atiba Goff
Psychology Faculty Scholarship
We call for psychologists to expand their thinking on fair and just public safety by engaging with the “Abolition Democracy” framework that Du Bois (1935) articulated as the need to dissolve slavery while simultaneously taking affirmative steps to rid its toxic consequences from the body politic. Because the legacies of slavery continue to produce disparities in public safety in the U.S, both harming Black people and the institutions that could keep them safe, psychologists must take seriously questions of history and structure in addition to immediate situations. In the present article, we consider the state of knowledge regarding psychological processes …
Historical And Cultural Conditioning Of Building City's Image And Brand On The Example Of Lodz,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Historical And Cultural Conditioning Of Building City's Image And Brand On The Example Of Lodz, Jolanta Bienkowska
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The aim of this article is to present, with the example of the city of Łódz, the impact of the narrative of a place led by myths and symbols on the perception of the image and brand positioning. Throughout the research procedure, the historical overview of Łódz was outlined in the forefront. Then, the content of 67 selected texts presenting genealogical myths were analyzed. The confrontation of historical content with myths made it possible to formulate a conclusion that the knowledge of the culture of a place, including myths and symbols, is a database for the analysis of the reasons …
Fashion Collection Design Guidelines For Elderly Women In Bangkok Based On Thai Cultural Heritage,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Fashion Collection Design Guidelines For Elderly Women In Bangkok Based On Thai Cultural Heritage, Atthaphon Ponglawhapun, Patcha Utiswannakul
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Aging populations are increasing significantly worldwide, thereby generating aging societies. Certain product categories that interest elderly women in Bangkok include healthcare, lifestyle fashion, and culture. Cultural heritage are recognized as an important tool that can promote products and brand image. Fashion collection design based on cultural heritage concepts or storytelling have more opportunities to succeed in the fashion market. This research investigates two main points: (1) elderly women’s needs and preferences for fashion products and (2) conceptual guidelines for designing a fashion collection based on Thai cultural heritage. The sample population of this study included 439 elderly women from Bangkok. …
The Bittersweet Tooth: Understanding French Identity Through The Colonial Empire, Commodity Fetishism, And Pâtisserie,
2022
Colby College
The Bittersweet Tooth: Understanding French Identity Through The Colonial Empire, Commodity Fetishism, And Pâtisserie, Clarisse D. Allehaut
Honors Theses
This thesis argues that patisserie and the French relationship with dessert are a part of national identity. The historical context of patisserie runs parallel to the growth and power of the French colonial empire. Patisserie feels removed from the empire, and yet the two show how gastronomy, luxury, and exploitative power in the form of empire are components of French history and identity. Marx’s theory on commodity fetishism serves as the backbone for this argument. This theoretical idea supposes that value is an objective concept and society attributes importance and perceived meaning. Patisserie exemplifies commodity fetishism as a good with …
A Prosaic People? Literature, Propaganda, And National Identity In Second World War Britain,
2022
Colby College
A Prosaic People? Literature, Propaganda, And National Identity In Second World War Britain, William L. Maines
Honors Theses
During the early years of the Second World War, a typically unofficial and loose coalition of British newspapers, publishers, propagandists, and booksellers mobilized Britain’s imagined literary past and present as a part of the war effort. They defined the nation through its imagined literary proclivities— its penchant for literary production and consumption, and its “unique” attitude toward literary freedom— and in opposition to the literary tyranny of Nazi Germany. Marshaling the nation’s mythological literary heritage, they enlisted Shakespeare and Milton in the war effort, portraying them as temperate and civilian English heroes. While the rhetoric of “British bookishness” hardly went …
Thai Folk Theatre’S Contribution To Wellness Support: A Case Study Of Likay Performance For Hypertension Education,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Thai Folk Theatre’S Contribution To Wellness Support: A Case Study Of Likay Performance For Hypertension Education, Anukoon Rotjanasuksomboona, Pithi Chanvorachote
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This work demonstrates the employment of Likay, a folk theatre performance, as an educational tool for promoting the awareness of hypertension in elderly Thais. Utilizing interdisciplinary approaches across the academic fields of health science and the performing arts, this project created a Likay production dealing with the topic of hypertension and related medical information. Fifty elderly people from the Ta Ma Prang subdistrict, Kaeng Khoi district of Saraburi province, Thailand, were included in this study. A survey questionnaire was distributed prior to and after the performance to monitor the improvement of understanding as well as the awareness of hypertension …
Journal Policies,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Artistic Yarn Portraitures On Streetism In Ghana – Highlighting The Struggles Of Street Children,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Artistic Yarn Portraitures On Streetism In Ghana – Highlighting The Struggles Of Street Children, Edem Afful, Edem Kwami Buami, Akosua Mawuse Amankwah, Ebenezer Kofi Howard
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Textile art is widely used by artists to communicate a message. This concept simply employs materials and techniques unconventionally to produce works of art that strives to gain the attention of viewers.This project exercised the concept where yarns of different textures were used in the production of works of art that falls in the ambits of textile art. These works communicate the emotional state and ordeals street children undergo on the streets of Kumasi. The philosophical underpinnings of each textile art seeks to draw the attention of citizens about the struggle of these children in our society and support to …
Smart Band Technology : A Music-Based Activity For The Thai Elderly,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Smart Band Technology : A Music-Based Activity For The Thai Elderly, Pornprapit Phoasavadi
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The Smart Band Application is a music application paired with a hardware device designed for the Thai elderly at foster care homes to enhance group participation in musical-based activities. It is small, wireless (or wired) and easily attached to most instruments that produce pitches. For this research a set of eight angklungs (a SE Asia bamboo tube shaker instrument) covering the range from C to high C was selected. Angklungs are affordable, easy to play and have an appealing sound. Eight Smart Band devices, which consist of a set of sensors and vibrators, were attached to the angklungs to collect …
The Arts In Times Of Crisis,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
The Arts In Times Of Crisis, Bussakorn Binson
Journal of Urban Culture Research
No abstract provided.
Living With Inundation And Dehydration : Comparison Of The Adaptive Landscape In The Chao Phraya And The Bangpakong River Deltas,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Living With Inundation And Dehydration : Comparison Of The Adaptive Landscape In The Chao Phraya And The Bangpakong River Deltas, Ariya Aruninta, Hajime Matsushima
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This paper compares the research outcomes regarding the two river deltas in the central part of Thailand: the Chao Phraya River – CPR and the Bangpakong River – BPR. The most common feature of the river deltas in this region is an ecosystem landscape that fluxuates throughout the year. These river dynamics are known as the pulse flow, which influences the way of life of riverfront communities and agriculture. The pulse differences are high and low in magnitude on the scale of a day, a lunar calendar month, annual seasons, a century, or even a longer period. The objectives of …
The Musical Status Of The Roma In Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (Republic Of Croatia),
2022
Chulalongkorn University
The Musical Status Of The Roma In Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (Republic Of Croatia), Ines Cvitkovic Kalanjoš
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The Roma are the most populous minority group in Europe and have lived in the territory of the modern-day's Republic of Croatia for 700 years. This study is based on cultural and musical research in the area of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, with an emphasis on the conurbations of Rijeka, Delnice, Crikvenica and Novi Vinodolski. This paper asks what the musical position of the Roma in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County is and how this is reflected in their music and in musical interaction with other Roma and non-Roma. The work gives an overview of the musical life of the Roma and takes …
Surviving Festival Disruptions : The Transformation Of The New Life | Performance Cultural Ecosystem In Contemporary Bangkok Due To The 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Surviving Festival Disruptions : The Transformation Of The New Life | Performance Cultural Ecosystem In Contemporary Bangkok Due To The 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic, Pornrat Damrhung
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This article examines how COVID-19 disrupted the Life | Performance festival in Bangkok in 2020; focusing on changes in three festival components. Viewing the festival as a cultural ecosystem interrupted by the 2020 novel coronavirus, the article will focus on the disruptions forced on three pieces: Eko Supriyanto’s Urban Movement Laboratory, Gecko Parade’s Lindbergh’s Flight and Pichet Klunchun’s No. 60: Exhibition, Lecture | Demonstration. The pandemic-induced disruptions in these performances highlight several important ways that the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the Life | Performance urban festival. Changes occurred in the timing/scheduling, spacing/location, relationship with audiences/viewers and their mode of performance for …
Qualitative Comparative Analysis In The Emotion Of Artistic Creativity : An Analysis Of Isolation In Painting,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Qualitative Comparative Analysis In The Emotion Of Artistic Creativity : An Analysis Of Isolation In Painting, Fan Zhang, Tetriana Ahmed Fauzi, Muhammad Khizal Saat
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This paper highlights the outcomes of the use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) of isolation in paintings. A general literature review was conducted to analyze the connection between art, emotion and society in the existing research. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is often used in the organization research of Humanities and Social Sciences and in this study, it is mainly used to analyze the expression of artist’s paintings. This paper makes a detailed analysis of the factors affecting the expression of isolation in paintings. Through the researcher's discussion among the selected Artist’s paintings, the researchers rely on Boolean algebra and take …
Mobility Revisited : The Illusion In Bangkok & Tokyo Transportation – A Comparative Analysis,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Mobility Revisited : The Illusion In Bangkok & Tokyo Transportation – A Comparative Analysis, Chai Skulchokchai
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This paper argues against the traditional notion of mobility by reinterpreting it through three concepts: Margin of Indeterminacy, Governmobility and Lefebvre’s Production of Space. The author chooses to compare the transportation of Bangkok and Tokyo based on direct experience and the city transportation’s respective notability. The paratransportation and decentralized transportation in Bangkok allows the city to have a wider margin of indeterminacy than Tokyo. By that, people in Bangkok has other alternatives when a major transportation has an issue. Tokyo depends primary on its railway. Foucauldian governmentality argued that mobility is another way where the government governs over the people. …
Art As Soft Power,
2022
Chulalongkorn University
Art As Soft Power, Bussakorn Binson
Journal of Urban Culture Research
No abstract provided.
