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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 …

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. …

Traditional Javanese Ethnic Songs : The Supporting Aspects Of Its Existence In The Local Community, Wadiyo Wadiyo, Slamet Haryono, Joko Wiyoso

Journal of Urban Culture Research

This study reveals the supporting aspects that make traditional Javanese songs preserved in the community the splendor of modern Javanese songs. This research applies qualitative design with a phenomenological approach. The research location is in Central Java. The researchers collected the data by observing, interviewing and collecting documents. The researchers validate the data based on triangulation system with interactive analysis. The results find that traditional Javanese songs still exist in its local society due to the strong psychological bonding of the society with their culture. Through traditional Javanese songs, cultural messages can be conveyed beautifully, inspire imagination and impart enjoyable …

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 …

Journal Policies, Jucr Staff

Journal of Urban Culture Research

No abstract provided.

Art As Soft Power, Bussakorn Binson

Journal of Urban Culture Research

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Cultural Processes On Heterotopic Spaces : The Case Of Bomonti, Istanbul, Ilgi Toprak, Orhan Hacihasanoglu

Journal of Urban Culture Research

The cultural change model covers the cultural change processes and their effects on different spaces in the urban environment. Cultural processes constitute cultural change and may in turn alter the lifestyle of individual human beings and societies. The cultural change model for heterotopic spaces proposes that heterotopic spaces and their close environment physically change by the cultural processes that are taking place in the related society. A case study was conducted in the Bomonti region to obtain the cultural changes and their relations and effects on heterotopic spaces. The Bomonti beer factory which is defined as a heterotopic space in …

Ar-Sculptures : Issues Of Technological Creation, Their Artistic Significance And Uniqueness, Tetiana Sovhyra

Journal of Urban Culture Research

The threat of the Covid-19 epidemic quickly influenced the development of remote working tools using modern IT technologies. This has led to the emergence of a significant number of cultural practices for remote (virtual) use. Among them are experimental attempts to create volumetric virtual models that could be considered sculptures. At the same time, these developments have served the emergence of culturological problems: solving questions of uniqueness, artistic significance of works of this kind. In this regard, this article provides the results of a scientific study of the specifics of creating virtual sculptures, authorship issues and artistic significance of virtual …

Visual Game Character Design To Engage Generation Z In An Effort To Develop Anti-Corruption Behavior In Indonesian Society, Eva Y, Noversar Jamarun Ms, Ari Leo B3, Cameron Malik

Journal of Urban Culture Research

This article aims to discuss the visual design of characters in a digital game about corruption and is intended to raise awareness of the danger of it for the Z generation. A visual character "in-game" is a better vehicle for spreading an anti-corruption message as each character has a different background and storyline representing their role and skills in a mission. The character, especially the villain figure, is based on a true story of a corruption case with a bit of modification, to make the message more easily absorbed by Gen Z players in Indonesia. Moreover, the main character in …

The Transformative Power Of Fashion Within Beauty Pageants : The Case Of “Ghana’S Most Beautiful”, Scholastica Wompakeah Azuah, Ebenezer Kofi Howard, Benjamin Kwablah Asinyo

Journal of Urban Culture Research

Pageants can be competitions for ladies with qualities of beauty determined by societal values and norms. In pageants’ orientation toward continuous change, they tend to achieve results through the engagement of fashion; the most visible medium of change found in aesthetics, culture and social events. Ghana's Most Beautiful Pageant’s engagement in traditional fashion has chalked up many successes. However, since its inception 15 years ago, little has been assessed on its transformative power. An exploratory sequential design was employed with a population comprised of viewers, fashion designers, organizers, judges, traditional rulers and contestants. Purposive sampling was used in selecting categories …

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 …

Conservation Of Row Houses In Old Commercial District Mekong Riverside Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand, Pakorn Pattananurot, Suthon Khongsaktrakun

Journal of Urban Culture Research

The objectives of this research paper are; 1) to study the development of towns & commercial districts, 2) to study the architectural characteristics of the row houses and 3) to propose guidelines for their preservation by studying related theories & research, conducting field surveys & interviewing the owners or tenants. This study found that a group of Chinese immigrant merchants formed a commercial district and built row houses to trade, store and live by the Mekong Riverside & Sunthon Wichit Road. Traditional row houses can be divided into 3 types; 1) Mixed Chinese influenced style of a single storey 2) …

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; …

Music And Art In Political Campaigns, Bussakorn Binson

Journal of Urban Culture Research

No abstract provided.

Leroy N. Suddath, Sr. Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of the personal papers of Lieutenant Leroy N. Suddath, Sr. during his service in the U.S. Army during World War I from 1917-1918. Materials include a handwritten diary and a bound book of reproduced letters from Suddath to his wife, Lucille Howle Suddath. Also included are diary transcripts and digital reproductions of created in 2022.

Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog.

Brannen Family Reunion Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of scrapbooks and other records created by members of the annual Brannen Family Reunion in Statesboro, Georgia. Materials span 1949-2019 and include organizational documents, annual meeting minutes, photographs, newspaper clippings, financial receipts and a log book detailing the operations of the family reunions.

Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog.

Reclamation: Managing Water In The West; An Overview Of The Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, United States Bureau Of Reclamation, Roger S. Otstot

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This undated summary released by the Bureau of Reclamation offers a concise overview of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin flood control plan which was enacted when Congressed passed the Flood Control Act of 1944. This plan led to the construction of several dams in the Missouri River basin, including the Garrison Dam. The completion of the Garrison Dam displaced the majority of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara people living on the Fort Berthold Reservation. This document contains tables, graphs, maps, and a photograph.

The Black Church: A Place Of Refuge – A Place Of Prayer, William F. Spencer

Masters Essays

No abstract provided.

Inventing The African America, Kamau Bamidele

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 8-14

Vulcan Historical Review 26 (End Matter), Vulcan Historical Review Staff

Vulcan Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Downtown Mobile, 1953, Brianna Carnley

Vulcan Historical Review

p. 33

Vulcan Historical Review 26 (Front Matter), Vulcan Historical Review Staff

Vulcan Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Anti-Abortion Activism And Advances: A Historography, Haley Wells

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 75-85

White Rage, Black Agency: Violence And Its Impact On Reconstruction Era Florida, Zachary Barnes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The Reconstruction era in Florida is often misunderstood. Historians generally focus on the Civil War and the post-Reconstruction era to emphasize how the South has changed, but the Reconstruction era remains in shadow. To rectify this gap, this research provides more information about the Reconstruction era in Florida, specifically the impact of violence. To achieve this, I primarily used the testimonies gathered from the Joint Select Committee's investigation of violence during the Reconstruction era and the testimonies given to the Federal Government after the 1876 Presidential Election. The testimonies in these documents allow me to demonstrate how conservative whites used …

Archiving Feminist Truth In Trump’S Wake Of Lies, Julie Shayne

Humboldt Journal of Social Relations

This article is about an assignment I do in one of my Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies social movement classes. I revised the assignment the first time teaching the class after Trump lost the 2020 election. For the assignment, students work in groups to research local feminist and gender justice organizations and deposit all of their original materials – recordings, photos, flyers, etc. – into a digital, open access archive I co-created several years ago with librarians and staff on my campus. In 2021 I had my students do the “post-Trump” edition where they researched local organizations about how their …

A Brief Response To Dr. Jeffrey H. Golland, Kenneth Feigenbaum

Comparative Civilizations Review

I have read with much interest the letter of Dr. Jeffrey H. Golland describing for the Spring, 2022, issue of the CCR his experience as an undergraduate student in the Department of Psychology at Brandeis University in the late 1950’s.

Steven Pinker. Enlightenment Now: The Case For Reason, Science, Humanism, And Progress. New York: Penguin Books, 2018., Ashok Kumar Malhotra

Comparative Civilizations Review

Steven Pinker’s monumental work, Enlightenment Now, The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress is an impressive volume. He presents his position so vividly that the book reached the New York Times Bestseller List, and received enthusiastic reviews from diverse scholars and readers. Even Bill Gates regards it as: “My new favorite book of all time.”

The Blocks Of History: A Step-By-Step Model For The Evolution Of Civilizations, Shuai Wang

Comparative Civilizations Review

The Pattern Recognition algorithm in Artificial Intelligence has been applied to many fields and proven to be very effective when seeking out patterns that arise from huge amount of raw data. As world history has evolved, it has revealed the shift of hegemony from one civilization to another, for example, from the Spanish Empire to the Kingdom of France, from the Kingdom of France to the British Empire, and from the British Empire to the United States. As historians have shown, the relevant eras are the Spanish Golden Age, the Age of Enlightenment, Pax Britannica, and Pax Americana. Since the …

Thank You To Minna And Gordon Hewes: Friends Of The International Society For The Comparative Study Of Civilizations From The Ecumene, John Grayzel

Comparative Civilizations Review

The ISCSC is always extremely appreciative when it receives a special gift from those who support its intellectual and organizational endeavors. This certainly was the case when it recently received a generous bequest from the estate of Mrs. Minna Hewes, the most substantial financial donation in the history of this organization.

Christopher I. Beckwith. Empires Of The Silk Road: A History Of Central Eurasia From The Bronze Age To The Present Day. Princeton And Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2011., Constance Wilkinson

Comparative Civilizations Review

Empires of the Silk Road is an ambitious work that fulfills its stated ambitions, fully. Written with boldness and authority, it packs many punches and pulls few. Author Christopher I. Beckwith manages to cover ~5,000-years-worth of Central Eurasian history in this single volume; he sees those events differently than your common or garden-variety Central Eurasian historian/philologist and demonstrates patiently and precisely why he does so in a way that is rich and insightful. Beckwith’s work is both complex and concise. It is provocative and persuasive. It is frequently captivating, often surprising, occasionally perplexing, and sometimes slightly weird 1 (not that …