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Open Access · 2026

2026 Vol.6 No.1


Cultural Arts Research and Development

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6 articles
ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 28 January 2026

Negotiating Autonomy: A Narrative Analysis of Women’s Agency and Capital during the Tang Dynasty in Chinese History

Jing Hou, Xiaoming Tian, Zeyu Zhang

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 1-14 · 10.55121/card.v6i1.1017

This study investigates the agency of women in the Tang Dynasty through Pierre Bourdieu’s theoretical framework of agency and capital, using three female figurines from the Shaanxi History Museum as primary objects of analysis. Depicting women in elaborate makeup, on horseback, and in men’s clothing, these figurines are examined

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 2 February 2026

‘Same Old Stories’: Sexist and Anti-Feminist Discourses in Greek Chick-Lit

Vangelis Liotzis

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 15-32 · 10.55121/card.v6i1.682

This article examines the reproduction of sexist and anti-feminist discourses in contemporary Greek chick-lit through a critical discourse analysis of ten novels by Chrysiida Dimoulidou and Lena Manta. Situating the genre within post-feminist and neoliberal cultural contexts, the study interrogates how linguistic, discursive and

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 3 February 2026

Emergence: A Parameter of the Effectiveness of Artistic Creativity—A Study of Dance Improvisation

Alessandra Florentina Randazzo

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 33-45 · 10.55121/card.v6i1.878

When discussing artistic improvisation, effectiveness is generally dismissed for at least two main reasons. On the one hand, an improviser cannot anticipate the appropriate means to achieve an end that, by definition, they do not set in advance—hence the inherent risk of failure. On the other hand, an improviser does not aim to

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 10 March 2026

Sustainability of African Cultural Epistemology through Cultural Re-Appropriation in Selected Works of Emerging African Scholars

Nombeko Penelope Mpako

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 46-58 · 10.55121/card.v6i1.1057

This article explores indigenous cultural epistemology rooted in African culture and tradition through cultural re-appropriation presented in selected research projects by emerging African scholars. It seeks to contribute to the sustainable development of African knowledge systems and how they can be integrated into contemporary

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 15 March 2026

How Does Palestinian Popular Culture Shape and Influence Leadership Imagery?

Raed Atef

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 59-69 · 10.55121/card.v6i1.674

This study explores how Palestinian proverbs shape leadership imagery within a sociopolitical context defined by resistance, occupation, and national struggle. Drawing on an interdisciplinary cultural studies framework, it examines proverbs not merely as linguistic expressions but as symbolic, aesthetic, and performative artifac

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 20 March 2026

Values as Phenomena of Truth: The Mythopoetic Aesthetics of Thought as Highest Act

Siyana Vitalievna Shchepanovskaya

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 70-86 · 10.55121/card.v6i1.1020

This theoretical-philosophical investigation proposes a synthesis of mythopoetic, phenomenological, and ethical discourses to reconceptualize value-formation. It posits that the “Other” (alterity) operates in a dual capacity: as the radical unknown challenging the Self, and as the elevated dimension within communication where th

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