In the context of the digital era, cultural IP design faces the dual challenge of the constraints of traditional creative forms and the imperative for innovative breakthroughs. This paper takes Hemudu culture as the research subject and explores the application path of artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC) technology in digital cultural IP design. Combining cultural... more

This article examines J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (1951) through the psychosocial lens of Erik Erikson’s developmental theory, illustrating the protagonist’s coming-of-age struggles as he transitions from adolescence to early adulthood. Holden Caulfield is portrayed as a teenager in crisis, clinging to the innocence of childhood—a fixation that complicates his individuation and... more

The documentation and revitalization of African languages are crucial for preserving the continent’s linguistic and cultural heritage amid increasing threats of language endangerment. This study presents a systematic review of existing literature on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven approaches to language documentation and revitalization, adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.... more

Ifá is regarded in Yorùbá thought as the sacred word of Olódùmarè (the Supreme Being), transmitted through the divinatory wisdom of Òrúnmìlà (a divinity) to guide human destiny and cosmology. Ifá is preserved through oral transmission by initiated priests known as Babaláwo. It is a system built upon corpus of 256 Odù (chapters) with each... more

This study examines the impact of cultural and artistic extracurricular activities on student engagement and identity development in primary education in Kosovo, drawing on Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory, which highlights the interaction between cultural contexts and student growth. Using a convergent mixed-methods design, 500 participants—250 teachers and 250 parents—were selected through stratified sampling from ten public... more

The sketch discusses selected contexts that are decisive for the narrative of the originality of art. These include historical, cultural, and discursive conditions. Hence the diachronic and culturological perspective of the analysis. This results from the confrontation between the past (tradition) and modernity, as well as from the conviction that culture and respected cultural premises... more

One of the greatest poets of epigrams, Angelus Silesius, was not only highly famous for his short stanzas written in the latter half of the seventeenth century. He also exerted, both during his lifetime and then during his posterity, and thus until today, a deep influence on poetry, philosophy, and theology. But his epigrams are... more

This article focuses on the Japanese contemporary film Small, Slow but Steady and explores how deaf people experience sound physically, through the body. Among contemporary Japanese films that challenge ableist views of deafness, Small, Slow but Steady bridges the gap between hearing and deafness by portraying its deaf protagonist, Keiko, in relation to sound and... more

This study examines Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day through the theoretical framework of humanist geography, specifically employing Yi-Fu Tuan’s theories of place and space. While prior scholarship has predominantly explored the novel through narratological and cultural perspectives, a significant lacuna exists in spatial analyses concerning the interplay between Stevens’s self-deception and his spatial... more