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Open 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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Open 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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Open AccessPublished: 18 November 2025

Contextualizing the Socio-Economic Dimensions of Panta Bhat: Tracing Its Culinary Heritage in Bengali Literary Landscapes

Sanjoy Jana, Antareepa Mandal

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 185-196 · 10.55121/card.v5i2.669

In the fabric of socio-economic dynamics, Panta Bhat (Fermented Rice) is considered a traditional food item among the rural communities of Eastern India, especially in the states of West Bengal, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh, known by different names such as Panta Bhat, Pakhala, and Basi, respectively. With the rising awareness of fo

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Open AccessPublished: 13 November 2025

Questioning Canvas Capital: Risks and Resilience in Art Markets

G.-Fivos Sargentis, Nikolaos Papadodimas

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 167-184 · 10.55121/card.v5i2.720

Art has transitioned from a medium of ideological expression and patronage in historical contexts to a formalized financial asset within the modern global market. This paper examines historical paradigms of art investment, analyzing patronage models from ancient civilizations to the Renaissance and into the contemporary era, whi

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Open AccessPublished: 26 October 2025

Slow Looking at Artworks in the Museum Context—Exploration of the Viewers’ Observations with Reflexive Thematic Analysis

Kristina Timonen

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 145-166 · 10.55121/card.v5i2.680

Art can serve as a contextual element and promote wellbeing. Meanings derived from artworks are related to, for instance, cultural backgrounds, languages, mood and viewing technique. This study focused on art viewers’ experiences, and the participants were picked with different cultural backgrounds, mood settings and spoken lang

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Open AccessPublished: 9 October 2025

The Hybrid Poetological Model in Peter Handke's Work: Intertextuality, Language Innovation and Cultural Border Crossings

Miša Glišič

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 132-144 · 10.55121/card.v5i2.679

This article presents an innovative, Hybrid Poetological Model for analyzing the works of Peter Handke. Drawing on Julia Kristeva’s “Revolution of Poetic Language”, it integrates linguistic, visual and semiotic elements to interpret Handke’s intricate aesthetic and cultural expressions. Focusing on intertextuality, the model exa

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Open AccessPublished: 5 October 2025

The Influence of the Provo Movement and the New Culture Movement on the Surrealist Phenomenon of the Orange Alternative

Marta Moldovan-Cywinska

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 117-131 · 10.55121/card.v5i2.594

This text will contribute to research into the phenomenon of the Orange Alternative protest-artist movement, which the author examines not only as a researcher but also as a “witness to history” (students, young researchers who, due to their age, position, or social involvement, observed important or interesting events—a term us

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Open AccessPublished: 24 September 2025

From Place Attachment to Kinetic Epiphany: A Tuanian Reading of Stevens’ Journey in The Remains of the Day

Rucheng Huang, Qijun Song

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 104-116 · 10.55121/card.v5i2.604

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 spatia

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Open AccessPublished: 23 September 2025

Deafness and Sound in Small, Slow but Steady (2022)

Xinyi Wang

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 94-103 · 10.55121/card.v5i2.640

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 protagoni

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Open AccessPublished: 22 September 2025

Transcendental Poetry in the Baroque Period: Angelus Silesius’s Religious and Philosophical Epigrams as Reflections About the Self and the Divine

Albrecht Classen

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 84-93 · 10.55121/card.v5i2.656

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

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