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EthioDance‐ViT: A Video Vision Transformer for Classifying Ethiopian Traditional Dances

open access: yesVector: The Journal of Engineering, Volume 2027, Issue 1, January/December 2027.
We present EthioDance‐ViT, a TimeSformer‐based Video Vision Transformer for classifying short video clips into five Ethiopian traditional dance categories Amhara, Oromo, Woliyta, Gurageya and Tigriga using a curated 18,060‐clip dataset spanning 1100 source videos. A key methodological contribution is a content‐based perceptual‐hash grouping that yields
Boaz B. Tulu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rosenstone Goes to Quilombo/The Quilombo Goes to Rosenstone

open access: yesBulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 46, Issue 1, January 2027.
ABSTRACT This article examines Cacá Diegues's Quilombo (1984) through Robert Rosenstone's concept of the innovative historical film, focusing on the film's reworking of Palmares through music, ritual, performance and allegory. While Rosenstone provides a productive framework for understanding its cinematic engagement with the past, the article argues ...
Rafael Garcia Madalen Eiras
wiley   +1 more source

“They are mad and must be hidden or locked away”: A qualitative study of community members’ perception about dementia from African countries participating in the READD‐ADSP Project

open access: yesAlzheimer's &Dementia: Behavior &Socioeconomics of Aging, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2026.
Abstract INTRODUCTION Cultural narratives significantly shape dementia perception. This study explored knowledge and beliefs regarding dementia among Community Advisory Board (CAB) members in Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon. METHODS Ten focus group discussions were conducted with 83 CAB members after a training program within the Recruitment and Retention
Eniola Cadmus   +74 more
wiley   +1 more source

Setting of the Gloria

open access: yes, 1980
Siswati church music workshop performance, accompanied by the drum and ...
Dargie, Dave   +1 more
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Beyond Reality Avoidance: Unraveling the Paradox of Escapism Through Self‐Monitoring and Autonomy Mechanisms for Consumers' Life Satisfaction

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 12, Page 3425-3465, December 2026.
ABSTRACT This study introduces the Paradox of Escapism, exploring how the act of escaping reality can evolve from a short‐term avoidance strategy to a mechanism for self‐regulation and enhanced life satisfaction. Employing five rigorous, multimethod investigations, including qualitative interviews and sentiment analysis (Study 1), Structural Equation ...
Thamiris Magalhães de Sousa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burying Futures: Artisanal Mining Deaths and the Politics of Negligence in Zimbabwe

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 4, Page 719-729, December 2026.
ABSTRACT In the gold‐mining town of Kwekwe, central Zimbabwe, injury and death are a constant presence. Collapsing shafts, sudden explosions, gang fights, and neglected health infrastructure characterize the everyday lives of the town's impoverished residents.
Melusi Nkomo
wiley   +1 more source

Normalizing, condemning, celebrating: The discursive actions in Nigerians' accounts of the Chidimma Adetshina controversy

open access: yesAnalyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Volume 26, Issue 3, December 2026.
Abstract Conflicts within African societies continue to expose complex identity dynamics that challenge pan‐African aspirations for unity and solidarity. This study examines how Nigerian youths made sense of the 2024 Chidimma Adetshina controversy, which emerged following contestation over her participation in Miss South Africa and subsequent success ...
Tosin Tunrayo Olonisakin
wiley   +1 more source

Hip Hop as Linguistic and Sensory Contact Zones: Sounds and Rhythms of Vietnamese Rap and Dance in Munich and Hanoi

open access: yesCity &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, I draw on multi‐sited and remote ethnography in the cities of Munich in Germany and Hanoi in Vietnam to analyze how young hip hop artists transform cities as sensory contact zones through rap and dance. I show how young Vietnamese‐Germans amplify sensory contact zones in the diasporic city of Munich through the sounds, visuals,
Sandra Kurfürst
wiley   +1 more source

Tales of “Good Indian Hair”: Race, Value, and Sensory Contact Zones in Afro‐Asian Delhi

open access: yesCity &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Hair, as a sociocultural bodily signifier, also becomes, once disembodied, a highly globalized and specialized commodity used for weaves, extensions, wigs and toupees around the globe. “Indian” hair is particularly valued in such commodity chains.
Bani Gill
wiley   +1 more source

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