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Urban encounters: juxtapositions of difference and the communicative interface of global cities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This article explores the communicative interface of global cities, especially as it is shaped in the juxtapositions of difference in culturally diverse urban neighbourhoods.
Amin, A.   +12 more
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When cultural modifications are taken into account: Ibsen's a doll's house on Iranian screen [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
How cross-cultural communications terminate in imperfect understanding can arguably be rendered by critical awareness about culturally differentiating conceptions in the interacting communities.
Baggali, Hamideh, Khiabani, Mahdiyeh T.
core   +3 more sources

Detecting Proximity with Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons for Cultural Heritage

open access: yesSensors, 2021
The RE.S.I.STO project targets visitors of Pisa medieval city, with the goal of providing high-quality digital contents accessible with smart devices. We describe the design, implementation and the test phases of the RE.S.I.STO application, whose goal is
Paolo Barsocchi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gloomy Images of Yellow and Żółty in a Corpus-Based Cognitive Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The outcomes confirm a conceptual proximity reflected in the semantics of these colour terms, which seems to be - perhaps surprisingly - incongruous with the popular association of yellow/żółty with the sun.
Gieroń-Czepczor, Ewa
core   +1 more source

Cultural Exchange and Its Externalities on Korea-Africa Relations: How Does the Korean Wave Affect the Perception and Purchasing Behavior of African Consumers?

open access: yesEast Asian Economic Review, 2019
The Korean wave has become a global phenomenon whose effect has been widely studied in Asia, Europe and the US. However the presumption of cultural distance makes it appear unlikely that the Korean wave could gain traction among African consumers of ...
Haggai Kennedy Ochieng, Sungsoo Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Référents culturels dans les énoncés parémiques saoudiens et algériens

open access: yesKervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies, 2022
Saudi and Algerian proverbs can be an inviting topic for research on paremiology. Their study will shed the light on the social, cultural and linguistic phenomena which are at the origin of statements generally attributed to the popular voice, nourished
Bahia Zemni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geospatial modeling approach to monument construction using Michigan from A.D. 1000–1600 as a case study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Building monuments was one way that past societies reconfigured their landscapes in response to shifting social and ecological factors. Understanding the connections between those factors and monument construction is critical, especially when multiple ...
Howey, Meghan L.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Activités culturelles et développement local : remarques introductives

open access: yesRevue Interventions Économiques, 2020
This issue of the journal Papers in Political Economy-Interventions économiques is interested in local actions of civil society organizations in the field of culture, at a level close to citizens and where they participate as creators as well as ...
Juan-Luis Klein   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food consumption and civil society: Mediterranean diet as a sustainable resource for the Mediterranean area [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Objective: To define the Mediterranean diet model inside a Mediterranean social and cultural food framework and from the perspective of a local model of consumption.
Medina Luque, Francesc Xavier
core   +1 more source

Young Danish audiences and British screen content: A critical reflection on transnational consumption, geo-linguistic regions, and cultural proximity

open access: yesNordicom Review, 2023
Drawing on survey and interview data from a pilot study undertaken online in Denmark (March–July 2020), this article provides exploratory insights about how young audiences in Denmark (aged 16–34, with a background in higher education) engage with ...
Bengesser Cathrin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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