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Esosa Osayamwen
Cultural Chronicles – Uncovering the Legacy of Oppressive Black Architecture in Memphis and Other Cities
Sociology

Architectural structures and the spaces they create are not neutral; instead, they mirror the values and power dynamics of the societies in...

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This paper proposes a highly ambitious and timely exploration into a critical, yet under-recognized, facet of architectural history: the role of built...

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James Lapping
REVIEW ESSAY: “It’s About Time!”
Sociology

Cherokee actor Wes Studi was recognised with an Academy Honorary Award in 2019. To date, he is the first and only Native American actor to be decorate...

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The review essay, aptly titled "It's About Time!", introduces a timely and significant discussion surrounding the career of Cherokee actor Wes Studi,...

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Gary D Bouma
Globalization, Social Capital and the Challenge to Harmony of Recent Changes in Australia's Religious and Spiritual Demography: 1947-2001
Sociology

Religious organizations have been one of the primary engines of social capital in Western societies. Globalization, demographic change, the...

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This paper tackles a highly pertinent and complex topic at the intersection of religious studies, sociology, and social policy, examining the profound...

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Paul James
God Bless America: From a National Covenant to the Global War on Terror
Sociology

Religion has always played a role in nation formation, and continues to do so even in these late-modern and post-sacred times. The overall...

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This essay offers a compelling and nuanced exploration of religion's enduring, albeit complex, role in nation formation, even within supposedly post-s...

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Kalpana Ram
Religion, Gender and the Postcolonial Crisis of the Present: Reflections on and from India
Sociology

The paper explores the crisis in modernity's incapacity to address the Other in various overlapping domains, those of 'religion', 'woman',...

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This paper presents a timely and ambitious intervention, positioning itself at the critical intersection of religion, gender, and postcolonial studies...

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Joan Daw
Catholic Church Engagement in Australian Society: A Symbiotic Relationship between "The Religious" and "The Secular"?
Sociology

The Catholic Church is a major provider of social welfare services in Australian society. Attitudes and practices relating to charitable/we...

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This paper investigates the multifaceted engagement of the Catholic Church in Australian society, particularly through its substantial role as a provi...

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Marian de Souza, Richard Rymarz
The Transmission of a Religious Heritage to Younger Members of Small Ethnic Communities in a Pluralist Society: The Perceptions of Young Australian Copts
Sociology

Contemporary Australia has clearly become a multi-faith and multi-cultural society. Even within the mainstream Christian religions there ar...

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This paper addresses a highly pertinent and timely topic concerning the transmission of religious heritage within small ethnic communities operating i...

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Friedericke Kuhn, Meia van der Zee
Globalisation Gangnam-style: The domination of Gangnam-style in touristic online representations
Sociology

This article presents cultural globalisation as a highly uneven and selective process, seeing that the exact nature of this “selectivity” of which cul...

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This article tackles a highly relevant and underexplored dimension of cultural globalization: the selective processes determining which cultural eleme...

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Syarli Chasna Atfianti
Pengaruh Media Sosial Terhadap Persepsi Publik dalam Seni dan Budaya
Sociology

Media sosial telah memainkan peran yang signifikan dalam mengubah dinamika persepsi publik terhadap seni dan budaya. Artikel ini menjelaska...

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Artikel berjudul "Pengaruh Media Sosial Terhadap Persepsi Publik dalam Seni dan Budaya" mengkaji topik yang sangat relevan dan kontemporer mengenai ba...

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Hermawan Pamot Raharjo, Dwi Gansar Santi Wijayanti, Roas Irsyada, Dony Tirta Hendriansyah, Gizalias Kusnanda Nurrafi'u, Suparmi Suparmi
Strengthening the Hompimpa Community through Traditional Game Development in Nongkosawit Village, Gunungpati District, Semarang City
Sociology

One way to maintain the local identity and wisdom of the community is to preserve culture, such as traditional games. Nongkosawit Village i...

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This service activity addresses a highly relevant and timely issue concerning the erosion of local cultural identity, specifically through the decline...

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