Cultural Interdependence Research Articles

Territorial Images of Yorùbáland Cartographic Styles and Symbolic Representation in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

In the nineteenth century, Euro-American maps of Africa in the cultural contact of Europeans and Africans were also rhetorical devices, which articulated the politics of territorial conceptions of the geographical space. I contend that cartographic styles visually prompt alternative territorial perspectives with insights into past geographies. The paper examines three nineteenth-century maps of Yorùbáland in West-Central Africa highlighting cartographic styles, symbolic representations and territorial politics. Through a historical-stylistic analysis, I explore the cultural motivation of map production, their composition and the semiotic evaluation of their representations to stress alternative map appearances. These maps worked in territorial power relations, which highlight map styles as a persuasive element in the social construction of territorial identities and interests. Overall, the paper stresses maps are vital devices in the nineteenth century territorialisation of Yorùbáland, which exemplify the cultural interdependence of Europeans, Americans and Africans.

The Historical Process and Deep Influence of Sino-Thai Educational Intermingling—A Case Study on Yunnan Context

Background and Aims: As China's radiation center faces South and Southeast Asia and the forefront of the "the Belt and Road" construction, Yunnan's unique geographical location and rich cultural heritage provide valuable opportunities for educational exchanges between the two countries. Therefore, to further analyze the profound impact of cultural exchange between the two countries on China. This article aims to explore the future direction and possibilities of education cooperation between China and Thailand, taking Yunnan as an example. From a more comprehensive and profound perspective, it provides feasible ways to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries and deepen cooperation. Methodology: By using the methods of historical records, policy analysis, and comparative study, this paper examines the evolution of educational exchanges between China and Thailand and its impact on the educational policies of the two countries. This paper first reviews the historical evolution of educational exchanges between China and Thailand, and analyzes the cooperation mechanism and contents of cooperation between the two countries in the field of education. Then, this paper compares the characteristics of the internationalization of higher education between China and Thailand, as well as the cooperation between the two countries in personnel training, teaching method improvement, and education quality assurance. Finally, this paper discusses the impact of Sino-Thai educational exchanges on the economic, cultural, and educational changes of the two countries, as well as the experiences and feelings of students in educational exchanges between the two countries. Results: the educational cooperation between China and Thailand has developed from the early language and cultural exchanges to a deeper level of educational cooperation, including degree education and professional training. This paper finds that the driving force of Sino-Thai educational cooperation mainly comes from the political, economic, and cultural interdependence of the two countries, as well as the interest and curiosity of the students of the two countries. This paper also finds that the effect of Sino-Thai educational cooperation is mainly reflected in the improvement of the knowledge, skills, and literacy of the students of the two countries, as well as the enhancement of cross-cultural awareness and cross-cultural communication ability of the students of the two countries. Conclusion: The educational exchanges between China and Thailand have not only enriched the learning experience of the students of the two countries but also promoted friendly cooperation and exchanges between the two countries in the field of education. This paper holds that the educational exchange between China and Thailand is not only an important way for cultural exchange between the two countries but also an important basis for the friendly relations between the two countries. This paper suggests that the future Sino-Thai educational cooperation model should pay more attention to the actual needs of the market and society, as well as the development of high-level cooperative education. This paper also suggests that the two countries should strengthen the supervision and evaluation of educational exchanges to ensure the quality and effectiveness of education.

Men as Advocates for Women in Leadership

Despite improvements in gender equity within higher education nationally, underrepresentation in women’s leadership persists in Christian higher education. As women in leadership navigate the context of member institutions of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), characteristics of evangelical culture (e.g., theological views of gender, traditional gender role expectations) may at times impede these relationships across gender; however, some evidence has suggested that women who attained a presidency within a CCCU institution have identified male advocates to be influential in their leadership journeys. The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of men who had been identified by women presidents of CCCU institutions as having been advocates in their leadership identity development and journeys. This article explored the findings of a hermeneutic phenomenological analysis of data from interviews with 14 male participants nominated by women presidents of CCCU institutions across North America. The findings of this study centered on three themes: (a) the pursuit of theological congruence, (b) gender blind, the double bind, and being first, and (c) pragmatism and persuasion. Based on these findings, the interdependence of organizational culture, self-awareness, and the social construction of a leadership identity through reciprocal relationships was discussed. Implications for practice include recommendations for evaluating institutional contexts and personal biases, as well as cultivating reciprocal relationships between women and men.

African Vernacular-rooted Imagery in Yemi Ikisakin’s Stone Sculptures

This article presents a critical analysis of the African vernacular-rooted imagery represented in Yemi Ijisakin’s stone sculptures produced between the years 2006 and 2016. The focus on this period is to study the kinds of imagery he represents when there is a global artistic shift to installation and conceptual art. In doing this, I argue that even though Ijisakin’s stone sculptures are deemed vernacular art, they are not indigenous or historical African art, but a rethinking that references indigenous African cultural registers. The article also focuses on the ideas and meanings the interpretations of the works communicate to the audience. Thus, this article presents his artworks to a mainstream journal given that they have not received any critical analysis on the grounds that his works are regressive and outside the normative standards for referencing African/Nigerian/Yoruba contexts. But his works are important for demonstrating the interdependence of art and culture in Nigeria and producing knowledge on cultural practices.

Media Culture - Between Technology and Communication

Media culture is a major challenge for media and communication studies. Without media culture, there can be no understanding of media reality, just as there can be no orientation in a media society consisting of a complex interdependence of media, culture, technology, and communication. It is a categorical self-identification of the contemporary media person in the conditions of dynamic media transformation and an important condition for presence and interaction in the media environment of the information society. This article examines some theoretical approaches to media culture and argues that the debate about culture should be a discussion about media development. It concludes that there is no culture outside the media or media communication, and the responsibility for media culture now also lies with the audience.

A critical perspective on the mediatization of brain imaging and healthy ageing

Since the invention of functional brain imaging in the early 1990s, this instrumentally and computationally expensive methodology has captured our interests in visualizing the working mind, especially that of super-ageing brains. Because neuroimaging research is costly, various communication strategies are deployed to increase its visibility and fundraising success. Through a historical perspective on the representation of healthy ageing in the media, we examine the methods of communication (media logic) and the cultural interdependencies between media, research institutions, and health funding politics (mediatization), which magnify the profile of brain imaging in advancing the science of healthy ageing. Examples of hyped messaging about healthy-ageing brains underline the risk of visual ageism — a prejudiced and stereotypical view of what a good or bad older brain looks like. We argue that hyped mediatization can alienate older adults from participating in a line of research that might stigmatize them.

Transformation of the image of a mother woman in the visual culture of independent Ukraine

The relevance of the article lies in the analysis of the transformation of the image of a mother woman in the visual culture of independent Ukraine. The patriarchal stereotypical perception of femininity is being transformed in Ukrainian visual culture. Since Ukraine has gained its independence, the perception of the traditional role of women in society began to change under the influence of socio-cultural processes.
 The purpose of the article is to carry out a cultural reception of the image of a mother woman in visual culture as a reflection of socio-cultural dynamics in independent Ukraine. To define the peculiarities of female images in interpretive models of visual studios, to investigate the dynamics of the image of a mother woman during the years of independence, as well as to explain the culturally significant meanings of the variable spectrum of the image of a mother woman in the visual space of independent Ukraine.
 The methodology of scientific research is determined by the use of methods of cultural studies, history and sociology. The method of culturology allows us to reveal the specifics of the representation of female images in visual culture. The sociocultural method involves the analysis of the visual component of the Ukrainian Internet environment, as well as establishing the interdependence of visual culture and social changes. Historical method allows to trace the context of visual transformations.
 The results. It was proved that the image of a mother woman, peculiar to the traditional Ukrainian culture, during the first years of independence was transformed into the mythologem of Berehynia and personified the national idea. Throughout the 1990s, the image embodied the idea of state sovereignty. The period of the 2000s for mass culture was characterized by the depiction of gender-stereotypical images of motherhood and women in the role of a housewife with the emergence of the domestic violence problem. The Revolution of Dignity conditioned the narrative of struggle, which filled the image of a woman-mother with the concept of militancy. As a result of the political and historical processes taking place until today, the concept of motherhood was filled with motives of protection of one’s own land, sacrifice for the protection of one’s own child.
 The scientific novelty of the research. For the first time, the transformation of the image of a mother woman, represented in the visual culture of Ukraine during the period of independence, is considered.
 The practical significance. The results of the research can be used to study the modern visual culture of Ukraine, in further investigations of mass media and research of feminine images represented in the visual culture of Ukraine.

A CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND MALAY ANIMAL WORDS

The Chinese and Malaysian people have evolved an in-depth observation and comprehension of animals, resulting in complex linkages and the formation of a great number of animal-related words. These animal words not only relate to diverse creatures in nature. But they also include the distinct cultural characteristics of both countries. Because of the two countries' distinct cultural environments, mentalities, lifestyles, religious convictions, and historical backgrounds, there are also various interpretations of how animals are perceived and understood, resulting in both similar and disparate cultural connotations of the words related with them. It will not be difficult for native speakers to understand, but it will inevitably be difficult for second-language learners who lack such cultural knowledge. Consider this, this paper compiles animal words in Chinese and Malay. The interdependence of language and culture serves as the foundation for this paper's comparative analysis of frequently used animal words in Chinese and Malay using descriptive explanation and comparative analysis. To accomplish the goal of language cross-cultural communication for second language learners and develop their cross-cultural awareness, the objective of this study is to investigate the similarities and differences in the cultural meanings of animal words in these two languages and discover the factors that impact their cultural similarities and differences.

Weaving a Colorful Cloth: Centering Education on Humans’ Emergent Developmental Potentials

We integrate work from human development, psychology, education, and neuroscience to argue for five interrelated developmental principles that together provide the conceptual basis for a fundamental shift in thinking in education about the nature of learning, and hence the work of teaching, and the purpose and design of schools and youth-facing policies. These principles foreground humans’ natural agency, subjectivity, and variability and the dynamic, adaptive interdependence of body, mind, and culture in development and learning. We take the analogy of weaving cloth to highlight the properties and valuable variations of effective educational systems. We argue that reconceptualizing learning is necessary to meaningfully improve schooling and its outcomes, support equity and human dignity, and ultimately, build a sustainable democratic society.

Национальный язык в истории русской государственности

The research relevance on the relationship between the national language and statehood is determined by intensification of contradictions in modern society associated with the neglect or selective attitude of politicians to certain processes of linguistic identification of an individual, people and state. The purpose of the study is to reveal the reasons for the ignorant nihilism of so-called “titular nation” in relation to the “undeveloped” or “non-indigenous” peoples. As an alternative, a project is proposed for the creative construction of the Russian state on the basis of preserving the right of each peoples to their own culture as part of national language. Its special status is not always associated with the point date of the emergence of a nation or a particular national language in the era of capitalism. It is determined by long process of formation of the original language culture, starting from Ancient Rus’ and the formation of the Russian Empire up to the present, characterized by devastating consequences of an unprofessional view of the problem of language construction. Free interpretations of the concepts of state, regional, non-territorial languages, languages of nationalities or native language and attempts to fit the norms of modern state life under the category of exclusivity of a certain nationality, one ruling class, one religion or language of communication in the conditions of interpenetration and interdependence of modern cultures are criticized. As a conclusion, ways are proposed to restore the traditional model of Russian statehood, associated with the preservation of multicultural and multinational community, materialized in the national language.

The role of music in the life of students and young people

This article provides complete information about the history of Uzbek music, the impact of music on human life, the role of music in educating young people to be perfect people, and the analysis of interdependence of music and culture.

Today’s Approach to the Problem of Forming Communicative Competence of the Individual

The article is devoted to the analysis of theoretical and methodological foundations of the study with the problem of forming a communicative competence of the individual. Here we are considering a psychological content of the concept of “communicative competence”, its structural components and functions, as well as a today’s approach to the formation of communication competence of the individual. It is emphasized an important influence of integrative learning and interactive methods for the formation of communicative competence. It is noted the interdependence of communicative culture and communicative competence. Also it is noted a mutual understanding between the interlocutors as the foundation of business or interpersonal communication and the psychological condition of activation the communicative competence in any communicative interaction. The significance of the study the mechanisms of activating communicative competence to optimize conflict practices and professional training of specialists are proved. The psychological and pedagogical recommendations for the formation of communicative competence of the individual are developed. It is noted that current means of forming communicative competence must be focused on all structural components of the individual, since their interconnection with communicative experience is a personal-communicative formation as a psychological instrument for achieving social requests respectively.

XIX-XX ғғ. АРАЛЫҒЫНДАҒЫ ОТАР ҚАЛАНЫҢ САЯСИ КЕҢІСТІГІ ЖӘНЕ ЗИЯЛЫ ҚАУЫМ ҚЫЗМЕТІ

The article attempts to analyze the processes associated with the formation of a political space in a colonial city, where the subjects were representatives of the national intelligentsia, and the emerging media and public spaces were the instruments. The author of the article understands political environment as the sphere that developed in a colonial city at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, formed because of the vigorous activity of urban intellectuals, through the creation of printed publications, participation in the work of representative bodies, etc. Political environment, on the one hand, is the result of the activities of the intellectual stratum, and it subsequently contributed both the manifestation of civic activity and forms the skills of political activity among the intelligentsia and the townspeople. As for the interdependence of politics and culture, it was very important to note that representatives of the Kazakh intelligentsia were convinced that education and the development of culture were of paramount importance. The article uses data from the regional archives of the cities of Kostanay and led to the formation of conditions for the activity of a citizen not only in the economic, but also in the political aspects of Akmolinsk (now Nur-Sultan). One of the methods of this study was the historical-genetic method, which allowed to consider the problematic in its development and identify patterns. The use of the historical-comparative method revealed differences in the development of Kazakhstani historiography.

Kinship and Community in Climate-Change Theatre: Ecodramaturgy in Practice

Abstract Ecodramaturgy, a critical framework that interrogates the implicit ecological values in any play or production, is explained here and then used to demonstrate the central tenets of climate theatre, including theatre’s potential for decolonisation, interspecies understanding, and community engagement. Burning Vision (2002) by Marie Clements employs a ceremonial performance form to unearth the hidden history of uranium mining on Dene lands as it argues for environmental justice and the authority of Indigenous oral traditions. Sila (2014) by Chantal Bilodeau foregrounds the interdependence of culture and community across species. Finally, Salmon Is Everything (2006) by Theresa J. May amplifies the voices of Indigenous communities most affected by ecological loss. Taken together, these plays and their productions underscore the potential for theatre-making to function as a democratising force in the Anthropocene.

The Social Spaces of Music Traditions in Baghdad before and after Destruction

The Social Spaces of Music Traditions in Baghdad before and after Destruction

Modern formation of the principles of interethnic communication in Kazakhstan (political and social aspect)

The article reveals important aspects of the culture of interethnic communication in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is formed based on real communication between ethnic groups, based on the unity of the universal and national. The authors emphasize that the interaction and interpenetration of the national and universal in the republic are carried out in various spheres of national relations. The unity of the national and universal can be traced to Kazakhstani patriotism. Each nation tries to preserve the national flavor, identity, а history of its 62 cultural heritage. The intensive development of integration processes as an important component of the development of the modern world, and the desire of all countries of the world, including Kazakhstan, to integrate into the world's socio-cultural and educational space, leads to the fact that the cultures of different peoples are forced to collide with each other in the information space. In the process of this, there is an interdependence of cultures and intercultural understanding. Different in their history, traditions, language, religion, а cultures of different peoples develop, interact, and influence each other based on intercultural communication.

«Війни пам’яті» як ключовий чинник формування державної політики пам’яті в сучасній Україні

The aim of the study is to reveal the content of the phenomenon of “memory war” as a factor in the formation of memory policy in Ukraine in the period from 2014. The research methodology is interdisciplinary, combining methods of historical, political, sociological and legal sciences. The main results of the research: the content of the concept of “memory policy” is revealed, the structure of memory policy in modern Ukraine is determined. It is proved that historical memory is a key element of the whole identification system and due to the fact that historical memory is a highly politicized segment of public consciousness, it can quickly become a factor of social tension and civil confrontation, become a source of national disintegration. This is facilitated by the multiplicity (polarity) of historical memory, so the conceptual basis of memory policy should be the desire to achieve the integrity (monolithic) of the nation’s memory, to overcome polarity and controversy in assessments of the historical past. It was stressed that a certain consensus can be reached on a nationwide historical grand narrative in Ukraine if the objective existence of the Ukrainian nation and the existence of Ukraine as an independent and sovereign state are recognized. The practical significance of the achieved results is due to the fact that in the conditions of the hybrid war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine the state policy of memory is called to promote formation of monolithic historical memory, search of optimum balance of historical plots which would, on the one hand, prevent erosion of ethnocultural basis of historical memory, and on the other – would contribute to the awareness of national history as a permanent process of interaction and interdependence of different cultures. The originality of the study lies in the fact that the influence of historical policy on the course of the hybrid war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is revealed.

African Agency within Confucius Institutes? Challenges to equal cultural exchange between CIs and African host countries

According to Okoth-Okombo, language policy and economic development in Africa play a significant role in ensuring effective participation of large sectors of society in development activities and the public platform.[1] During a time when Sino-African trade and cooperation is at an all-time high, Confucius Institutes (CIs) have become important social funnels to signal cultural interdependency, while sensitizing the incumbent African workforce to the Chinese language and culture that awaits them within the new world order. Between the possibility of employment in increasingly numerous, African-based Chinese business ventures or the possibility to travel to China for further education, understanding the Chinese perspective has become more important than ever.
 [1] Okombo, Okoth (2001), ‘Language Policy: The Forgotten Parameter in African Development and Governance Strategies.’ (Nairobi: Univ. of Nairobi)

University Students’ Perception toward Global Citizenship’s Knowledge, Skills and Values in the Sultanate of Oman

Global citizenship refers to a sense of belonging to a larger culture and humanity in general. It emphasizes the people's political, economical, social, and cultural interdependence and interconnection at the local, national, and global levels. This study explores university students’ perceptions toward global citizenship knowledge, skills, and values in the Sultanate of Oman. To achieve this objective, a descriptive approach was followed by developing a questionnaire including 47 items covering three major dimensions of global citizenship education, namely cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioral (CSeB). The questionnaire was tested to ensure its validity and reliability and applied to a study sample of 299 students (122 males and 177 females). The findings show statistically significant differences at (α=0.05) between the mean of students’ responses who studied Global Citizenship Course (GCC) and those who did not. This reflects the effectiveness of the GCC on students’ points of view. Also, the findings show a significant difference between students’ points of view regarding the accommodation variable in the cognitive domain in favor of students who live with their families compared with those who live on-campus. GCC plays a significant role in developing student skills and pro-social behavior. The effort to establish a concept of global citizenship is a small step towards a better understanding of its impact and effect.

CONCEPTUAL AND TERMINOLOGICAL APPARATUS OF PROBLEM RESEARCH OF INNOVATIVE CULTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUTURE MANAGER OF THE GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THE MASTER’S TRAINING PROCESS

Formulation of the problem. The need for a categorical interpretation of the thesaurus is due to methodological priorities for scientific, objectivity, systemic, integrity, unity, complexity and logic of the study. The correctness of the use of relevant concepts and categories is determined by the accuracy of their definitions, fully depends on the verification of the presented innovative culture concept of the leader. Consequently, there is a need for a comprehensive research analysis of conceptual and terminological apparatus of problem research of innovative culture development of the future manager of the general secondary educational institution in the master’s training process. Materials and Methods: Solving the highlighted aim, a set of methods of scientific research adequate to them were used, theoretical: a comparative analysis of conceptual and terminological apparatus of problem research of innovative culture development of the future manager of the general secondary educational institution in the master’s training process; a systematic analysis of conceptual and terminological apparatus of problem research of innovative culture development of the future manager of the general secondary educational institution in the master’s training process. Results. The article presents the innovation culture development of the future manager of general secondary educational institution as a systematically organized, respectively providing process in master's training, determined by the needs of society, state and customers of educational services and institutionalized, which substantiates the relationship and interdependence of innovation culture, which correlate with the content and pedagogically appropriate methodological systems of professional training at higher education. It is determined the IC development of the future manager of general secondary educational institution. Conclusions. Thus, modern theories of social development make it possible to identify the specifics of the innovative culture development and give grounds to conclude that the innovation and innovation culture development is a natural, necessary, historically determined and self-organized process of objectification and institutionalization of innovative content at the social and individual levels. It is important to understand that the emergence of innovation and innovation culture is possible only if the dialectical and synergetic nature of life is taken into account. For the innovation culture development is exceptional importance the openness of educational systems, the presence of the environment and mechanisms for the natural struggle of contradictory and opposing forces, the absence of authoritarian and artificial interference in the institutionalization of innovation culture.