Cultural Mapping Research Articles

Review: Time Layered Cultural Map

A review of Time Layered Cultural Map, a software ecosystem that allows humanities and social science researchers to create, find, analyze, visualize, and share digital maps, led by Hugh Craig and Bill Pascoe

A Cultural Mapping of the Design for Transformative Mobile Learning Framework to Facilitate Learner Agency

The Design for Transformative Mobile Learning Framework utilises eight dimensions drawing upon the key affordances of mobile learning that enable learner agency. In this poster we briefly explore the potential alignment of a ninth dimension to the DTML framework to illustrate a cultural mapping of the DTML. We map the DTML framework to the Whakapiri (Engagement), Whakam?rama (Enlightenment), Whakamana (Empowerment) model for indigenous M?ori knowledge introduced by Durie who argues for “the interface between indigenous knowledge and other knowledge systems” (2005, p. 301). Shortened to WWW by Hurst (2017) the model has been utilised as a framework for reflection and practice in education. “Engagement, enlightenment and empowerment neatly describe the immediate, intermediate and ultimate concerns of education and are important markers for how effective education is practised. The concepts of transformation over information and learning as an all- of-person experience can be discerned across these three key terms” (Nichols, 2020, p. 28). Transformative mobile learning designs implement strategies to facilitate a move from a focus upon teacher-directed content (Pedagogy) towards student-determined learning or Heutagogy (Moore, 2020; Blaschke & Hase, 2019; Hase & Kenyon, 2007). This involves applying the Pedagogy-Andragogy-Heutagogy (PAH) continuum to mobile learning design (Cochrane et al., 2022) to facilitate learner agency. When put into a matrix, with DTML, PAH and WWW provides a mapping of how learners may transition into increasing self-regulation and learner-agency across the eight mobile learning relevant areas or dimensions.

Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Ajar IPS Berbasis Video Interaktif Terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa Sekolah Dasar

The application of innovative and interactive learning media can encourage students to be active in learning. However, in reality social studies learning is still teacher-centered. The teachers do not use innovative learning media, and are fixated on one source book that has been provided by the school. This study is to determine the effect of using cultural map media on student learning outcomes on the material diversity of the Indonesian nation. The study used a quasi-experimental research method using one experimental group. Therefore, the design used by the researcher is a one group pretest-posttest design. The results of the statistical test showed that the average posttest results of the students were higher than the students' average pretest, which was 83.77 > 76.33 with Sig = 0.000. Therefore, the application of cultural map learning media has an effect on improving student learning outcomes on the material diversity of the Indonesian nation

Socio-cultural definition of intercultural dialogue in the concept of Mary Douglas

The research is aimed at uncovering the distinctiveness of the culture types (or communities) identified by Mary Douglas, and at determining the extent of inner willingness for intercultural communication of the representatives of those culture types. The authors are motivated by the inadequacy of the prevailing in modern intellectual discourse division of societies into "open" and “closed" ones. In particular, they emphasize that the global tendency of societies towards openness should have led to an emergence of Kant's citizen of the world, but instead it led to an increase of cultural intolerance and an exacerbation of intercultural conflicts. In view of this, the typology of societies conceptualized in Karl Popper's works needs significant reexamination, expansion, and clarification; the intellectual work of Mary Douglas accomplishes this goal in its own way. Mary Douglas's scientific work, in particular her concept of “grid/group" can become a theoretical foundation for the study of problems and contradictions of intercultural communication. The "cultural map”, proposed by the researcher, makes it possible to determine the level of openness of the representatives of a certain cultural environment to intercultural communication, and to predict its effectiveness and its consequences. In addition, the concept of “grid/group”, developed by the researcher, can become a useful theoretical basis for the study of "cultural intelligence”. Evaluation of social structuring and categorization from the standpoint of Durkheim's approach enabled Mary Douglas to demonstrate the particulars of formation and maintenance of cultural boundaries by means of ritual and to form an original "cultural map", identifying four extreme types of social communities with a clear internal structure. The latter organizes the social and cultural experience of each member of the community, determining the characteristics of his or her behavior, including the willingness for intercultural interaction. In the works of Mary Douglas, it manifests itself not only and not so much as an individual’s personal mood, but as a specific and predetermined social program of interaction with representatives of other cultural environments, that is, a kind of mental directive. It determines the characteristics of individual behavior of each person; meaning, it becomes a schematic marker of a person's cultural affiliation, thus facilitating the understanding of cultural differences and motivation of a person in a group.

A new tool for policymakers: Mapping cultural possibilities in an emerging AI entrepreneurial ecosystem

• We conceptualize emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEEs) using both cultural and material approaches. • We develop a comparative typology of the cultural and material dimension of an EEE and apply it to an emerging regional ecosystem around artificial intelligence (AI). • We render cultural and material maps using topic modeling of Twitter feeds versus well-placed others. • We theorize discursive cultural strategies used by actors in the EEE and potential material effects of these strategies. • We present some adjustments to data collection and assessment that may be of use for policy analysts. • We discuss implications of the cultural approach and cultural mapping of EEEs for policy analytics and for EEE policy. Ecosystems are typically evaluated and understood using standard visible material metrics, such as new products, patents, startups, VC funding, jobs, and successful exits. Yet emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEEs) provide many possibilities for members not signaled by such visible markers. Consequently, policymakers may have a difficult time making informed decisions about incentives and regulations to foster economic growth through ecosystem emergence. To address this methods and measurement issue, we conceptualize emerging systems using both cultural and material approaches to develop a comparative typology and apply it to an emerging regional ecosystem growing around artificial intelligence (AI). We render cultural and material maps using topic modeling of Twitter feeds versus well-placed others, identify strategies in each, and discuss relevant policies for enhancing EEEs to realize various economic opportunities. This method adds to policy analytics and suggests policies for building cultural infrastructure in EEEs.

Integrating maritime cultural heritage into maritime spatial planning in Estonia

Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) is a process increasingly utilized to allocate space for human activities to support sustainable development of marine areas. Maritime cultural heritage (MCH) is often overlooked within the MSP framework since it is not often readily defined within a given space and, therefore, not mapped. However, MCH holds particular value for regional communities, representing their history and legacy. In addition, MCH offers ideal opportunities for the development of local/regional blue economy initiatives (e.g., sustainable tourism). Therefore, the successful development and implementation of MSP processes requires the active engagement of local communities and the consideration of their MCH. In the light of the process developed in Estonia, we assessed how cultural heritage and in particular, its intangible form, can be integrated into MSP. Stakeholder engagement was used to conduct cultural mapping and knowledge co-production which resulted in ‘county portraits’, a unique approach to strengthen the potential of MCH and dependent human activities and to promote its future consideration in MSP process. The findings demonstrate that the EU Directive on MSP offers opportunities for coastal EU Member States to customize their MSP and use innovative solutions for the explicit incorporation of the MCH. Furthermore, inclusion of MCH could be framed as a way to broaden the appeal of MSP and the MSP process to become more inclusive of diverse values and communities.

Local Heritage in Contemporary Times: Artistic Creation and the Intangibilities of Place

ABSTRACT This article shares collaborative scientific work done by researchers from the Centre for Social Studies (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and from the Technology, Restoration and Arts Enhancement Center (Polytechnical Institute of Tomar, Portugal) within the REDE ARTÉRIA in cooperation with MOVTOUR. REDE ARTÉRIA is an action research project that aims to create cultural presentations and performances to tour the Centro Region of Portugal. It aspires to encourage a greater professionalization of agents, while aiming to enrich and enhance the cultural offering. Simultaneously, it intends to stimulate a community practice of participatory cultural mapping influencing creation processes and cultural policies in this region. The analysis is made in the specific context of the artistic creation VAGAR, conceived by the Portuguese choreographer Marina Nabais and co-produced by the Municipality of Ourém (Portugal). The analysis results from participatory workshops with local agents, field notes from rehearsal observation, interviews with artists, local participants, local government, and from the final report produced by the dance association responsible for the performance. This work critically reflects on how processes of community participation and of tangible and intangible resource mapping – by providing dialogue opportunities between artists, local agents, municipalities and the local cultural fabric – can develop innovative projects of artistic intervention that link heritage to local, social and cultural civic dynamics. It thus epitomizes the importance of the social dimension of cultural activity.

The seen and unseen: Exploring place identity of market place in Peninsular Malaysia

The roles of the marketplace in promoting place identity have been the central focus of the UN- Habitat and stakeholders around the globe. The notion of marketplace relating to place identity, place attachment and sense of place have gained attention by Malaysian researchers but much focused on the overt of the marketplaces compared to the covert. This study aims to explore how the seen and unseen elements coexist and enhance place identity. The objective is to discover the influence of overt and covert parameters on marketplace identity through the cultural mapping among four different regions in Peninsular Malaysia. This study employs a qualitative approach through direct non-participant observation and cultural mapping at the four selected marketplaces: Pantai Suri floating market in Tumpat, Kelantan, Pasar Bisik in Penaga, Penang, Pasar Jerami in Sungai Besar, Selangor and Pasar Borneo in Masai, Johor. The overt and covert of each market were carefully observed and mapped, where three substantial outcomes were revealed. First, the social interaction and transaction, social activities and social connectivity at the market portray the covert aspect as vital for place identity. Second, marketplaces have the potentials as dynamic community public spaces to get fresh daily products and promote local heritage and tourism. Third, marketplaces face threats from climate change, pandemic Covid-19, and the diminishing local culture and traditions. In conclusion, the covert and overt of marketplaces should be equally preserved as they become primary components for developing a regional place identity.

Methodology of Classifying and Characterising Architectural Styles of Malay Classical Buildings

This study attempts to classify and characterise Malay aristocratic architectural styles through the elements and language of its frontages as the guidance of designing, conserving, and identifying Malay rules and languages. It is vital to recognise, bridge and restructure the Malay architectural language, which ruptured historically because of the impact of colonialism. The focus is to find visual and formal similarities distributed within a specific common region of the Malay world which span the years of colonisation between the 1700s to 1930, and overcome the enormous diversity of this typology and phenomena across the region and eras. The historical and cultural mapping of 60 palaces and aristocratic buildings were conducted to classifies the architectural styles based on the visual, language and typological similarities. The studies then argue that the hybrid forms found in the later eras of colonisation represent the Malay stylistic categories. This study aims to identify a standard set of rules or vocabulary that can aid regionally appropriate design and appreciation of the palaces studied through field observations, measured drawings, and surveys of regional palatial and mansion types. This vocabulary will prove helpful to designers, preservationists, conservationists, heritage agencies, historians, academics, and architects. The findings will contribute to developing a formal taxonomy of style that spans traditional to modern and contributes to defining the ‘generic’ and the ‘variant’ in a classification based on archetypes. This can be the initial reference for developing the identity-making of future urbanscape with the essences of the traditional Malay world.

Cultural Mapping in the Digital Economy

The article discusses issues related to the development and prospects of applying the cultural mapping technology in the Russian Federation. This technology, based on the integration of creative industries and advanced information and communication developments, involves the comprehensive identification, inventory and updating of tangible and intangible cultural resources with their subsequent inclusion in strategic plans for territorial development. The relevance of the article is connected with the need to search for new resources to develop regions, and Russia as a whole, in the conditions of global crises and fluctuations in the conjuncture of traditional commodity markets, the importance of identifying promising areas for the country’s economy transformation during the transition to the post-industrial era. The turn to innovative development that accompanies the processes of socio-cultural modernization in Russia is due not only to the level of development of modern technologies in society. First of all, it is associated with the modernization of the cultural sphere, understood as a broad interdepartmental phenomenon and the basis for positive transformations in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The author notes that the further construction of a modern society in the context of the development trends of the world economic and cultural space is impossible in Russian regions without the formation of an infrastructure, the key elements of which are cultural, intellectual and information resources, as well as institutions and advanced sociocultural technologies that ensure their storage, transmission and provision to users.

Fields of Commitment: Research Entanglements beyond Predation

Abstract: The boundaries of fieldwork not only define the scope of research but also circumscribe and delimit the bounds of responsibility. This essay proposes a return to the whereness of the field as an antidote to treating the powers of description and historical dispersal as absolute and uncontested. Linking classic critiques of social science’s mapping of nature and culture, of the authors and subjects of research, to contemporary debates about the ethics of field research and anthropology’s complicity with colonial systems of rule, it offers a reappraisal of the field as a ground from which to build new solidarities across incommensurable political and scholarly commitments. By approaching fields not as empty retainers but as comprised of and defined by research interlocuters and their politics, scholars can better account for global slippages and dispersals without subtly reviving the figure of an inert nature under duress, in/organic or otherwise.

Parental teaching behavior in diverse cultural contexts

Humans, unlike any other species, have adapted to diverse environments across the globe due to cultural knowledge, skills, and practices. In early childhood, parent–child interactions play a pivotal role in cultural learning, but controversies about what constitutes teaching have stymied the systematic assessment of variation and similarities in parental teaching across cultures. We used a functional definition of teaching as behavior that evolved to facilitate learning in others and observed parents and their two-year-old child ( N = 106) in a standardized setting (mealtime) in five diverse cultural contexts (rural: Brazil, Ecuador; urban: Argentina, Germany, Japan). Detailed coding of parental teaching (8520 teaching events in 1898 min of interactions) revealed that six teaching behaviors (prompts to do, prompts to stop, abstract communication of knowledge, demonstrations, providing choices, negative feedback) occurred frequently (> 5%) across contexts. At the same time, we found that the relative frequencies of these behaviors varied between contexts: Parents in rural contexts frequently used prompts towards their children. Parents in urban contexts often used abstract communication, demonstrations, and the provision of choices. We also identified nuanced differences between the urban samples regarding parental demonstrations (Japan) and the provision of choices (Germany). Our findings suggest that parents from all contexts mainly relied on a set of six teaching behaviors but that there was cross-cultural variation in how frequently behaviors occurred. Our study provides a cultural map of children's early learning experiences which lay the ontogenetic foundation for human cultural diversity.

Psychoanalytic and Cultural Mappings: Love and Madness in Bano Qudsia's Raja Gidh

Psychoanalytic and Cultural Mappings: Love and Madness in Bano Qudsia's Raja Gidh

Mapping of Pakistani Media, Society and Culture in the Mainstream Print Media of the United Kingdom and the United States

This paper interrogated the Western media perception regarding Pakistani society, culture, image and media. It was the developing concern of Western electronic and print media to discuss the various issues related to Pakistan and mainly politics, international relations, society and culture were stressed upon. The present study explored the coverage of American and British press (the Telegraph, the Guardian, the New York Times & the Washington Post) regarding Pakistan. For this reason, the data got from the following newspapers the Telegraph, the Guardian, the New York Times & the Washington Post for the three specific months. The findings revealed that overall negative impression was found in American and British newspapers regarding Pakistani society, culture and media. Pakistani culture was attributed with patriarchal, male chauvinistic with blend of conservative’s tribal norms; extremism, rigidity, violent behavior and religious fanaticism. Women were shown as living in shabby conditions and they were deprived of their fundamental rights. The issues of crime against women, especially in the countryside about domestic violence, acid burning, and abused rape were highlighted. However, softer tone was depicted for pro-Western, liberals’ individuals, NGOs and other elements as compared to the right-wing groups which received more negative frames. Overall the negative issues related to natural disasters, over population, corruption, mismanagement, poor human rights, pervasiveness of conservative’s rightwing groups, and insecurity for journalists dominated the coverage.

Identification and Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Tabaco City, Philippines, through Cultural Mapping

Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) includes identification, documentation, research, preservation, protection, promotion, enhancement, and transmission through formal and non-formal education. This paper identified the conditions and status of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of Tabaco City, Philippines, identified the threats to the preservation of ICH, and determined the measures taken to safeguard the ICH. It utilized purposive sampling and adopted the Cultural Mapping of the NCCA in the documentation and identification of ICH in Tabaco City that employed ethnography through community immersion and non-participant observation applying the Filipino psychology, focused group discussion, and unstructured interviews in data collection. Findings revealed that ICH in Tabaco City is under threat due to many ICH practitioners' death and old age, a rising lack of interest in ICH among the youth, and the influences of foreign culture. However, measures were put in place to safeguard ICH. The living practitioners of ICH in Tabaco City pass on their knowledge and traditional skills to the next generations by sustaining traditional blacksmithing, pedicab making, folk medicine, and native cuisines. Furthermore, ICH is promoted by generating awareness through various tourism activities. This paper also recommends the establishment of a school for living tradition that may teach the younger generations of the ICH in Tabaco City. Likewise, mainstreaming indigenous knowledge into the curriculum must be done so that the younger generations can derive valuable lessons from studying ICH. Lastly, the local government must adopt policies through local legislation to ensure the preservation, promotion, and protection of ICH and their living human treasures.

Aberdeen, City of Culture?

Aberdeen, City of Culture?

Pemanfaataan Daerah Tujuan Wisata melalui Program Penggalian dan Pemetaan Warisan Budaya Lokal untuk Pencapaian SDGs

In the context of developing a tourist destination village in the Tomini Bay area, it is necessary to carry out various strategies in achieving the SDGs. One of the proposed programs is to promote regional top cultural tourism. However, due to the lack of information obtained by tourists, some sectors of cultural tourism are still untouched by tourists. So to overcome these problems, a mapping of the objects of local cultural tourism heritage has been carried out which will be implemented into a system that presents information in the form of locations and detailed descriptions of these local cultural tourism objects. The tourism destination villages are the Village of Sosial and Molombulahe, Paguyaman District, Boalemo Regency. Through the Village Development Community Service Program, this program has been designed with village officials and the community related to problem solving in finding solutions through excavation and mapping of local culture for the achievement of SDGs in Paguyaman District. The results obtained are the mapped "Seribu Batu" hill tourism, UMKM in the village of Social and the "smart house (= Rumah Cerdas) in the village of Molombulahe.

Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Teka-Teki Silang “Keberagaman Kebudayaan Indonesia” Muatan Pelajaran IPS bagi Peserta Didik Kelas IV Sekolah Dasar

This research is motivated by the limited use of learning media that has not been varied, only using textbooks as teaching materials and posters of cultural map images. This study aims to determine the steps of media development and to determine the quality of product development in the form of a crossword puzzle learning media book "Indonesian Cultural Diversity" content of social studies lessons for fourth grade elementary school students. This study uses the Research and Development (R&D) type of research, with the research model using the ADDIE model. The research subjects are media experts, material experts and learning experts. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and questionnaires. Data analysis used qualitative and quantitative analysis. The results of the assessment from the validation sheet by media experts obtained a score of 77.77 included in the good category, validation by material experts obtained a score of 85.41 included in the very good category, validation by learning experts obtained a score of 82.50 included in the very good category and the results of the assessment Overall from the experts obtained an average score of 81.89 which is included in the very good category. The results of the study indicate that the development of crossword puzzle learning media can be said to be of high quality to use.

USER-GENERATED DATA IN CULTURAL MAPPING: ANALYZING GOOGLE POINT OF INTEREST REVIEWS IN DUBLIN

Abstract. International migration is changing the social structure and cultural landscape of countries and big cities worldwide, especially in developed countries which are the target of job and asylum seekers. On the other hand, cultural diversity is becoming an important concept from different perspectives, such as boosting innovation and spatial segregation in urban planning and studies. Google point of interest (POI) data, as a commercial type of user-generated spatial data, is a secondary data source that can provide some information on the gender and nationality of reviewers, and this information can be used as a proxy indicator of cultural and background diversity. Yet, the potential application of the Google POI data has not been investigated in urban cultural and diversity measurement. In this study, we used artificial intelligence and text analytics methods through the NamSor API to identify the nationality and gender of Google POI reviewers in the Dublin Metropolitan Area. This study aims to highlight the potential application of spatial user-generated data in cultural mapping. The results are relatively consistent with official data in Ireland. Moreover, the results show that the number of male reviewers may be significantly higher than women reviewers, and this difference might be because of the gender digital divide. Finally, this paper discusses the potential challenges of using Google POI data and the implemented methodology and tools for cultural and diversity mapping and measurement. The proposed data and implemented methods in this study may have implications for other purposes in urban studies as well.

Queer encounters: Navigating ‘gay-friendly’ neighbourhoods with (and against) cultural maps of homophobia

This article provides an intersectional analysis of LGBTQ definitions, experiences and perceptions of the ‘gay-friendly’ neighbourhood. It draws on interviews with a diverse group of LGBTQ people living in the London neighbourhood of Brixton to provide a situated interrogation of the ways that evaluations of place-based ‘gay-un/friendliness’ are made. The article argues that LGBTQ people’s experiences of local places are frequently framed through cultural maps, which sustain and connect racialized and classed spatializations of sexual progress across multiple scales. Despite this tendency, however, other accounts – in particular those of long-term residents and queers of colour – provide contradictory evaluations of Brixton’s ‘gay-friendliness’. These trouble dominant assumptions about the conditions needed for LGBTQ flourishing and thereby suggest an expanded horizon for urban sexual politics. Examining the paradox of Brixton’s designation as ‘gay-unfriendly’ even as it is a vibrant site of LGBTQ life, the article demonstrates the importance of an intersectional approach that attends to variations and specificities in the relationship between sexual politics, local places and LGBTQ experiences.