Perspective Of Cultural Theory Research Articles

Digitalization of Tourism and the Role of Generation Z in Parepare City (An Analysis from the Perspective of New Media Cultural Participation Theory)

The Parepare City Government's policy of positioning the city as an industry without smokestacks, as outlined in the city's vision 2018-2023, the development of the tourism sector as highly urgent. Alongside digital media determinism, there is opportunity to develop a smart city that implements a series of tourism developments through digitalization to increase tourist visits, with a tourism digitalization program through the contributions of Generation Z. Based on research findings, Parepare City Government has encouraged policies for the involvement of Generation Z through various policies, such as programs and budgets to encourage the involvement and competence of Parepare's Generation Z residents. They has a significant contribution to tourism development through the use of information and communication technology, including citizen journalism, social media platforms, and cultural events that converge with digital information, as part of the globalization of Parepare's tourism information based on new media. This aligns with theory proposed by Henry Jenkins that the presence of new media will encourage audiences to collectively take roles, including Generation Z. Hence, Generation Z contributes to the activities on social media platforms for disseminating tourism information about Parepare City. The digital space participation of Parepare's Generation Z acts both as followers and prosumers.

A cultural theory perspective to service expectations in restaurants and food services

PurposePrior research examining cultural effects on customer service expectations has primarily used more generic Western cultural theory on an aggregate scale or with only a single variable to draw conclusions on a customer’s underlying reasoning for buying a service. This study aims to focus on culturally distinct clusters within non-Western nations, specifically exploring within-cluster differences in service expectations within the Confucian Asia cluster.Design/methodology/approachThis study developed a measurement model of Chinese cultural values and service expectations, consisting of a three and five-factor structure, respectively. Data from a sample of 351 diners were analysed using SmartPLS software. The data was compared with similar studies within the Confucian Asia cluster to understand the culture effect on service expectations and within-cluster variations.FindingsThe findings underscore the varying importance of cultural values in shaping customer service expectations, emphasizing their relative, rather than equal, significance. The study provides insights into potential within-group differences in customer service expectations within the same cultural cluster – without losing sight of the fundamental cultural heterogeneity of the Confucian culture.Practical implicationsManagers should leverage the distinct cultural values of their operating country to gain insights into diverse customer groups, predict their behaviours and meet their needs and expectations.Originality/valueThis study offers valuable insights to both service management scholars and practitioners by focusing on culturally distinct clusters of non-Western nations and exploring their effects on variation in service expectations within these clusters.

Development of Buddhist Cultural Creation based on Cultural Semiotics Theory

Cultural semiotics, as a unique theoretical framework, provides a profound way of thinking for the dissemination and interpretation of culture. This article takes the Dabao'en Temple in Nanjing as an example and explores its application in cultural and creative development from the perspective of Buddhist cultural semiotics theory. As a representative heritage of Chinese Buddhist culture, Nanjing Dabao'en Temple contains rich cultural symbols such as religion, history, and art, which is of great significance for cultural and creative development. Firstly, the research value of cultural semiotics in the development of Buddhist cultural creation was explored. Secondly, it explores how the elements in Da Bao En Temple, as cultural symbols, can be reconstructed in modern society to meet the aesthetic and needs of contemporary people. Through the artistic transformation of cultural symbols and other means, Da Bao En Temple has been able to radiate new vitality in cultural and creative products. In addition, this article also analyzes the strategies used in the design process of Da Bao En Temple's cultural and creative products. Through in-depth research, it can not only help Dabao'en Temple's cultural and creative products better achieve cultural dissemination, but also provide useful reference for the development of other similar cultural heritage. In summary, this article explores how cultural symbols can radiate new vitality in contemporary times by studying the application of cultural and creative development based on the theory of Buddhist cultural semiotics in the Dabaoen Temple in Nanjing. This not only helps to promote cultural inheritance, but also provides useful references for the sustainable development of the cultural and creative industry.

A Study on Translation of Numbers in the Analects of Confucius from the Perspective of Cultural Translation Theory—— a Case study of the Translation Version by Gu Hongming

The language of the Analects of Confucius is concise, rich in connotation and highly abstract, so the problem of lack of meaning or semantic insufficiency is very obvious, and the numerical meaning is one of the most obvious examples. Based on Susan Bassnett view of cultural translation, this paper analyzes Gu Hongming’s translated version of Analects and finds that there are great cultural differences between Chinese and Western numerals in terms of definite reference and vague reference. In addition to definite reference, Chinese numbers also have the function of vague reference; In English, numbers are mostly used in definite reference, and vague reference is mostly based on larger numbers. This increases the difficulty for translators and readers to understand the original work. In addition to having a solid bilingual foundation, the translator should have a profound bilingual cultural knowledge to realize the translation of cultural information behind the language. The theory of cultural translation has certain feasibility in guiding the translation of Chinese classics into English, which can promote the foreign translation of Chinese classics and has certain practical significance in promoting the transmission of Chinese culture to the world.

文化翻译视角下古典名句的翻译研究

文化翻译视角下古典名句的翻译研究

文化资本理论视域下我国高等教育不平等的现状及启示

文化资本理论视域下我国高等教育不平等的现状及启示

Integration or Re-mobility: Exploring the Typology of Academic Returnees’ Post-return Experiences in Chinese Universities from the Cultural Assimilation Perspective

Abstract In this century, Chinese overseas-educated academics have been attracted to return to their homeland to reverse the brain drain trend in China. However, many studies have found that these academic returnees may face difficulty reintegrating upon returning. This study examines the complexity of academic returnees’ post-return integration process in Chinese universities via the cultural assimilation theory perspective. Twenty-nine in-depth semi-structured interviews with academic returnees from eight top universities in Shanghai and Guangzhou were conducted. In our analysis, academic returnees perceived two obstacles to their cultural integration after returning: the mismatch in valuing research outputs and the barriers to forming a trustworthy local research community. According to their reactions to perceived challenges and given rationales, we categorized returnees’ post-return integration processes into three patterns: integration, enclavement, and self-separation. We suggest that institutionalized practices to cultivate mutual understandings between returnees and local academia regarding overseas-developed academic culture and its distinction with dominant values and norms in the local academic community are imperative to facilitate academic returnees’ post-return integration.

A psychobiographical analysis of Empress Dowager Cixi: exploring the femininity castrated complex

In Chinese culture, there is a widely circulated phrase, ‘A hen crows in the morning’. This phrase is used to humiliate women who steal power and engage in the political field. It demonstrates the complicated relationship between women and power in the context of Chinese culture. Women are not completely excluded from the politics, but women in power are often stigmatised. This study explores the life of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908), the last female dominator in Chinese history, takes psychobiography as the research method, and attempts to understand the complicated relationship between women and power in Chinese culture through analysing Cixi’s life from the perspective of complex and cultural complex theory which originated with C.G. Jung and analytical theory. The research findings show that humiliating and suppressing women with political talent can trigger their complexes, both personal and cultural. This study attempts to propose the femininity castrated complex to better describe the conscious and unconscious psychological dynamics impacting on women within patriarchal, political Chinese culture. This complex further relates to (1) denying her biological sex in order to avoid accusations of superego and, (2) the relationship with her son who is not only her son, but also her enemy regarding (political) power.

Historical Lessons of the EU Strengthening the Sense of Community and the Enlightenment to China—based on the Perspective of Cultural Edentity Theory1

From the perspective of cultural identity theory, this paper discusses the historical lessons encountered by the European Union in the process of strengthening the Sense of Community, and analyzes the enlightenment of these lessons to China in promoting the construction of cultural identity and forging the Sense of Community of the Chinese nation. Firstly, this paper reviews the evolution of cultural identity in the process of EU integration, then analyzes the EU in the strengthening of Sense of Community challenges and difficulties, to cast on the Chinese nation sense of community to provide different research perspective, which is beneficial to better solve the practical problems encountered in the new era of national work, better safeguard national unity. Finally, it puts forward the reference significance and main measures for China in forging the Sense of Community of the Chinese nation.

Rethinking the Long Standing Phenomenon of Silent Chinese Students Supported by the Cultural Dimensions Theory of Hofstede

This article examines this phenomenon after studying the previous literature on silent students. With the surge in the number of Chinese students, more and more foreign universities have their presence, so the characteristics of Chinese student groups have become a favorite research direction of many Western scholars. The main arguments of this paper are 1) The impression of Chinese students can be summarized by the following keywords: silent, passive, and inflexible; 2) Although the descriptions are close to reality, most of the current research is limited to criticizing and judging arbitrarily, which makes these studies inevitably one-sided, self-righteous, and therefore lacking a comprehensive attitude; 3) Different cultural heritage and historical backgrounds will cause significant differences in the characteristics of local people; 4) The characteristics of Chinese students must not necessarily be negative. Consequently, this article reconsiders this problem from another perspective of cultural dimension theory. In the analysis process, this paper shows the differences between Chinese and Western cultures with the help of Hofstedes cultural dimension theory. It makes a comprehensive analysis based on Chinas socioeconomic and political conditions. Therefore, this paper contributes to putting forward some suggestions to improve the current education situation, emphasizing the significance of family and social education for students growth and character development.

Hierarchical Concept to Build Value Co-Creation Gibson Guitar Community in Indonesia

This research connects the Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) perspective with the Service-Dominant Logic (S-D Logic) theory to show how to deeply understand brands through the eyes of consumers and the co-creation of brand culture to create value. The research method used is qualitative with ethnographic research design and in-depth interviews with key informants and the data analysis process using NVIVO 12 Plus to get comprehensive results. The final result of this study found the right model concept in implementing value co-creation hierarchically to support the sustainable growth of the Gibson Guitar brand.

Pandemic and infodemic: the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 from a cultural evolutionary perspective

In this paper, we critically consider the analogy between “infodemic” and “pandemic”, i.e. the spread of fake news about COVID-19 as a medial virus and the infection with the biological virus itself from the perspective of cultural evolutionary theory (CET). After confronting three major shortcomings of the ‘infodemic’ concept, we use CET as a background framework to analyze this phenomenon. To do so, we summarize which bi-ases are crucial for transmission in terms of cultural selection and how transmission is restricted by filter bubbles or echo chambers acting as TRIMS (transmission isolating mechanisms) post “infection”, which isolate false from trustworthy scientific information in the context of the Corona pandemic. This is followed by a demonstration of the threat to biological fitness posed by the effects of an infection with fake news, which leads to a reduced willingness to vaccinate and follow health measures. We identify fake news on Covid as pseudoscience, trying to immunize itself from external influences. We then address the question of how to combat the infodemic. Since debunking strategies, such as warnings by fact-checking, have proven relatively ineffective in combating fake news, the inoculation theory from psychology might offer an alternative solution. Through its underlying ‘prebunking strategy’, which educates individuals about the risks and tactics of fake news prior to a potential infection, they could be ‘immunized’ in advance, similar to a virological vaccination. Although we recognize that the pandemic/infodemic analogy is in fact far from perfect, we believe that CET could provide a theoretical underpinning in order to give much more semantic depth to the concept ‘infodemic’.

Exploring the development of cultural and creative tourism under the perspective of ecological theory of tourism destination management

Abstract Because of the current problems of cultural and creative tourism in tourism destination management under the cultural theory perspective, this paper aims to explore the new development direction of cultural and creative tourism. This paper uses the gray-scale correlation method model to construct a correlation degree model, analyze the factors tourists consider in choosing tourist destinations, determine the weights of each influencing factor, and extract the main influencing factors. On this basis, combined with a questionnaire survey method, we analyze the market demand for cultural and creative tourism, tourists’ satisfaction, and the existing problems of the cultural and creative tourism market and put forward suggestions for the problems. In terms of market demand, the highest percentage of tourists’ motivation for tourism is to experience different cultures 60.55%, followed by relaxation 57.35% and appreciation of scenery 55.4%, which shows that the cultural tourism market has great potential; however, there are still many problems in the current cultural tourism, the most prominent being excessive commercialization and loss of cultural authenticity, which accounts for 75%, followed by high ticket prices, lack of creativity in products, however, the service level needs to be improved to 40%, indicating that all these problems need to be paid attention to. Cultural and creative tourism is a form of tourism preferred by tourists, and many problems still need to be further explored.

The effect of customers' brand experience on brand evangelism: The case of luxury hotels

Despite growing insight into customers' brand experience, its effect on brand evangelism, or a customer's intense brand support behavior, remains tenuous, exposing an important literature-based gap. Addressing this gap, we adopt a Service-Dominant logic/Consumer Culture Theory perspective to uncover how customers' brand experience dimensions drive their evangelistic behavior for luxury hotels. Addressing these issues, Study 1 analyzes customers' TripAdvisor reviews for six five-star hotels to identify key brand experience themes using content analysis (e.g., human interaction/emotion). Study 2 explores the brand experience/evangelism interface by identifying differences for highly (vs. modestly) evangelistic customers by using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (n = 396 five-star hotel customers). The results reveal human interaction-based hotel attentiveness/caring and emotion-based indulgence as necessary conditions for brand evangelism. Key differences across highly (vs. modestly) evangelistic customers' perceived hotel-based pandemic management and physical environment-based tangible sensorial experience are also identified. We conclude by discussing key implications arising from our analyses.

From the perspective of Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, "The Flowers of War" and "The 13 Flowers of Nanjing"

This report analyzes the text of The Flowers of War and combines the three dimensions of Hofstede's cultural dimension theory: that is power distance, individualism and collectivism, and masculinity and femininity. This report uses plot line and character dialogue as the breakdown point to analyze two different types of female images: students and prostitutes. Through the attitude of the outside world, the living environment and personal cognition. All these differences show the differences between the two groups of girls m that analyzing the collision of people to females and the female herself shows the characteristics of the times. These two groups of people, analyzing the collision of people to females and the female herself shows the characteristics of the times. This report also reflects the change in the two groups from individualism, independent thinking and unlike with each other between the two groups: collectivism, when faced with danger, sacrifice self-interest for the collective benefit. The report is to affirm the value of women themselves, let women perceive their subjective consciousness, and safeguard women's interests.

Copyright, Culture and Contemporary Debates: A Jurisprudential Analysis of Fair Dealing in India

As technological developments continue to disrupt creative industries, they put to test our copyright doctrine. The recent litigation initiated against Sci-Hub and LibGen by three publishers raises complex questions permeating the Indian copyright regime. In this context, it is important to determine the values our copyright system serves and the standards of ‘fairness’ it demands to exempt certain infringements. This paper studies the Indian fair dealing jurisprudence from a theoretical standpoint to argue that it lacks a robust normative foundation. It first maps the prevalent theories of copyright and suggests that the cultural theory not only exposes gaps in the dominant incentive theory but also offers a more comprehensive understanding of copyright. It then analyses Indian fair dealing cases from this viewpoint. While the jurisprudence is largely inconsistent, analysis of two important cases reveals that while their outcome was desirable from a cultural theory perspective, their doctrine is insufficient to excuse certain socially-valuable infringements. Their emphasis on transformativeness coupled with an implicit bar on verbatim reproductions is critical. It is suggested that the Indian fair dealing jurisprudence is unfit to foster a just and attractive culture; one that strives to attain pluralistic values essential for the ‘good life’.

Research on Sino-US Differences in Cross-cultural Business Communication from the Perspective of Cultural Dimension Theory: A Case Study of English Business Emails

Research on Sino-US Differences in Cross-cultural Business Communication from the Perspective of Cultural Dimension Theory: A Case Study of English Business Emails

Metaleptisches Erzählen und kulturelles Gedächtnis in den Paulusakten

AbstractThe Acts of Paul have received the most diverse and contradictory interpretations. Do the ActPl intend to promote the veneration of Paul or a particular theology? Do they offer transparent fiction or do they claim factuality? Are they a collection of oral traditions or a designed literary construction? From the perspective of cultural memory theory, however, the key question is rather how the text allows the reader to participate in a community-generating past. In this view, the opposites turn out to be complementary aspects of an integrative textual strategy. This becomes manifest especially in the technique of metaleptic narration, which transcends the boundary between the world of the text and the reader, between past and present.

From Oblivion to Reappearance: A Multi-Faceted Evaluation of the Sustainability of Folk Music in Yunnan Province of China

The Southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan is the home to a plethora of traditional music, folk songs, and ethnic musical instruments with 24 local folk music items included in the national intangible cultural heritage list and extended list. In this article, the authors intend to delve into the issue of Yunnan folk music protection from the perspective of cultural sustainability theory. With an in-depth qualitative analysis of the data on the protection of 24 folk music items of Yunnan, the achievement, impact, and challenges of the current safeguarding efforts are revealed. The findings suggest that: 1. Government agencies at all levels have a dominant influence on the protection effort. 2. The local community, musicians, culture bearers, troupes, clubs, and social organizations form the “brick and mortar” of the folk music sustainability system. 3. The current reappearance or resurface of certain folk music items is a significant step toward truly reviving the folk music items in the future.

Digital hostility: contemporary crisis, disrupted belonging and self-care practices

Digital hostility has verifiably increased over the past decades among adult users of social media and online forums. Both an extension of, and different from, cyberbullying, digital hostility has become a framing factor in the reduction of quality of public debate at a social level and, at an individual level, has been cited as responsible for withdrawal, disconnection and negative impact on health and mental health. This paper draws on digital ethnographic and in-depth survey research to present new approaches to understanding the cause, form and impact of digital hostility among adults. Participants in the study generated valuable discussion which, when analysed from the perspective of media and cultural theory, presented three significant findings: Firstly, that digital hostility is increasingly recognised not as a behavioural problem among individual perpetrators but as a ‘crisis’ that both arises from within and disrupts digital culture. Secondly, participants discussed the impact of their own experiences of online adversity on their health and wellbeing. Analysed through critical and cultural frameworks, their experiences can be understood as being positioned as ungrievable subjects or, in extreme cases, bare life—particularly when digital hostility is experienced through cross-platform trolling and spills over into stalking. Finally, participants discussed the experience of self-care in the absence of adequate support mechanisms by platform hosts. Self-care manifested not as individualised self-protection but as mutually-supportive, using alternative platforms to share strategies and support; care was also oriented towards care for digital culture more broadly. This paper provides initial insights into the perception and understanding of digital hostility as an everyday cultural experience.