Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026)

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  Memes as Modern Folklore: Cultural Transmission in the Digital Age

  Ann Michelle

  This study examines internet memes as a contemporary form of folklore, focusing on their role in cultural transmission within the digital age. Using secondary data drawn from existing literature, online archives, and prior empirical studies on digital communication, the research analyzes how memes…

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  Silent Pollution and the Aesthetics of Ecological Absence: Artistic Responses to Subtle Environmental Disappearance

  Chitram Sen Anik, Md Ashraful Alam

  The environmental crisis of the 21st century has brought to the fore the existential questions of human civilization. Climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution—these three interconnected processes are rapidly transforming the Earth’s ecosystems. This study goes beyond…

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  Innovative Redesign and Cost Optimization of a Smart Etching Press: Transforming Printmaking Education in Resource-Constrained Contexts

  Md Ashraful Alam, Chitram Sen Anik

  The Smart Etching Press reimagines antiquated printmaking technology to create a portable new art tool for limited resource regions like Bangladesh by pairing 3D-printed ABS roller cores with stainless-steel sleeves, HDF-stainless hybrid beds, and modular iron frames. Through the friction-driven…

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  Digital Cultural Heritage in the Age of Data and AI: Trends, Challenges and Futures

  Ivana Ćirić

  Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH) has developed a great deal beyond the initial idea of digitising cultural heritage objects, to become a highly complex and dynamic socio-technical ecosystem today. Beginning with preservation and access, DCH has now added sophisticated data infrastructures, smart…

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  Vietnamese Ceramics: The Journey from Traditional Craft Villages to the International Market

  Pham Tan Phuoc

  Vietnamese ceramics is one of the oldest handicraft industries in Southeast Asia, with a history of thousands of years closely linked to the nation's cultural development. From primitive pottery of prehistoric times to the exquisite artistic ceramics of the Ly – Tran – Le dynasties, the Vietnamese…

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  The Mediating Effect of Political Corruption on the Relationship between Political Stability and Economic Development: A Cross-Country Analysis

  Md Abdullah-Al- Mamun

  This study investigates the mediating role of corruption in the relationship between political stability and economic development using cross-country data. Employing Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression and mediation analysis based on the Baron and Kenny (1986) framework, the study estimates…

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  A Flicker of Life in the Shadow of Dystopia: A Psychoanalytic Dissection of Fincher’s Fight Club

  Quazi Tahsina Afrin, Nafis Sadik Shamron

  This study deals with the dystopian elements and the impact of those on the characterization of the protagonist. The purpose of this study is to find how dystopian elements have been presented in the movie and how the meaning of life has been portrayed through the character of the protagonist.…

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  Auden’s Portrayal of the Modern Wasteland in “The Shield of Achilles” and “Musée des Beaux Arts”

  Md. Eshan Shahriar

  This study intends to show W.H. Auden’s unique portrayal of the Modern Wasteland by using two of his famous poems, "The Shield of Achilles" and "Musée des Beaux Arts". Whereas the wasteland is a center of spiritual hollowness and cultural dryness for T.S. Eliot, Auden views it as a man-made…

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  Growing Up Wild: The Ruined Body

  Zhuoran Zhang

  Nowadays, we take a more critical view of feminist art practices, with Abramovic's Rhythm 0 (1974) and Yoko Ono's Cut Piece (1964) as special cases. The body as a dispositif is subjectively deconstructed as ‘ruins’, developing a fetishistic approach to the sublime aura of ruins. The female body's…

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  The Intercultural and the Building of Resilient Societies in Tracy Kidder’s Strength in What Remains

  Jean-Baptiste Ouakpéléfolo YEO, Bassamanan TOURE

  Tracy Kidder’s Pulitzer Prize winning Strength in What Remains (2009) embarks the reader on an emotional true story of the Burundian ethnocide. However, beyond the story of atrocities and survival, one can perceive an intercultural relationship moving on throughout the novel. This article…

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  Spectroscopic Characterization and Dye-Fibre Affinity of Plant-Based Textile Dyes on Natural Fibres

  Razaq Olatunde Rom KALILU, Funke-Wale Taiwo OMISAKIN

  The increasing environmental and health hazards associated with synthetic textile dyes have necessitated intensive research into plant-based alternatives. This study presents a systematic spectroscopic characterization and dye-fibre affinity investigation of fifteen plant-derived textile dyes…

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