Paralympic and Para sport representation has provided an important cultural site from which to explore the role of popular disability media in shaping everyday knowledge(s) through relations power, ideology meaning. Yet limited attention been afforded affective dimensions that may help extend our understanding its performative power on audiences. In critique recent Netflix documentary film, ‘Ri...

Authentication and commodification of cultural events for the tourists has been practiced for a long time. These practices have had both positive and negative effects on the host community and its cultural heritage. Tourism deals with experiences sold to tourists which has had to be authentic. Therefore, this paper aims to look at the authenticity and commodification of cultural events presente...

Language learners’ increased mobility and the ubiquity of virtual intercultural encounters has challenged traditional ideas of ‘cultures’. Moreover, representations of cultures as consumable life-choices has meant that learners are no longer locked into standard and static cultural identities. Language learners are better defined as cosmopolitan individuals with subjective and complex socio-pol...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether augmentation of the Spanish interpreter's role to include cultural education of residents can improve the satisfaction of Latino patients. DESIGN We assessed parent satisfaction during 4 sequential 2-month periods between June 1, 2004, and February 11, 2005, using different interpretation methods: telephone interpretation (n = 91 patient encounters), trained in-...

This article discusses how to live with differences while maintaining in an international embroidery workshop Tromsø, Norway. It explores the role of art enabling interactions between strangers, showing individuals become part collectives and facilitate social change. collaboration artist researcher draws on data from arts-based participant observations qualitative interviews. The analysis show...

association of southeast asia nations (asean) was created in 1967 in order to prevent the threat of communism in southeast asia. but, over time, new states joined it and goals and activities of this organization expanded to other areas such as economic, commercial, political and cultural ones. thus, over time, cooperation between members expanded in a way today this regional organization is con...