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This paper analyses the representation of Slovak women in Czech cinema from the interwar period to the present, with a particular focus on transformations after the 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Combining comparative imagology with feminist film theory and postcolonial perspectives, the study traces recurring imagotypes - from the folklorized, natural girl of the 1930s and the implicitly “Slovak” heroines of the New Wave, through the eroticized figures of the Normalization era, to the explicitly Slovak m...

Romania's gastronomic heritage reflects a remarkable cultural diversity, rooted in local identities, community history, and the relationship between people, the environment, and seasonal cycles. In the context of globalization and rapid digital transformation, oral transmission and traditional documentation are no longer sufficient for long-term preservation. This article analyses the opportunities and challenges of digitizing Romania's gastronomic heritage, focusing on interdisciplinary, participatory, and sustai...

In recent years, Romania has become an increasingly attractive destination for migrant workers from various parts of Asia, particularly countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. This emerging trend, shaped by global labour mobility and internal demographic shifts, has introduced new dimensions to the local socio-economic and cultural landscape. The presence of Asian workers across multiple sectors, most notably construction, manufacturing, and services, has brought about a dynamic sp...

While remittances are well-studied economically, their demographic impact on fertility remains neglected. This paper examines how global remittance flows shape fertility dynamics and contribute to the economic and development dimension of demographic globalization. We conduct a bibliometric and co-keyword analysis of 32 peer-reviewed studies covering publications up to 2025 indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, mapping thematic clusters, country participation and co-citation networks. Five clusters are id...

This analysis posits that the Macedonian diaspora in Vienna represents a paradigmatic case of community evolution, tracing its transformation from a post-war labor collective into a complex and influential social body. The central argument is that the community’s profound internal heterogeneity spanning ethnic, religious, and regional lines has been a catalyst for developing a robust organizational infrastructure. This infrastructure has proven essential not only for cultural preservation and intergenerational i...

This research report presents an exhaustive qualitative analysis of the interplay between globalization, cultural identity, and higher education in the 21st century. Framing the contemporary university as a "transcultural crucible," the study investigates how Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) function as primary sites for the negotiation of global citizenship, the formation of hybrid identities, and the contestation of power. Through a systematic literature review of 14 peer-reviewed academic sources published ...

Born in 1934 and moved to the Lord in 1982, Father Seraphim Rose carried out his activity against the background of an increasingly fluid world, marked by ideological changes, technological advances and cultural transformations. As a fervent scholar, translator, and ardent monk, Father Seraphim Rose navigated the complexities of modernity, while, passionately advocating for the eternal truths, embedded in Orthodoxy. The text is divided into three sections, each exploring a different aspect of the era. The first se...

This study investigates the teachings of Saint Porphyrios the Kafsokalivite on how the appreciation of beauty in creation can lead believers closer to God. Despite his lack of formal theological training, Saint Porphyrios offered profound experiential insights into divine beauty manifest in nature, art, and music. He passionately argued that the beauty surrounding us is a reflection of divine grace, urging believers to perceive these manifestations as direct links to the Creator. Saint Porphyrios highlighted the s...

Promoting cities only through historical heritage is no longer topical, especially for the new generations. The differentiation and promotion of a city can be achieved by organizing festivals, which could attract a constant number of tourists annually. The article wants to examine the characteristics of a festival that gives it the power to be popular and to evolve each year to attract more and more tourists. We needed to see what people cherish the most about these festivals and what values a festival needs to ha...

This article wants to examine the typology of a young adult, the student, from past to present and future. We examined the lives of individuals that have in the present the same goal, or we might say having the same priorities, those of being a student and their life beyond that. We wanted to examine what in the past caused what they do in the present or what they want to do in the future. We also wanted to examine the differences between these two nations, even though we have a lot of similarities, and we are muc...

Cultural characteristics differ from nation to nation, and often by provinces, cities,villages - each group of people has its own traditions, beliefs and behaviors that are oftensimilar to other groups, but again specific to its members. Customs, rituals andsuperstitions as part of a particular culture define and shape the identity of consumerswho belong to that culture - they influence their attitudes, needs, habits and desires. Theseaspects of culture are embedded in consumer behavior, a complex set of preferenc...

Being part of a community gives a sense of belonging, determining rules, values and the meaning of a given relationship (Corvino 2021)[2]. Today the use of the term is much wider than before and ranges from “classical” communities to virtual gatherings (Cavalli Sforza, Padoan 2013; Maffesoli 1988)[1,9]. This is hard to handle, but can be read as an interesting indicator of a deep social need that requires focusing and a better understanding. Moving from the first non-sedentary communities to contemporary web c...

The aim of the contribution is to highlight intercultural awareness of German students, who have studied at Czech universities to get a degree. Measurement of intercultural sensitivity has been realized by means of four dimensions, elaborated by organizational psychologists Geert Hofstede and Fons von Trompenaars: power distance, particularism versus universalism, collectivism versus individualism and uncertainty avoidance. The first dimension power distance measured the perspective of German students at Czech uni...

German students at Czech universities, studying interpreting translation or Czech studies, can be determined as one subgroup of those students of Member states who have been influenced by gradual European integration of higher education institutions, resulting in their decision to complete their degree in different European country. An analysis of unstructured interviews, conducted with the segment of German students who have studied in Prague, brought about information about various reasons of their motivation to...

this article shows how in the last two decades UNESCO had started to recognize the nonprofit international association the FГ©dГ©ration Internationale des Г©hicules Anciens (FIVA) historical cars as part of its world heritage initiative. FIVA was founded in 1966 and its aim is the preservation, restoration, use and culture of mechanically propelled road vehicles. In 2017, FIVA was recognised by UNESCO as the body for Historical Vehicles and related Culture. The 1895 Carl Benz patent "car with internal combustion e...

In this paper the attention is focalized on the iconology created by Giorgio Manganelli in his essayistic writings, when they are structured as a combination of a tale and its correspective visual material, in his interest for pictorial imagery since the prehistoricity to contemporaneity, approached not only as a complement, but as a nucleus from which sprang his literary discourse. It is emphasized how visual images convey social aspects of author's thought as a prolific writer in Italian culture and in a global ...

This paper deals with the conception of the Czech literary canon in English-speaking countries, which then functions as a profile of Czech literature intended for foreign specialists in Czech Studies and the general public. The article gives a brief overview of three stages of making the most important values of Czech literature accessible for English-speaking readers as they were presented by Martin Pilar, a Czech literary historian and theorist. The first stage beginning in the 1940s, transferred abroad the petr...

The historical practice of modern colonialism is strongly connected to the entrepreneurial culture of the 19th century. The colonial ideal of the civilizing mission was to be achieved with the help of colonial agents with entrepreneurial spirit whose capitalist enterprises would bring progress and prosperity to the exotic pre-modern cultural spaces of Africa. In this context of optimism with respect to entrepreneurship, capitalism, and colonization, Joseph ConradВ’s late Victorian novel, Heart of Darkness, conveys...

This paper is focused on literary research of philological nature, scientifically grounded, that is at the same time multidisciplinarily validated from a theoretical standpoint and hence directly applicable to analogous artistic realms, such as visual arts, music, architecture, theater, spectacle, multimediality. Through close interpretative methodological approach, the present paper furnishes a variety of examples among the corpus of literary texts written by artists of diversified profiles in modern Italian cult...

Both the literature and all the historical vestiges that we find today in the world, highlight the fact that over the centuries there has been a continuous transfer of knowledge from the Romans to the other peoples occupied by them. Roman culture was advanced at that time; we can remember that they loved music, theatre, architecture, construction, politics, astronomy, etc. This process also occurred in Dacia (part of today's Romania) marked by military conquest campaigns. The Danube River was and still is a natura...

The article represents a concept of the new civilizational and cultural paradigm in the process of formation. Determined by the coexistence of two strong types of cultures with the opposite focuses, this new paradigm designates the two cultural types by the indicators "Retro" and "Future" accordingly. Here we describe the specifics of each civilizational and cultural type. In particular, this work proves the necessity of preserving the fundamental "status quo" of these civilizational and cultural types. This neces...

The article deals with classicism as a modern stylistic and aesthetic phenomenon. The authors give a retrospective analysis of some stylistic choices within the artistic culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. The study considers such phenomena as Neoclassicism of the early 20th century, Neoclassicism in the framework of strengthening totalitarianism of the 1930s, neoclassical presence in the context of the International Style of the 1940s-60s, Postmodern classicism of the 1980s, classical retrospections of the 20...

The subject of the paper is cultural development on a contemporary social stage in the context of cultural and communicational exchange. The authors underline the role of mass media as one of the factors which form a new structure of the world. They make it by means of systematical, historical, comparative research methods. Also, the authors determine that every culture is unique and cultural factor dominates in communication. Communications are linked with the peculiarities of ethnic processes; this fact is evide...

The article summarizes the results of national surveys conducted in three Russian cities (Moscow, Yekaterinburg, and Chelyabinsk). Based on the results of the study, the article provides the overview how contemporary youth in Russia percepts the ideas about the cultural and historical path of Russia, the value field of actual Russian culture (moral guidelines, the basis of integration, spiritual unity) and priorities of the state cultural policy. The authors point out the key trends in the self-determination of mo...

A contemporary multicultural society needs multiculturally educated teachers who are able to pass on their knowledge to the pupils. Teaching foreign languages should educate individuals not only from the linguistic point of view but also in cultural terms. Culture is a specific feature of every country. It includes music, paintings, sculptures, films, architecture, etc. The presence of the Culture Studies in teaching foreign languages develops three basic levels: pupils' empathy and understanding, factual knowledg...

The paper is aimed at critically approaching key theoretical contributions, research insights, academic commentary and debates in Latvia in relation to cultural literacy, cultural identities and cultural interactions in the context of cultural policies of Latvia. The article analyses the studies on the importance of cultural literacy for the transmission of the traditional cultural heritage and discusses the issue of peopleВ’s national and cultural identity, national self-respect, and sense of belonging to the Lat...

Statistical data on involvement in cultural heritage in the European Union countries illustrates a moderate or fairly modest level. Europeans tend to be less interested in discovering and enjoying cultural heritage, as well as in participating in cultural events and activities, purchasing cultural goods or services, and, in overall terms, having a cultural experience. Public opinion polls have already identified several barriers that affect involvement in cultural heritage such as lack of interest and time, costs ...

The purpose of the article is a sociological analysis of female issues in modern Korean art-house cinema. The ultimate goal is to study films of Lee Chang-dong, a South Korean film director, on the basis of the theoretical and methodological opportunities provided by sociology of culture. The attention is focused on “Poetry”, which won the prize for the best script at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. The theoretical sources for interpretations include the ideas of the Birmingham School for Cultural Studies an...

Festivities are one of the most stable forms of spiritual culture, which nowadays undergo significant transformations: the spectrum of festivities, their functions, traditions, the attitudes of people and their knowledge about the festive culture are changing. The influence of western European festivities is another significant trend that has become evident in contemporary Latvia. The research analyses the specificity of the perception of Halloween in the south-eastern region of Latvia – Latgale (the major objec...

Cultural studies address a wide range of phenomena. Among others, they deal with heritage research combining methodologies adopted in the sciences (chemistry, physics) and the humanities (art history, archival studies). Heritage studies give us a new insight into material history, history of economy, socio-economic topics and local community. The example of Gierczyn (formerly Giehren) – a small Silesian village in Poland, close to the Polish-Czech border, once part of the Kingdom of Bohemia (until 1740/42), Prus...

There is an ongoing debate in the contemporary studies on religion and society on whether religion is an evolutionary adaptation or a by-product of our human evolution. Taking the most convincing pros and cons into consideration I come to the conclusion that religion is both: as a set of universal norms and ethical regulations it is an adaptation functioning as a cybernetic homeostat; as a set of beliefs and imagined spiritual beings it is a culturally dependent by-product that enables the implementation of behavi...

Cultural-religious tourism, as part of cultural tourism, seems to register an increase today, especially with regard to unholy/ secular monuments with a special historical load or with special architecture. This category includes the northern area of Romania, Maramures, where there are not less than 8 wooden churches in the UNESCO Heritage. Besides these there are other religious monuments. Using this monument from the touristic point of view requires an entire infrastructure. Thus, the study aims to find the nece...

We are confident that the science and art of highlighting and processing native talents develop as knowledge accumulates. In this study, we aim to analyze the relationship between the volume of musical knowledge and the professional experience of the participants in the research. The sample consists of students from the School of Music, Theatre and Visual Arts. Music has the role of influencing and stimulating self-knowledge, authentic values, the transformation of consciousness. These are instruments with which p...

This paper aims to briefly present the ways of communication and promotion of Romanian banks through the online environment. The underlying motivation of this work is the particular importance of virtual communication. This is a defining feature of contemporary societies, being preferred by organizations, especially thanks to the technological means of communication. They use all existing media, from traditional to unconventional events. Today, organizations increasingly rely on online communication (social networ...

The present scientific paper deals with the German social psychologist and philosopher Erich Seligmann Fromm’s social pedagogy, ethical and worldview attitude about human nature and tries to transfer it in the sphere of business and technology education and management organization for enterprise development. As it is seen from the paper, according to Erich Fromm’s main scientific work “Man for Himself”, each social organization and structure, existing in the business sphere, has its own values, which create ...

The purpose of the paper is to show the changes taking place in the burial culture in Poland and to explain their conditions. Although the burial culture can still be considered in the light of tradition, it is currently undergoing significant and visible changes. These are due to a number of reasons, including the professionalization and commercialization of funeral services, as well as the marketisation of the funeral industry and the adoption of Western cultural models. The change in traditional funeral pattern...

Festivities are one of the most stable forms of spiritual culture which undergo significant transformations as the result of globalization. Not only the spectrum of festivities, their functions, and traditions, but also the attitudes of people and their knowledge about festive culture are changing. The influence of festivities, having originated in Western Europe (St. ValentineВ’s Day, Halloween, etc.), is another significant trend that has become evident in contemporary Latvia. The research analyses the specifici...

It is an increasingly widespread view that the Roma are a specific and unique ethnic group, since they do not have a state and have never been at war; moreover, most of them preserve their ethnic (Roma) identity, refuse to merge into the majority society and actually intend to never give up themselves for the mainstream society. The research focused on superstitions about an important turning point in human life, i.e. on superstitions related to death, as deaths affect people and the fate of a tight community (esp...

The paper is devoted to the analysis of constructing a new concept “politeness” in the Soviet culture in the 1930s. The methodology of the paper is based on V. Volkov’s and S. Fitzpatrick’s ideas about mastering culture by the Soviet people. Principles of new Soviet politeness are revealed, and main etiquette situations typical for children’s everyday life are characterized (communications with classmates, teachers, parents, behaviour in public transportation, sports events) on the materials of the popular ...

In the current research, we analyse the displacement of the church from the village Timiseni to the “Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum (Bucharest) as being part of the environmental conflicts which resulted after the exploitation of coal in the Carboniferous Basin Rovinari. The old community of free village people, called in the Romanian language “Mosneni”, from the village Timi?eni had been surviving over the centuries because they were placing all they had more precious, treasures and hopes for a b...

The relevance of the article is due to the important cultural-forming importance of ethnic festivals and their influence on the continuity of spiritual values in the modern cultural environment. The author's understanding of new directions in the subject of creative works arising under the influence of forms and technologies of the ethnic festival is given. The research of domestic and foreign authors is presented. The aim of the work is to analyze the influence of the ethnic festival on the development of Amateur...

The words “national costume” are used here to denote a novel costume expressing affiliation to a certain cultural heritage in visual form. The creation of the national costume began in many European countries in the 19th century. Since then, the topicality of the costume in European countries has changed. In Latvia, the tradition of the national costume usage continues to this day with the Song and Dance Celebration tradition being one of factors preserving it. In Latvia, there is a historically established no...

The existence of material traces with special cultural value in a certain geographic area could lead to a certain profile of the locality, so as to extend the functional area after them. In our study we are making an analysis of all the locations situated along the Danube, where the traces of the ancient fortresses of antiquity and also of the medieval period prove the intense life of the past, and we are investigating to what extent they constitute today tourist attractions, or participate in the local cultural p...

The aim of our research was to find out, to what extent are university students of humanities at the University of Presov theoretically prepared for intercultural communication. The research was conducted at three faculties of this university: Greek-Catholic Theological Faculty, Faculty of Orthodox Theology and Faculty of Education. We have chosen the quantitative method of survey, which consisted of twelve questions related to topics of family and reproductive health in Islam. We have formulated three research hy...

In the context of the global crisis (linked to rapid depletion of natural resources, climate change, polarisation of living standards, an increase in inequalities, etc.) experienced in the early 21st century, culture is considered a resource of unlimited sustainability potential. Therefore, the policy documents of Latvia state that the future of Latvia should be based on a core of values that do not require intense utilisation of physical resources. In such a situation, the value of human capital is at the forefro...

The article considers the problems of the influence of modern migratory processes on the formation of mass youth consciousness, sociocultural consequences of the transformation of communicative space of contemporary civilization in the global migration crisis; the need to carry out regular monitoring of youth value mind on the issues addressed is justified. On the basis of the data obtained from the carried out monitoring, the authors analyze the dynamics of studying youth's axiological conscious in their relation...

In 1887 Arthur Conan Doyle acquainted the world with the first adventure of a consulting detective from 221B Baker Street, London. After a few years, Sherlock Holmes became an iconic figure of fictional detective - he was read about, admired, parodied, and adapted both for stage and screen. Sherlock Holmes has become one of the symbols of the Late Victorian Age. But in the 21st century, Sherlock Holmes is still popular. Long time ago the famous detective broke the spatial and temporal borders set by his creator. I...

Name days (also known as feast days) are celebrated in several European countries, but nowhere else has it acquired such a wide recognition as in Latvia. The origin of the feast goes back to the eighteenth century after the first Catholic Calendars were published in Latvia, nevertheless, nowadays there is no longer explicit connection to Christianity. Although in the Church (Catholic, Lutheran, Orthodox) calendars, the name days are arranged on the basis of the saintsВ’ heavenly birthday or the date of death, it i...

The article considers topical issues of dialogue between cultures in the context of the contradictory socio-cultural processes. Based on the study of the contemporary cultural situation, the author came to the conclusion that the dialogue is the only possible way of interaction between cultures. As an example, the author considers Russia, where pursuance of dialogue with other communities and cultures is historically inherent. The transformation of contemporary society towards enhancing information sharing and vir...

The given scientific paper is devoted to a thorough consideration of such topical and socially significant issues as the acute problems of migrantsВ’ adaptation to the values, traditions, customs of European culture as well as various sociocultural consequences of the current global migration crisis in the context of the new world order. The civilizational and cultural differences between migrants and titular nations on the territorial locations of Western European countries under consideration allow to identify t...