Gaining a foothold in the world “for a better life”. Encounters between inhabitants and tourists in Lalibela (Ethiopia), a small World Heritage town by Marie Bridonneau

“…Beyond the “criticist paradigm” which highlights the harmful effects of tourism in certain social spaces of the South, it aims at showing how the encounter with tourists is a moment of connecting with the World for a local society which otherwise has very few contacts with international flows, or a moment of hybridisation of cultural practices and representations. We will also consider the social and economic dynamics of these relations, which are not built on fortuitous encounters but result from strategies involving certain groups, usually of young men, who seek out the relationship and then make it last. …”
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La consommation d’animaux sauvages dans la Corne de l’Afrique (4e millénaire avant J.-C.-début du XXe siècle) by Thomas Guindeuil, Joséphine Lesur

“…The aim of our study, combining along-term zooarchaeological analysis and a shorter-term historic analysis of the role of fish and game in Ethiopia since the Middle Ages, is to tell the story of this remarkable economic and cultural transformation through two voices. This interdisciplinary dialogue sheds light on regional trends in the relationships between humans and the wild environment and their evolution through time.…”
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L’espace de la mosquée à Bruxelles : nouveaux liens sociaux et investissement politique by Corinne Torrekens

“…In the context of European Islam, the traditional role of the mosque has been adapted to new uses as a centre for social solidarity and exchange, cultural activities, sporting events and debates, providing Mosque access for social groups that are traditionally excluded: women, young people and non-muslims. …”
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Exploitation traditionnelle des végétaux spontanés en région sahélienne du Burkina Faso by Souleymane Ganaba, Jean Marie Ouadba, Ouétian Bognounou

“…The plants used for every forestry produce is variable with the existence or abundance of the species and the sociologic and cultural consideration peculiar to each ethnic group like choice of fuel wood. …”
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Visages du Brésil méridional : l´immigration polonaise et italienne au Paraná entre la fin du XIXe et le début du XXe siècle by Márcio de Oliveira

“…Italians have shown great vitality in their own cultural organizations in Curitiba, capital city of Paraná, and inside the surrounding colonies so that the consequences of their actions are still recognizable in current times.…”
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RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: HOW TO ATTRACT THE RESIDENTS’ PARTICIPATION? A STUDY OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, VIETNAM by Thi Phuong Thao Hoang, Thi Ha Trinh

“…Quality of life showed a positive impact on residents’ willingness to support rural tourism development, while perceived benefits related to cultural and social issues had negative impacts. These findings and the discussion may aid policymakers in planning strategies for rural tourism development in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. …”
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Walter Benjamin: historia, experiencia y modernidad by Mario Alejandro Molano

“…Desde finales del siglo XX, las investigaciones sobre modernidad, orientadas hacia distintos segmentos del campo cultural, han venido ganando un enorme terreno. Las obras de Walter Benjamin, leídas en esta perspectiva, cobran un gran valor. …”
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Arabic version of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) by Wafaa Helmy Abd El-hakeem, Sara Ibrahim Sayed, Fatma Wafik Shahin

“…Methods The PSQ was translated into Arabic and culturally adapted to develop the APSQ. The application of the APSQ was made for 66 children with OSA, wherein 33 children were retested after 15 days, and 66 children without OSA. …”
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The Aftermath of Minds, Hearts, and Symbols: A Multidimensional Perspective on Digital Housework by Alina Silion

“…The results are drawn from a thematic analysis of 53 cultural biographies of domestic devices and indicate a distinction between cognitive, emotion, and symbolic digital housework tasks that lead to digital housework outcomes in the form of digital capital. …”
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Effect of variety and nutrient on insect pest infestation of <i>Amaranthus spp</i> by ABO Ogedegbe, AE Ezeh

“…These results can be employed as part of cultural control methods in the management of insect pests of Amaranths.…”
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Pour une écriture de la vie. La méthode seikatsu-tsuzurikata au Japon contre une politique éducative oppressive by Akiko Kawarabayashi

“…But during the Meiji era, and even afterwards, the daily lives of ordinary children were marked by economic and cultural poverty. In their families, they could be treated harshly, and at school too. …”
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Representación del indígena en el cine venezolano: Contrastando estereotipos: entre ficciones y realidades by Emperatriz  Arreaza  Camero

“…The objective of this paper is to know the image of the indigenous communities in the Venezuelan cinema (1998-2008), and the representation of these ethnics groups, through the definition of “national identity” in contemporary Venezuela, especially since the struggles of the indigenous people for their cultural and ethnic survival, their defense of their land, and their political and economic self-determination.It is important to remember that in 1968, during the first government of Rafael Caldera (1969-1974), the country began a “new indigenous policy”, in the midst of the economic desarrollista model implanted for this government, called the conquest of the South [la Conquista del Sur], which also allowed a new ethnographic and socio-anthropological approach to the indigenous communities, from different filmmakers formed in Venezuela and abroad. …”
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Alpine research today by Jean-Jacques Brun

“…It combines resource usage with conservation of the biological and cultural diversity that makes up the Alpine identity. …”
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La comunicación en los museos durante el periodo de pandemia por COVID-19 a través de canales digitales. El caso del Museo del Desierto en Coahuila (México) by Sara Suleyma  Rivera  Soto, Luis Fernando  Villegas  García

“…Museums as a possibility of historicity, cultural democratization and open dialogue require a constant review and questioning of their objectives and social commitment. …”
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Burial customs and the pollution of death in ancient Rome: procedures and paradoxes by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…These paradoxes can largely be explained as reflecting the very practical policies of legislators and priests for whom considerations of hygiene were a higher priority than cultural/religious views. …”
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Investigation of the digital technologies influence on the process transformation in cinema by Yu. V. Vorontsova, D. N. Koltsov

“…Within the sectoral structure of the national economy, audiovisual industries are parts of the cultural industry. Cinema is a particularly effective means of satisfying the human need for affective self-expression and establishing emotional communication between people. …”
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La crise de l’urbain et la condition moderne dans les romans de Saul Bellow by Timea Lönhardt

“…We will close this analysis with a discussion of the accusations of "cultural conservatism" that Bellow sustained during the 1970s and 1980s, and we will offer an interpretation of the writer’s resistance to contemporary canons as a modern literary requirement.…”
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Equitable access to sustainable healthcare services for children with autism by Meshal A. Sultan

“…This paper sheds light on barriers to equitable access, including geographical disparities, cultural stigma, communication barriers and inadequate training of healthcare providers. …”
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La menace sans visage : Images de l’ennemi dans la presse britannique à la suite des attentats du 11 septembre 2001 by Pascale Villate-Compton

“…The cartoons and photographs of the daily British press in the three months after the attacks show that, often, beyond the precise identification of a culprit, the Other (the foreigner marked by a difference, the Muslim and his religious and cultural practices) ends up representing the enemy. …”
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Spatio-temporal tourism land use changes: A case study of a typical tourism district in Song County, China by Huanhuan Li, Merimkul Kerimkulova, Shuman Wang, Jinlong Cheng, Weige Zhang

“…The research aims to analyse the spatial and temporal changes in tourism land use based on the example of a typical region and to substantiate the possible environmental, economic, socio-cultural and other types of consequences of such modifications. …”
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