A human geography analysis of the evolution of the urban morphology of ancient Foshan city from the perspective of Cantonese trading culture by Shaobin Wang, Ye Hou, Weihui Zhang, Cheng Liao, Rongyi Wang

“…Recent studies have increasingly recognized cultural drivers as influential factors in urban morphology, reflecting a shift in focus from materiality to sociability and subsequently to culture. …”
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THE THEORY OF CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF CONTEMPORARY HUMANITIES by T. V. Danylova

“…This paper invites reflections on the further development of civilizational theory through the lens of contemporary humanities. …”
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Dalia Gargasaitė - bibliographer and book science specialist by Jonas Mačiulis

“…Gargasaitė is a compiler of the poetry collections "The Dawn is Coming, the New Day is Breaking" (1977) and "A Rustic's Song" (1982), which present samples of anonymous poetry from the 16th-19th centuries, as well as revolutionary poetry from the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. …”
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Schnittstellen zwischen performance und Analyse von Popmusik. Performative Produktionsprozesse in Pink Floyds Album Wish You Were Here und Jordan Rudessʼ Coverversion von Genesisʼ... by Hubertus Dreyer, Pascal Horn

“…In Popmusik ist die in jüngerer Zeit von den musical performance studies generell hinterfragte Trennung zwischen ›Werk‹ und ›Interpretation‹ kaum anwendbar, performance (gerade auch, wenn sie vorwiegend im Studio stattfindet) kann als ein integraler Bestandteil eines Songs oder Albums verstanden werden. Der vorliegende Beitrag versucht, Schnittstellen zwischen der Analyse von performance und musikalischer Analyse von Popmusik aufzuzeigen: Einerseits gibt eine Untersuchung der Studioarbeit von Popkünstler*innen nicht nur Einblicke in die Entstehung von Popmusik, sondern erlaubt auch Rückschlüsse auf Ästhetik und musikalische Konzepte der Künstler*innen, die wiederum Anhaltspunkte für die musikalische Analyse bieten. …”
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Editorial by Christian Gütl

“…We can also look back on an increasing number of submitted articles and special issue proposals. This interest is reflected in a notable impact factor with a Scopus Cite Score of 2.2 and a Web of Science Journal Impact Factor of 0.7. …”
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"Recalling-ls-Greatest": Personal Memory and Lyricism in Toyin Falola's A Mouth Sweeter than Salt and Counting the Tiger's Teeth by Felicia Ohwovoriole

“…We have memorial songs, songs of rebellion, songs of sexuality and sa­tirical songs which mock teachers, the police and government officials. …”
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Restoring an Onkwehonwehnéha ecosystem by Jasmine Jimerson

“…The Akwesasne Freedom School’s work promotes speaking our languages in our natural environment, reinforcing the ceremonial teachings inherent in songs, words, thanksgiving, and stories. The Akwesasne Freedom School intends to build relationships by creating an everyday learning environment that promotes relationship-building between families, plants, and medicines. …”
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Mary’s role in the repudiation of their beliefs of Pagans, Jews and Moors by Joseph T. Snow

“…The Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X, king of Castile and León (1252-1284) contains 420 miracles and praise songs for the Virgin Mary. We have identified 41 with Jewish protagonists, 51 with Moors and 5 with pagans. …”
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Catholic Church Interiors in Fin-de-Siècle Literature by Claire Masurel-Murray

“…This article explores how such a polarised vision reflects contemporary debates about the interior organisation and decoration of churches. …”
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The War in the Historical Memory of Nations by N. V. Pavlov

“…This memory is alive in literature, in movies and plays, songs, in memorials, biographies and historical dates. …”
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Rock Music and The Political Scripting of Vietnam War: Reading Dispatches by Michael Herr by Lalit Kumar

“…The music industry played a pivotal role in reinforcing anti-war sentiments in the United States, exemplified by songs such as Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Universal Soldier” and Phil Ochs’ “Vietnam Talking Blues.” …”
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The Ka’ulayawaa festivals among the Wayùu. Exploring continuities and variations in forms, meanings and contexts through ethnographic sources by Alessandro Mancuso

“…For their peculiar mix of songs, dances, imitative plays and competitive games, inserted into a same festive framework, these festivals are particularly interesting to be studied as expressive metacommentaries (in the sense of Turner) of Wayùu social structures, cultural values and worldview. …”
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Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí as a Yorùbá Novelist by Lere Adeyemi

“… In their introduction to a book entitled: Yorùbá creativity, fiction, language, life, and songs, Falola and Genova (2005) assert that creativity among the ̣ Yorùbá has a long history and the traditions of oral histories, storytelling, performances and dramas are parts of fundamental habit of their civilization. …”
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Intertextuality in Selected Narrative Poems of Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí by Arinpe Adejumo, Adefemi Akinseloyin

“…Since oral poets are imbued with repertoires of praise poetry, legends, myths, proverbs, songs and history, Fálétí’s narrative poems are filled with the intertextuality of Yorùbá oral materials. …”
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