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1001 Nights and anime: The adaptation of transnational folklore in Tezuka Osamu’s Senya ichiya monogatari / A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
(Open Library of Humanities, 2021-06-01) Denison, Rayna; Van de Peer, Stefanie
Anthologising folktales from across the Middle East to North Africa, the inherently transnational 1001 Nights has become one of the most adapted works in the history of folklore (Zipes et al 2015). The tales have been adapted globally into works ranging from literature to theatre, from radio to film and animation. Historically, the 1001 Nights have served as inspiration for some of the very first animated experiments, from Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) to the Fleischer Studios’ 1936 Popeye the Saylor meets Sinbad the Sailor. One of the influences of the 1001 Nights can be found in Japanese culture (Nishio and Yamanaka, 2006). First translated into Japanese in 1875, the 1001 Nights quickly went on to take a hold of Japanese literature, and more recently it has become the basis for numerous manga and anime adaptations. This article investigates how one Japanese adaptation, Osamu Tezuka’s Senya Ichiya Monogatari (dir. Eiichi Yamamoto, 1969), expands the transnational potential of the original. In exploring how the 1001 Nights have become and remain integral to a transnational repertoire of animated storytelling, we highlight the elasticity and transnationality of 1001 Nights and the impact of its cultural localisation. We argue that the original’s structural and thematic emphasis on journeys, quests and flows provides the Japanese filmmakers with content that allows them to reach out to international distributors, making this early ‘anime’ film transnational in its own right. Through such means, the reciprocal flows of transnationalism within the 1001 Nights and its adaptations offer a mechanism for rethinking the relationship among Middle Eastern, North African and Japanese storytelling as a sometimes shared folklore.
23 The Impact of Entrepreneurial Capital on Preferences for External Financing: An Empirical Study of Ethnic Minority Business Owners in the UK
(De Gruyter, 2023-11-06) Bhusal, Ramchandra; Dabić, Marina; Kraus, Sascha
This chapter examines the impact of entrepreneurial capital (a pool of social, cultural and human capital) on preferences for external financing among ethnic minority business owners in the UK. The findings show that entrepreneurial capital has an impact on ethnic entrepreneurs’ finance seeking behaviours. More specifically, entrepreneurs who choose to embrace extended social networks prefer bank financing and ethnic entrepreneurs who embrace multiculturalism and have a propensity for acculturation prefer alternative sources of financing. Similarly, business owners with postgraduate education have aa positive preference for alternative financing and a high level of education has a positive impact on shaping preferences for asset financing. The empirical study is based on 114 responses obtained through three different survey approaches. Multiple regression models are used to analyze data. This study provides a number of recommendations for policymakers, finance providers and practitioners. © 2023 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
5: Being Present: Intersectionality, Critical Global Citizenship Theorizing, and the Earth Charter
(2025) Gamal, Mostafa
In recent years, the discussion of Education for Sustainable Development (hereafter ESD) has become increasingly widespread, following its prominence in global policy (UNESCO, 2005; UNESCO, 2020). The call to embrace sustainability and to facilitate a global transition to sustainability are crucial interventions in centering issues of justice, equity, and ecology. Similarly, in its four principles of respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, social and economic justice, and democracy, nonviolence, and peace, the Earth Charter (2000a) is committed to an ethical framework that casts the urgency to attend to our responsibility to future generations within a wider environmental, economic, social, and spiritual context. Intersecting with these concerns is global citizenship theorizing, especially in its critical orientations (hereafter CGC) (e.g., Khoo & Jørgensen, 2021; Pashby, 2015; Stein et al., 2019; Swanson & Gamal, 2021). Although it is a contested terrain, critical global citizenship foregrounds social injustices and seeks to “unsettle the hegemonic categories that normalise an inherently unequal status” (Pashby et al., 2020, p. 154).
A benchmarking framework for eTourism capability of destinations' industries
(2014-08) Reino, Sofia; Frew, Andrew J.; Mitsche, Nicole
Purpose - This paper aims to provide a framework for benchmarking the eTourism capability of a destination's tourism industry, understanding the eTourism capability of a destination's industry as the contribution that the information and communication technologies (ICT) uptake of that industry makes to its own performance. The impact of ICT in tourism has been suggested through extensive research. Previous work has urged the development of wide-angle studies to enable benchmarking of destinations and their industries. However, relevant research is limited. Macro-level studies in the area tend to focus on a single aspect of technology to evaluate adoption, are not sector-specific nor take into consideration the different levels of contribution that systems may bring to performance. Design/methodology/approach - A review of the literature on tourism, eTourism, benchmarking and technology adoption provided the baseline for developing this benchmarking tool. Findings - The literature supported the selection of key tourism industry sectors, i.e. accommodation establishments, visitor attractions and food and beverage; the most suitable methodology, i.e. intermediary performance measures; and the business characteristics that need being taken into consideration when assessing ICT adoption by tourism businesses, e.g. size, type of establishment and area of location. Research limitations/implications - The framework has not been tested yet. It is based on a review of the literature and needs to be validated through primary research. The framework was developed based on the context of Scotland. Further work should be done to adjust the framework to other destinations worldwide. Practical implications - The framework enables destinations to benchmark the eTourism capability of their industries. Originality/value - It provides a comprehensive framework for benchmarking tourism destinations' industries, which takes into consideration elements of technology adoption, the characteristics of the tourism industry and the particularities of the different ICT elements. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
A Can of Worms: Has Visual Communication a Position of Influence on Aesthetics of Interaction?
(2011) Wood, Dave
Interaction Design is a young discipline that grew out of an overlap of other science and design disciplines, its remit was the design of interactive products, services and systems for human behaviour. Visual Communication and its output of graphic design once had an early influence on Interaction Design, but this has since been devalued by the influence from more functionalist disciplines, leading to two myths about Visual Communication: it just does the ‘aesthetic bit’ on the interface, and that aesthetics has no real use or function beyond ‘beauty’. But aesthetics cannot be reduced and measured as a functionalist equation of ‘means-end’. By understanding aesthetics from a Pragmatist philosophical position, the aesthetics of interaction can be explored from a situated and culturally connected embodiment of an interactive experience. From this position aesthetics is viewed as emergent from the interactive experience through three factors: a socio-cultural context, a personal embodiment and finally a means-to-many-ends instrumentality. It is a cultural phenomenon and not an engineering problem that can be explored quantifiably. This makes this a phenomenological study, and closer to Visual Communication. The rhetorical nature of Visual Communication affords a change in human behaviour, evoking a cognitive and emotional response, making its remit about framing decision-making from use of image and text. Experience, emotion, and interpretation can only use qualitative methods to explore an aesthetic experience. This raises a more vexing question: what other design disciplines also share or rather claim a phenomenological position on aesthetics? This paper will set out to explore these amorphous boundaries to decide if Visual Communication still has an actual support position of influence on Interaction Design.
A Case Study in Developing a Introductory Course in Meeting and Event Technology for Undergraduate Students
(2012) Goldblatt, Joe J.; Penny, Vasilii; Lin, Kuan-Wen
There has been little evidence of a concentrated effort to transform the emergence of integrated communications technology (ICT) in the meetings and events industry research into a curriculum suitable for undergraduate students studying meeting and event planning. This case study documents the development of a new undergraduate curriculum in meeting and event technology. It includes the appointment of an expert panel and several rounds of consultation to establish norms in best practice. The study demonstrates how a industry partner may be helpful to academics in developing a broader curricular program and how students can enjoy and benefit from this curricular focus.
A Collective Timeline of Socially Engaged Public Art Practice 1950-2015
(Routledge, 2015-11-19) Cartiere, Cameron; Hope, Sophie; Schrag, Anthony; Yon, Elisa; Zebracki, Martin; Cartiere, Cameron; Zebracki, Martin
A visual timeline of significant contributions to Socially Engaged Practices. All histories are subjective. We cannot hope to fully capture the timeline of socially engaged artworks over the past half- millennium, but we can present a highly subjective one that acts as a starting point for inquiry. In the spirit of the collaborative underpinnings of 'new genre public art' we present selected, intertwined histories chosen by five individuals. These individuals operate from diverse locations within the eld, and their selections reflect varied interests -- from activist to aesthetic, from historical to happenings. While the legacies of socially engaged art stretch back much further, the boundaries for this timeline are 1950 - 2015 to allow for a relatively focused chronology of an already complex and expansive topography
A Comparative Analysis of the Perceived Effects of Two Economic Recessions on Event Organizations
(Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2012) Lee, Seungwon Shawn; Goldblatt, Joe J.; Daniels, Margaret J
Events have emerged as a growing and vibrant segment of tourism economies and there is significant evidence of associated economic, socio-cultural and political impacts on local host communities. While there are numerous studies that have determined the economic impact of individual events, there are few that focus on the influence of a changing economic climate on event organizations. This study compared feedback generated by two studies where event management professionals indicated the perceived effects of the economic recessions that spanned from 2000-2001 and 2007-2010. The results indicated a significant difference in the perceived effects of these two recessionary periods. Event professionals were found to have a more conservative view regarding future organizational performance after the 2007-2010 recession in comparison to forecasts accompanying the 2000-2001 recession. Specific recession impacts and methods event professionals employed to reduce financial exposure are identified.
A critical analysis of tourism information technology research
(Springer, 2000) Frew, Andrew J.
A deep learning pipeline for age prediction from vocalisations of the domestic feline
(Nature Research, 2025-10-03) van Toor, Astrid; Qazi, Nadeem; Paladini, Stefania
Accurate age estimation is essential for advancing interspecies communication but remains a challenge across non-human species. This study presents the first dataset of domestic feline vocalisations specifically designed for age prediction and introduces a novel deep learning pipeline for this purpose. By applying transfer learning with models like VGGish, YAMNet, and Perch, we demonstrate the potential for automated age classification, with VGGish achieving the best results. Our findings hold significant potential for applications in veterinary care and wildlife conservation, building on existing research and pushing forward the boundaries of automated age classification within digital bioacoustics. Future work could explore improving model generalisability and robustness, potentially expanding its application across species.
A discourse analytic study of ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) sufferers' experiences of interactions with doctors
(2010) Guise, J.; McVittie, Chris; McKinlay, Andy
The aetiology, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of ME/CFS are controversial. Doctors and sufferers often have opposing perspectives, leading to problematic clinical interactions. We use discourse analysis to explore ME/CFS sufferers' descriptions of interactions with medical professionals taken from an asynchronous, online sufferers' support group. Participants described themselves as experiencing limited medical care and attention but restricted criticisms to ?legitimate?, pragmatic or ancillary matters such as a clinicians' unwillingness to prescribe untested treatments. Participants also described themselves as active in seeking a resolution to their problems. They thus attended to possible negative attributions of being ?complaining? or unmotivated to seek recovery. 2010 SAGE Publications.
A Dispute System Design Perspective on the Future Development of Consumer Dispute Resolution
(Oxford University Press, 2016-12-01) Williams, Jane; Gill, Chris; Cortes, Pablo
This chapter explores the concept of dispute system design in the context of consumer dispute resolution (CDR). While there is a growing literature on dispute system design (DSD) in North America, practitioners and scholars in the UK and Europe have failed to give significant attention to DSD as a discrete activity. As the role of CDR within civil justice systems across Europe continues to grow, the activity of ‘designing justice’ in this area should increasingly be seen as a matter of constitutional as well as practical significance. A failure to address this issue risks undermining the continued legitimacy of state-sanctioned dispute resolution for consumer-to-business disputes. In this chapter, we present a new dispute design model for CDR mechanisms and, drawing on several case studies, demonstrate how it may be applied in practice.
A grounded theory approach to the phenomenon of pro-anorexia
(Taylor & Francis, 2007) Williams, Sarah; Reid, Marie
This research looked at the thoughts and feelings expressed by visitors to pro-anorexic websites to find out how they felt about anorexia and why they used pro-anorexic sites. Using grounded theory (Strauss A, Corbin J. 1998. Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. 2nd ed. London: Sage), the information expressed by 176 participants on two pro-anorexic message boards and one online journal over eight frequently occurring topics was analysed. People believe in pro-anorexia because they want anorexic behaviours and feel positive towards them, however, anorexia could also be considered a problem at times when for some it was constituted a disorder with negative implications. Depictions of anorexia were very diverse. It is suggested that health professionals need to take into account the anorexic individual's perspectives of their anorexia in order that more successful treatment can be given. Additional research into anorexic's perspectives needs to be conducted to further develop understandings of anorexia and the ways it is viewed by those who have it.
A journey into Public Dialogue: Sciencewise Research Workshops,- Conference Report for Edinburgh Beltane-Beacon for Public Engagement
(2009) Escobar, Oliver
A Multi-dimensional Analysis of Managers' Power - Functional, Socio-political, Interpretive-discursive, and Socio-cultural Approaches
(Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2009) Diefenbach, Thomas; By, Rune T.; Klarner, Patricia
Managers' power within organisations has been analysed by several approaches: Orthodox management and organisation studies ('functional approach'), Critical Management Studies ('socio-political approaches'), interpretive, discourse-oriented and constructivist concepts ('interpretive-discursive approaches'), and anthropological, socio-psychological and sociological approaches ('socio-cultural approaches'). In organisational reality functional, socio-political, interpretive-discursive, and socio-cultural aspects are closely related and intertwined. However, because of division of intellectual labour, probably more because of different worldviews, researchers often make use of these approaches quite selectively. Such focussing has its advantages but also weaknesses. This paper therefore argues that it often helps to investigate complex phenomena such as managers' power in multi-dimensional ways.
A picture of the contemporary combined arts festival landscape
(2009) Finkel, Rebecca
The last 10-15 years has seen the rapid growth of festivals in Britain and overseas. This article examines the current situation of combined arts festivals in the UK in an effort to understand what the British festival environment looks like in the early years of the new millennium. A number of questions present themselves regarding the history and development of the current festival structure, the number of festivals, their size, distribution, audiences, geographical locations, programming content, duration, seasonality, influences, objectives, future plans and so forth. Combined arts festivals are defined as those containing more than one genre of arts, e.g., Edinburgh International Festival. Research methods include a survey questionnaire sent to 117 UK combined arts festivals (56 per cent response rate) to discern audience demographics, programming history, funding and future plans. In-depth interviews were also conducted with festival organizers. Based on survey data, it is argued that a homogeneous combined arts festival type- is developing and replicating across the country. This argument is supported by the similarity in programming choices and festival format of a majority of the festivals surveyed. One of the main reasons for the increasing formulaic approach to festival programming and design is the increasing competition for funding as public and private funding sources expect combined arts festivals to achieve socio-economic targets and become more sustainable from one year to the next. This can be seen to be contributing to the increasing professionalism of combined arts festival organization, which has resulted in the majority of combined arts festival directors favouring safe- content options that emulate the successes of several large, long-established festivals. Such an approach has had detrimental effects on the creativity of the arts festival landscape on the whole and may also be altering the symbolic meanings of festivals for communities and places.
A Post-humanistic Insight into Human-Equine Interactions and Wellbeing within Leisure and Tourism
(Routledge, 2018-01-29) Danby, Paula; Carr, Neil; Young, Janette
A preliminary study into stress in Welsh farmers.
(informa healthcare, 2002) Pollock, Leslie; Deaville, Jennifer; Gilman, Alice; Willock, Joyce
In a preliminary study the factors that cause Mid-Wales farmers most stress were investigated in a convenience sample of farmers attending the Royal Welsh Show. The results showed that government policy, finance and time pressure were the factors that farmers found most stressful. Isolation consistently achieved the lowest rating of the stressors. These results are consistent with other British studies.
A question of order: The role of collective taste as a strategy to cope with demand uncertainty in the womenswear fashion industry
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-06-03) Schulz, Susanne
Though strong branding and a distinctive product range are often identified as important factors for companies' economic success (see, e.g., Robinson [1999]) many UK womenswear retailers offer surprisingly similar products. The author argues that product sameness amongst many high street womenswear retailers in the UK is a deliberate strategy employed by industry practitioners to limit demand uncertainty. Based on an empirical study of UK high street womenswear retailers the author argues that the womenswear fashion industry, like other industries operating in markets faced by high levels of demand uncertainty (Crane 1992), has adopted strategies to minimise economic risks. The author explores how fashion information created by companies/groups in the quaternary industry sector is used as inspirational sources for fashion workers at retailing level and contributes to the development of a collective taste amongst them. Collective taste in the context of this research is seen not as a by-product of interaction as theorised by Blumer (1969), but as a strategy to cope with the inherent demand uncertainty experienced by firms operating in the womenswear market and as a means for establishing some orderliness in the fashion system.
A randomized trial of face-to-face counselling versus telephone counselling versus bibliotherapy for occupational stress.
(British Psychological Society, 2009) Kilfedder, Catherine; Power, K. G.; Karatzias, T.; Chouliara, Zoë; McCafferty, Aileen; Niven, Karen; Galloway, Lisa; Sharp, Stephen
Objective The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness and acceptability of three interventions for occupational stress. Methods/design A total of 90 National Health Service employees were randomized to face-to-face counselling or telephone counselling or bibliotherapy. Outcomes were assessed at post-intervention and 4-month follow-up. Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) were used to evaluate intervention outcomes. An intention-to-treat analyses was performed. Results Repeated measures analysis revealed significant time effects on all measures with the exception of CORE Risk. No significant group effects were detected on all outcome measures. No time by group significant interaction effects were detected on any of the outcome measures with the exception of CORE Functioning and GHQ total. With regard to acceptability of interventions, participants expressed a preference for face-to-face counselling over the other two modalities. Conclusions Overall, it was concluded that the three intervention groups are equally effective. Given that bibliotherapy is the least costly of the three, results from the present study might be considered in relation to a stepped care approach to occupational stress management with bibliotherapy as the first line of intervention, followed by telephone and face-to-face counselling as required.