Accepted Submissions

One of the greatest strengths of IAFOR’s international conferences is their international and intercultural diversity. As of September 11, 2024, BAMC2024 has received over 420 submissions from 48 countries and territories - including: Brazil, Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, and the United States.

The following submissions have been accepted for presentation at BAMC2024.

Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
- From Pixels to Digital Lifestyle Entrepreneur: A Techno-Affective Study of Lil Miquela’s Instagram Posts
- Identity and Culture in the Printing Artworks with Artists in the Arab World

Sexuality, Gender, Families
- From Tokyo to Paris: The Portrayal of Motherhood Among Female Olympic Athletes in the Spanish Press Between 2021 and 2024

Performing Arts Practices: Theater, Dance, Music
- Traveling Present-Day Géwëls: Changing Tradition and Performance Innovations from Senegal
- Musical Works Gerattak Semate: Syncretism Representation of Sambas Malay Timang Bubu’s Game
- Interweaving Forms: Chekhov’s Narrative Techniques as a Lens for Interpreting Tchaikovsky’s Music
- Creative Processes of a Black Woman Bass Player from Female Songs and Preachings Collected in Benin
- Applied Theatre: Towards Sustainable Peacebuilding Between Christian and Muslim Communities in Jos, Nigeria
- “Dark Attraction”: The Artistry of Dory Previn
- The Interactive Digital Media as a Scenography
- The Performative Riverine Culture of India: an Ethnomusical Analysis of the Bhatiyali Songs of West Bengal
- Rediscovering Belgian Art Songs Through the Lens of Lina Pollard, the Forgotten Muse
- Navigating Digitalization Through Authentication: Case of the Royal Swedish Opera

Arts Practices
- Artist Led Cultural Project in Rural China: Socially Engaged Art and Cultural Citizenship
- The Map Is not the Territory but Intends to Define It
- Narrative Film Practice as Research and Knowledge Exchange: A Case Study of ‘The Building’ (20 Minute Short Drama)
- For Seeing the Sea Sometimes Is Better to Close One’s Eyes: Tongues to Name the Landscape that Grows Unseen
- Urban Policies and Art-based Gentrification in the Current Global Social and Economic Crisis: The Case of Athens, Greece
- Teamwork Makes the ArtWork: A Qualitative Case Study Examining How Adult Museum Visitors Experience Aesthetic Development through Visual-Thinking Strategies (VTS)
- Towards a Critical Analysis on the Use of Technology in Digital Media Art
- Exploring Self-Identity and Cultural Integration Through Art: A Practice-Based Auto-Ethnographic Study of the UK-Based Cantonese Community
- A Tradition that Speaks Out: Japanese Traditional Arts’ Role in Modern Social, Political, and Environmental Discourse

Aesthetics and Design
- Exploring the Morphological Aesthetics of Sound: Insights from Cymatics and Sandboxes
- New Ways of Living the Domestic Environment: An Analysis of Flexible Design with the Proposal of an Experimental Case Study
- Establishing an Aesthetic Decision Support System for Automotive Design Through Styling Stance
- A New Digital and Innovative Design District – The Site-specific Project that Regenerates (and Includes) Genoa’s Historic Center
- Authorship and Craft in Glass Design from Portugal
- Aesthetics and Sustainability in Textile Design
- Bridging East and West: A Study on Convergent Aesthetic Values in Design Through Expert Perspectives
- Historical Changes in the Layout and Function of Kitchen Space in Urban Residential Buildings in China (1949-2024)
- Tracing the Sublime: Historical Shifts in the Understanding of Nature

Literature, Literary Studies and Theory
- The Post-Soviet Era Through the Eyes of Georgian Authors of the 21st Century
- Reading Tahar Djaout’s Selected Novels Through Plato’s Republic
- Understanding Conspiracy Theory Belief Through Creative Writing
- Cosmism and Technological Modernity in Contemporary Sinophone Science Fiction
- Artificial Intelligence and Its Interference in Language, Literature and Creativity
- #EndSARS and Righteous Dissidence: Outrage, Dirge, and Memorialization in Sorosoke, an #EndSARS Anthology
- The Issue of Fidelity in Film Adaptations
- Weird: Collapse of Reality
- Revolutionary Sisterhood: the Chinese Snake Woman and the Lesbian Girl in Cindy Pon’s Serpentine and Sacrifice
- The Meaning Making of Digital Multimodal Texts by Languages Undergraduate Students
- Pursuing Desire: A Comparative Study of La Peau De Chagrin and the Lotus Eater and Their Relevance to Modern Life
- The Impact of Aristotelian and Classical Indian Narrative Structures on the Emotional Engagement of Readers

Climate Change and Arts, Media, Culture
- Exploring Young Adults’ Climate Change Awareness and Their Readiness to Adopt Ecological Eating Behaviours: Evidence from Indonesia
- Navigating Uncertainty. A Sentiment Analysis of COVID-19 Articles Published by General Interest vs Science-Focused Outlets
- ‘The Green Battle in the Media’: Visual Claimsmaking in Nigeria’s Green Digital Public Sphere
- From Scarcity to Preciousness: Redefining Material Worth in Design
- Digital Marketing in Library Promotion Using Instagram: Experiences of Four Academic Libraries in Germany
- The Social Impact of Seeing a Piece of Art: A Qualitative Analysis
- Why Don’t We Care About Polar Bears: Exploring the Planetary Health Frame and the Hidden Drivers of (In)Action in Sustainability
- Potential Cartographies: The Map as a Tool for Critical Reflection on the Contemporary Landscape
- Indigenous Seeds in the Arab World: Documenting Migration and Preservation
- Plastic and Anthropocene on the Edge of Aesthetics: The Fossils of the Artists Collectors in the Peninsula
- The Effect of Climate Changes on Glass Artifacts and the Methodology of Conservation

Difference/Identity/Ethnicity
- Effects of Immigration on Family Separations in East Africa Case Study of Rwanda (1994 Immigrations)

Digital Humanities
- Integrating Practice-Based Research with Generative AI in Sociocultural Semiotics: Insights from Theorists
- Exploring the Meaning Creation and Transfer of Consumer Goods: Cases of Different Communities on Social Media
- A Qualitative Study of Why Digital Native Mothers Engage in ‘Sharenting’ and Their Perceptions of Children’s Online Privacy
- Critical Dreaming: Countering Generative AI’s Hegemonies Through Creative Resistance in the Global South
- Impact of Social Media on Students’ Health Conditions in Pokhara Valley
- Towards an Alternative Political Culture Among Moroccan Youth: The Power of Digital Content on Their Political Participation Modes
- The Bodylessness of Digital Leadership: Exploring the Impact of Visual and Digital Interfaces on Human Connection and Organizational Dynamics
- Designing an Entrepreneurial Model of Remote Communication Technologies in Clinical Medicine: A Qualitative Study
- “Artificial Creativity” in the Context of “the Jagged Technological Frontier”

Politics and Philosophy
- Culture War: Exploring the Dialectics of Pro-Life and Pro-Family Social Movements’ Engagement with the Populist Right-Wing Party Chega

Ageing Studies
- Enhancing Communication and Interaction Through Playful Cultural Probes: A Workshop on Cognitive Stimulation Through Participatory Design
- Ending Notes and Shūkatsu: Perceptions and Views on Aging and End-of-Life Planning in Japan

Gender, Sexuality and Culture
- Contribution of Women Empowernment on Community Development in Rwanda Case Study of Kigali City
- Concerns and Prejudices about Culture and Tradition in the Trajectories of Gender Differences and Power in Africa
- Navigating the Colonial Crisis: Unveiling the Agency of Amazigh Women During French Colonial Intervention in Morocco
- Challenging Norms: The Representation of a Gay Character and Toxic Masculinity in the South African Showmax Teen Telenovela “Youngins”
- Transformative Role of Women, Is It Worthwhile?: Reflections from Ghana
- Constant Changes in Marriage: Deepening Foundations and Dynamics
- Indian Goddesses of the Hearth Writing Their Lives and Work: Reading the Autobiography of Rassundari Devi and Ajeet Cour
- The Concepts of 3Ws a Shift in Trend from Dystopia to Utopia: A Comparative Character Study in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children
- Bringing Women’s Voice to the Bench: Gender Equality Initiatives in the Regional Labour Court of Minas Gerais to Resist Sexism
- Enter the Confessional: Interrogating the Sex Clinic and the Tension Between Scientia Sexualis and Ars Erotica in Netflix’s Sex Education
- Construction of Gender Identities in Textbooks of Pakistan: A Critical Analysis

Media Studies
- Deconstructing Women’s Representation in Philippine TV Advertisements: A Barthesian Semiological Approach Analysis
- Passion or Paradigm? Unveiling the Driving Forces Behind Choosing the Media Research Topic: Qualitative Insights from Arab Researchers
- Serendipity or Bad Blood? Cohesion and Conflict in Global Music-Based Fandoms
- Parents’ Perception of Media Coverage of Down Syndrome: Implications on Stereotypical Beliefs in North Central Nigeria
- The Social Media Impact on Sri Lankan Migrations During the Recent Two Years
- Exploring the Role of Females in Media
- Developing Secure Social Media Platforms for Adolescents: An Analytical Review of Literature
- Social Reality vs Mediated Reality: A Case Study of a Female Pakistani TikToker
- Innovative Narratives: Exploring the Role of Emerging Technologies in Editorial and Exhibition Design
- Social Media Usage Patterns and Predictors: A Comparative Study of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
- “The Real or Ideal Me?” Self-representation, Self-surveillance, and Self-exclusion in Religious Women’s Expressions of Identity on Instagram
- Ethical Dilemmas Related to Image- and Text-Generating Artificial Intelligence from a Hungarian Perspective
- Comparing the Marvel Masculinities of Black and Asian Superhero Characters
- Media Framing the Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Comparative Study of Fox News and Al Jazeera
- Lesbianities on Display: Juliana Linhares’ (Re)soundexperience on Her Premier Album, “Nordeste Ficção”
- Precarious Labour in Singapore’s Film, Television and Video Industry – the Limitations of Policy and Potential for Collective Action
- Interpreting P. Mérimée’s “The Bear”: From Silent Film to Media Performance
- Positioning Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence in Creative Production: The Synthetic Media
- The Role of Social Media Platforms (Facebook and Twitter) as a Tool for Campaigning Against Gender-based Violence in South Africa: a Content Analysis
- Publicizing Peeping: Propaganda, Infrastructure, and Media Culture in Modern China, 1942-1949
- When Tibetan Buddhism Meets New Media: How Tibetan Buddhist Community Negotiate with New Information Technologies
- The Shaping of China’s Economic Image in the Context of the Post-epidemic Era by the German Newspaper Bild
- Laps of Loyalty: Netflix’s Drive to Survive and the Growth of Formula 1 Fandom in the United States
- Diffusion of Social Media Among Kuwait University Students
- ‘Post to Succeed’: Social Media Usage and Self-presentation by Professional Female Footballers on Instagram and TikTok
- The Role of Social Media in Enhancing Performance Measurement Systems for SMEs
- Disinformation Malaise: Analysis of Spread of Fake News on Social Media During Pakistan’s General Elections 2024

Queer Theory
- Migration, Art and Culture from a Queer Perspective

Visual Culture
- On American Suburbia: Politics of Space in 1980’s Music Videos
- Beyond Cut and Paste: Collage as Feminist Critique
- The Roles of Design in Face of Health Disinformation and Radicalisation: Towards a Tactical Taxonomy for Prevention and Minimisation
- Immersive Museums “Immersive and Gamified Techniques for Teaching Persian History”
- Graphic Design: The Role of Grid-Based Techniques in Integrating Chinese and Thai Patterns
- Communicating Visually – Exploring the Role of Culture in Visual Communication to Global Audiences
- Visualizing Wastefulness: Examining Food Waste Through the Musrif Perspective in Dubai, UAE

Area Studies
- Assessing “The Toad”: Satires, Acquiescence, and Political Stability in Contemporary China

Communication
- News Credibility and Undergraduates from Europe and the West
- Communicating Legitimacy: Sustainability as a Basis of Legitimacy in Institutional Theory
- Freedom of Speech? Coverage of Indonesia’s ‘Information and Electronic Transactions’ Law in Indigenous Online News Media
- Apply Now! Effective Recruitment Communication and Job Ad Application Intention Among Young Job Seekers
- Assessing the Communication Infrastructure in Segregated Neighbourhoods and Regrouping in Post-Conflict Communities in Jos, Nigeria
- Social Media Use and Psychological States Among South Korean Youth: A Two-Wave Panel Study
- Unveiling the Relationship Between Dark Triad Personality and Online Hate Perpetration: The Interplay of Depression and Social Media Usage
- Depression Narratives in Soap Operas
- Enhancing Media Literacy Among Older Adults for Creative Engagement: A Case Study in Khlong Sam Wa, Bangkok
- China’s National Image Based on “Main Melody” Patriotic Films: Nation Branding and Cultural Diplomacy
- Romance Scams and Its Phenomena: How They Operate Crimes in Japan and Impact on Society
- Research Communications at the Crossroads of Cultural Flows: Perspectives from Practice
- Need for Orientation in the Agenda-Setting Research: Revisiting Theoretical Foundations of the Concept
- The Promotion of Breastfeeding Through Health Campaigns in South Africa

Film Studies
- (In)visibility Matters: Unraveling the Myths and Countermyths of HIV/AIDS Trope Through the Film Kalel, 15
- The Evolution of Stepmother in Indian Cinema
- The Emergence of Family Films in Malayalam Cinema: Drivers and Deliberations
- Mythic-Historical Elements and the Evolution of the Image of Dracula in Popular Culture: The Case Study of Dracula Untold
- Toward an Invisible Archive of Norma Jeane: Re-visioning Creativity, Mental Health, Rage, & Women’s Desire in Hollywood
- Economy and Decentralisation of Regional Cinema: A Study on the Independent Female Filmmakers of the Indian state of Assam
- Cinematic Technology and Narrative Progress: The Role of Song Interludes in Communicating Socio-scientific Concepts
- The Significance of Visual Persuasion in Film Billboards: A Concept Explication Paper
- Materiality and Sensory Engagement: Production Design Strategies for Enhancing Haptic Visuality in The Witch
- Mapping Out the Past, Present and Future of Indian Film Criticism Culture
- Fidelity in Nonfiction Motion Pictures: An Analysis of Nollywood’s Apaye

Cultural Studies
- Restorative Justice and Cultural Resilience: Investigating the Manuvu Judicial System
- Decoding Identity: Navigating Digital Epistemology of Guardian/Threat Binary Within the Military Entertainment Complex
- Examining Socio-Psychological Mechanisms of Situationships Among Filipino Adults
- The Body as an Artistic Support: From Body Paints to the Tattoos I Have Got in my Life
- Cultural Strategies of Indonesia’s Sandwich Generation in the Digital Spotlight
- Traditional Chieftaincy Institution and Christianity: An Appraisal
- Identity Struggles, and Halal Lifestyle of Transnational Migrants: Diaspora and Islamic Cosmopolitanism in Indonesian Popular Fiction
- The Emergence of Secular Spaces in Kerala’s Cultural Sphere: Role of Transformative Dramas and the Caste Question in the 1930s
- Unveiling Valor: Local Resistance Movements Against Japanese Occupation in Siquijor
- The Effects on Foreign Students of the Multicultural Education Policy in Taiwan
- “What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am?”: Paul Weller, Pop Music, and The Modern
- Exhumed Memories: Permeability of Oral Testimony in Reconstructing Intangible Narratives
- Between Art and Revolution: Rethinking Japanese Zines as an Extension of Mini-Komi
- Exploring Inter-Island Cultural Narratives: Transcending Boundaries with Resident-Based Performances and Authentic Storytelling
- A Thematic Analysis Exploring Cultural Elements of DMT in India
- Amanung Sisuan: Factors Influencing University Students’ Behavior on the Kapampangan Language Maintenance
- The Nexus Between Archaeological Exploration and Heritage Contestation: Perspectives from Pizaga, Upper West Region, Ghana
- Archetype, Phenotype, Stereotype: The Volksmoeder/Domestic Worker in Selected South African Novels
- The Potential of Constructivism for Inclusive Chatbots for Public Services with a Focus on Cultural Learning
- Christianity, Modernity, and Cultural Abandonment in Africa: The Example of Ivyom Ritual Dance Performances Amongst the Tiv People
- “Why Don’t They Put Dark Skinned Women? We Are Beautiful Too!”: Feminine Beauty Discourses in Afrobeats Music Videos
- Intangible Heritage of Aci Trezza: Historical Reconstruction of the Rodolico Shipyard and Its Living Human Treasure
- Exploring the Role of Lore in Selected Mindanao Philippines Cultural Festivals
- Neo-Human: Communication, Culture and Disruption in the Digital Age
- The Use of “Food” in Greek Contemporary Theater Plays: Two Case Studies “The Food” by Maria Laina and “The Souvlaki Project”
- A Study of Visual Language Extraction from Uttarakhand’s Cultural and Natural Resources for Application in Ringaal Craft Design
- Toward a Health Commons in Hong Kong: A People-Based Approach to Sustainable Self-Health and Social Care
- Embarking on a Mediterranean Journey and Defining a Mediterranean Cosmopolitanism: The Jerusalem Orchestra East and West
- Memory Changeable, Heritage Ambivalent: Towards Understanding Heritage as Medium of Memory
- Hofstede’s National Cultural Dimensions in Managerial Context: A Georgian Case Study
- Public Library: Aggregator of Cultural Assets for Sustainability Through Shared Knowledge and Co-Creation

Architecture and Urban Studies/Design
- The Starbucks Tondo Community Store and Its Potential to Shape Future Cities in the Philippines and Asia
- Manuscripts and Minarets: Exploring the Symbiosis of Javanese Textual Traditions and Islamic Urban Landscape
- Ties Between the Material Expression and Politico-Cultural Configurations and Ideologies in Gardens (Case Study: The Fin Garden in Iran)
- Experiencing the Light of Aalto and Siza: The Significance of Travel in the Phenomenological Education of the Contemporary Architecture Student
- Mapping as a Medium to Re-imagine Ankara with Unlost Tumuli – Ankara with Tumuli?
- Understanding Middle Class Interior Space in Biedermeier Era: A Study Case of Georg Friedrich Kersting’s Artwork (1785-1847)
- Urbanisation and Sustainability Issues: The Impacts of Overdevelopment in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
- Beyond Healing: Exploring the Roles of Hospitals Within the Art Ecosystem
- Ambiguity of the Boundaries of Physical Landscape and Discovery of New Boundary: Mental Landscape

Ethnicity, Difference, Identity
- Becoming Aware
- Ethnography of Nationalism on the Indonesia-Malaysia Border: Dynamics of Transnational Identity in the Study of Culture, Art, and Citizenship
- Deep Roots – The Inextricable Mesh of Dress and Identity and Its Persistence into Later Life: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Study
- Exploring the Religious Cosmology of the Deori Community: Preserving Ethnic Identity Through Traditional Beliefs and Practices

Sociology
- A Study on Biographies of the Garo Community in Terms of Colonial Cultural Invasion and Modernity
- Untold Stories of Former Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) in the Philippines

Other
- Representation of Marginalised in Indian Cinema: A Critical Study
- Preserving the Heritage of Pakistan: the Conservation, Restoration and Excavation of Rewat Fort Islamabad

Linguistics, Language and Cultural Studies
- Challenges Face Exegetists in Rendering Quranic Euphemistic Expressions into English
- Emotional Intelligence: An Absence in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
- Traditional Knowledge, Culture and Ecology of the Kajang Custom Area: An Ecosemiotics Study
- Critical Stylistic Analysis of Dunsin Oyekan’s Selected Gospel Songs
- Unveiling C-ORAL-IC: A Pioneering Corpus for Advanced Analysis of Spontaneous Bilingual Discourse in Istrovenetian and Fiuman Dialects
- Reimagining Romance: The Discursive Construction of Romantic Destinations on Thai-Owned Tourism Platforms
- The Visual Representation of Gender Roles in Primary School Textbooks in Indonesia
- Persuasive Language of Fake Brand Bag Shops on Facebook Live

Education / Pedagogy
- Exploring Sustainable Design Education by Integrating Game Strategies and Technologies Tools in the Design Classroom
- The Cultural Intelligence of School Counselors and Their Multicultural and Language Exposure: A Expanding Cultural Horizons in Educational Environments
- Evolution of Creativity Research in Cross-Cultural Fields: A Bibliometric Analysis
- The Views of Professionals Regarding Transition Services for Families with Intellectual Disabilities in Saudi Arabia
- Effectiveness of Content-Rich Songs as Supplemental Tools to Enhance Learners’ Interest and Retention in Elementary Chemistry Classroom
- Perceived Skills Acquisition Needs of Agricultural Students in Public Colleges of Education in Kwara State, Nigeria
- Developing a Course in a P-12 Doctoral Leadership Program to Support Disability Education
- Assessing the Feasibility of a Neuromotor Movement Programme in a New Zealand Early Childhood Centre: A Pilot Randomised Control Trial
- Hispanic Culture in the Classroom: Exploring Cultural Elements in Thai Secondary School Curriculum Materials
- Impact Assessment of Education-on-Wheels Program of Polytechnic University of the Philippines
- Hop, Step, and Jump: The Art, Craft, and Music of Transforming Traditional Education in the North Rift Region of Kenya
- The “Classroom Academia Community” Model to Promote Active Learning Among Arab-Bedouin Female Students in the Role of Teachers
- Perceptions and Experiences of Neurodiversity in Higher Education: Barriers and Facilitators for Inclusive Learning Environments
- Indigenization of the Music Curriculum: Maskanda Musicians as a Possible Answer to the Shortage of Resources in Tertiary Education
- Is Techonology What We Need to Save Our Education?: A Critical Reading of the Moroccan Textbook in the Digital Age: Challenges and Bets by Mohamed Hamoudou
- Boosting STEM Engagement Through Sports-themed Interventions: Impact on Student Competencies and Skills
- Staging the Text: The Partnership of Literature and Theatre
- From Painting to Landscape: a Pedagogical Approach to Landscape Architecture in an Interdisciplinary Context
- The Relevance of Training in Scientific Research: Preparing Future Academic Researchers