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2026 Vol.3 No.1

Open Access Article

Social Justice Activism and the Question of Politics: The Case of the Struggle over Mathematics Teaching

Torben Bech Dyrberg, Peter Triantafillou

June 2026: 1-18 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.785

653 (Abstract) 342 (Download) PDF

Over the last few decades, the fight for social justice has increasingly been couched in terms of combating what is referred to as the systemic oppression of marginalized group identities, typically defined in terms of gender, sexuality, religion, or race. According to left-wing social justice educators, these identities are victimized by the system. While there is no lack of studies of identity p... more
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Post-Colonial Spiritual Adaptation in Macau: A Case Study on the Mechanisms of Intergenerational Coupling Selection

Zimeng Li, Yuntao Zou

June 2026: 19–32 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.944

403 (Abstract) 227 (Download) PDF

This study develops an evolutionary model of post-colonial spiritual adaptation to explain the dynamic resilience of Macau's faith systems under its unique governance framework. Employing collective case study methodology, three multi-layered cases are selected: the Procession of Our Lord of the Passion as a macro-level public ritual, Chinese motifs in Catholic art as exemplified by the Ruins of S... more
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Cultural Conflicts and the Politics of Identity: A Case of Ismaili Ethnic Struggles in Chitral

Rishma Karim, Rooh Ullah, Siraj Hussain

June 2026: 33-43 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.953

497 (Abstract) 245 (Download) PDF

The Ismaili community in Chitral, Pakistan, faces significant and multifaceted challenges related to cultural preservation, ethnic identity formation, and political marginalization. As a religious and cultural minority within the broader socio-political landscape of Chitral, the Ismailis constantly navigate pressures of assimilation while striving to maintain their distinct traditions and communal... more
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Decoloniality and the Heritage-Based Education 5.0 Curriculum in Zimbabwe

Rodwell Kumbirai Wuta

June 2026: 44–54 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.619

811 (Abstract) 320 (Download) PDF

Zimbabwe has a chequered history of settler colonialism whose long-lasting effects and structures are configured into a matrix called 'coloniality' (the colonial logic). In the first three decades of independence, Zimbabwe's higher and tertiary education curriculum was in an inherited situation as it followed the colonial Education 3.0 Model. Hence, it remained an education for disenfranchisement ... more
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A Comparative Analysis of Daily Life Customs: Similarities and Differences between Afghan and Turkish Cultures

Sabghatullah Ghorzang

June 2026: 55-71 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.979

809 (Abstract) 516 (Download) PDF

This study comparatively examines daily rituals in Afghan and Turkish cultures in order to identify both shared patterns and meaningful divergences that shape everyday social life in these two historically and culturally connected societies. Drawing on qualitative data from in-depth interviews, supported by relevant academic literature, the study explores how traditions, social norms, and cultural... more
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Audience Responses and Gendered Paratexts in Film Title Translation: Evidence from Chinese Social Media

Xiaoming Tian, Xuduo Gao, Fei Wu

June 2026: 72-86 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.1090

1632 (Abstract) 461 (Download) PDF

This study investigates translated film titles as ideological sites in contemporary Chinese media discourse, where gender identities are erased, objectified, misrepresented, or reclaimed. It examines how such paratextual choices trigger cultural conflict and negotiation during cross-cultural circulation. Guided by paratext theory and feminist approaches to media discourse, this study employs thema... more
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Systemic Conflict in Federal Research Funding: Empirical Indication of Bias against Brown South Asian Hindu Canadian Citizens in Canadian Doctoral Scholarship Selection

Arindam Sikdar

June 2026: 87-101 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.1140

582 (Abstract) 222 (Download) PDF

Canada is globally recognized as a multicultural and developed nation, yet its foundations lie in the colonial displacement of Indigenous peoples, a history that continues to shape contemporary institutional structures. This study investigates cultural conflict and systemic inequities within Canadian academic institutions, focusing on doctoral scholarship selection processes at national, provincia... more
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Chronocide by Science? Bioarchaeology and Archaeogenomics Rewrite Ancient History to Specification

Manousos E. Kambouris, Spyros Bakas, Aristea Velegraki, George P. Patrinos

June 2026: 102–120 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.1051

379 (Abstract) 281 (Download) PDF

The Cultural Warfare goes back many millennia and strives to weaken an enemy and to make a subject docile. Assimilation derails the future of a culture by diverting the population in the future to other practices. The Chronocide, a rather modern concept as a term, attacks the Past, so that the manipulation within the Future of an orphaned population is much easier and without any potential for rec... more
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Emmanuel Levinas’s Ethics of Alterity and Its Relevance to Gender Equality in Patriarchal Indonesian Culture

Henderikus Dasrimin

June 2026: 121–130 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.1178

470 (Abstract) 195 (Download) PDF

Patriarchal culture in Indonesia continues to produce unequal gender relations and places women in subordinate positions across various areas of social life. This article aims to examine Emmanuel Levinas’s philosophical concept of alterity and to explore its relevance for efforts to promote gender equality within the context of patriarchal culture in Indonesia. Levinas’s philosophy of alterity ass... more
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Reframing ‘Scum’ (Çapulcu): A Frame Analysis of the Gezi Park Movement in Türkiye

Aytul Kasapoglu

June 2026: 131–141 DOI: 10.55121/cci.v3i1.102401

168 (Abstract) 76 (Download) PDF

This article examines the Gezi Park protests in Türkiye by focusing on how the term "scum" (çapulcu), initially used by government representatives as a derogatory label, was reinterpreted and transformed into a collective identity by protesters. The study aims to analyze how competing sociological interpretations of the Gezi Park Movement relate to this process of symbolic reframing. The research ... more

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