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In this article, I draw on three documentaries I have made (Growing Up Married [2016], Lifeline [2020], and Left Behind [2023]) on different forms of gendered violence. I use these as examples to discuss ways in which films made within academic contexts can inform and influence policy. While doing so I reflect on how I built a network of policy makers and charities and used film as a potentially useful tool for partnership development. I explore how scholars can consider filmmaking as a form of activism while arguing that strategies developed within the frame of creative practice afford us alternative ways of promoting social, cultural and political change. I examine the relationship between academic research and activism and the specific role that filmmaking can play in enhancing/problematising this relationship, and argue that the cultivation of impact (as activism) goes beyond institutional, and funding imperatives.

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Background: Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a very important common food crop in West Africa. Beyond its food and nutritious values, the ownership and cultivation of yam have many cultural, religious, and social meanings, which may vary between specific ethnic groups and regional areas. This study explored the diverse social, cultural, and religious perspectives associated with yam and its cultivation in southeastern Nigeria. Methods: We used a comparative approach and utilized in-depth, semistructured interviews, local narratives, and our experiential background to understand the similarities and differences in the local notions of yam and their impacts on the general societal structure across three ethnic regions in southeastern Nigeria. We discussed the findings on a thematic basis to reflect the social and cultural issues associated with the ownership and cultivation of yam. The themes ranged from religious practices, impact on social status, and gender relations. Results: We found no significant differences in the incidence of local perceptions and practices between the study areas. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated the importance and functions of yam crop in structuring the social, economic, religious and cultural fabric of the society.

The paper addresses the role of destination community as a key actor of tourism system and highlights the necessity of its participation in the process of tourism product creation. The specific features of tourism destination have been considered: attractions, tourist facilities and infrastructure, accessibility, human resources, image, price and destination management organization. The resident-tourist relations have been observed and approaches to management of social and cultural impact of tourism (limitation, «front stage» and «backstage») have been analyzed. The research methods are: system approach, analysis and synthesis, comparison and analogy. The results of the research could be applicable in the process of elaborating the strategic documents and projects devoted to regional tourism development in Russia.

Mega-sport events such as Olympic Games or Football World Cup are always presented as providing the hosting nation and/or city with huge benefits. Supporters of such events quote economic, social and cultural impacts for the region as well as contributions to scientific and technological progress and innovation. obviously, they need to politically justify the impressive and growing financial investment required by organizing Olympic Games or World Cup. The article aims at looking at a quite abundant academic literature with the objectives of defining the various potential impacts and the methods used for their assessment. It concludes that there is no universal and scientifically valid model for evaluating the benefits of mega-sport events and that organizers should be very cautious when arguing in favor of deciding to host such events.

Industrial, economic, scientific and cultural development was spread over the whole country, including distant rural areas. Self-contained, independent Soviet economy called for a differentiation in industry and education. To provide for the new demands new educational establishments were being built, new specialists in various fields of industry and science were being prepared. Women were encouraged to work in the system of science and higher education. The greatest influx of women to Russian science occurred soon after World War II. The formation of a new, self-conscious female personality was under way. The Soviet state was in need of women's hands and wits to realize the economic modernization. At the same time, the Soviet power could not free the women-scientists from the household responsibilities and delegate these functions to the state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article offers an ethnographic analysis that refers the social impact of a cultural and artistic event produced by the itinerant Microtheater that used the handling of the technique of Bunraku puppets. With its brief perfomances, it addressed the need to endorse the environmental care in eight vulnerable locations of four municipalities in the state of Colima, Mexico, as well as in basic education schools located in these same contexts of social vulnerability. The field work was coordinated by the University Center for Social Research (Centro de Investigaciones Sociales - CUIS) of the University of Colima. The proyect was developed jointly by a group of professional puppeteers and environmentalists of the Sowing Culture (SECUAM) Civil Association, as well as by 18 students from five faculties of the same University: Literature and Communication, Philosophy, Political and Social Sciences, Pedagogy and Physical Education. The itinerant Microtheater was conceived as a learning strategy for this Population by exposing and socializing contents about the care of the environment. The Argument that we will develop in this article is that the itinerant Microtheater to have given an unusual spectacle to residents of these eight colonies, offered new Cultural meanings for the environmental care by putting into play cognitive, artistic, emotional, playful and aesthetic elements that positively impacted the spectators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The investigation of socio-cultural impact of tourism has brought about a substantial number of case studies, still its assessment remains very poor. This paper aims to put under discussion some indices and instruments of measuring the socio-economic impact of tourism, such as tourism intensity, correlation indicators, covariance analysis, Kuznets curve, regional tourism development typology at European and national level. The results of this analysis should represent useful data for policy-makers and practitioners in order to consolidate tourism policy objectives and philosophies of development on medium and long term.

The Study aims to detect the social and cultural impact of social networking on Adolescence children in Jordan from the age group of fifteen to eighteen. The study sample consisted of (276) members of the children involved network Facebook, were selected on a purpose manner (Snowball), of (141) males and (135) were females. The study followed the descriptive analytical method, and used a questionnaire developed for the purposes of this study. The results shows that the most prominent social and cultural positive effects to social networking on the Adolescence children from their perspective, expanding social relations through following the news of others on the network, promoting closer friendships list, and increasing the number of friends who share the same interests. On the other hand The main negative effect is wasting time by pursuing the subjects and games for long hours on networking and dating members of the opposite sex, refusing adults relationship with them, and addiction to social networking and being urged to follow them for a long time. The results also showed that the social and cultural effects of the positive social networking are greater in females than in males, while the social and cultural effects of the negative social networking are greater among males, according to their estimates. The study recommended hiring social networking in the field of education, and the creation of official sites and pages by a private extension of psychological and social support teenagers, imposing greater control by adults on children's behavior, and dialoguing about good practices in use and make them aware of their negative impact, and encouraging them to safe positive use, to meet their needs, and their interests so they can develop their talents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The investigation of socio-cultural impact of tourism has brought about a substantial number of case studies, still its assessment remains very poor. This paper aims to put under discussion some indices and instruments of measuring the socio-economic impact of tourism, such as tourism intensity, correlation indicators, covariance analysis, Kuznets curve, regional tourism development typology at European and national level. The results of this analysis should represent useful data for policy-makers and practitioners in order to consolidate tourism policy objectives and philosophies of development on medium and long term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]