Accepted Presentations

One of the greatest strengths of IAFOR’s international conferences is their international and intercultural diversity. As of June 25, 2025, KAMC2025 has received over 290 submissions from 46 countries and territories - including: Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, the United States, and Vietnam.

The following submissions have been accepted for presentation at KAMC2025.

Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations

- Marketing Strategy for Female Fitness Centre Chains in Taiwan
- Recognizing Synthetic Reality in Advertising: Consumer Reactions, Ethical Perceptions, and the Novelty Effects of AI-Generated Visuals
- Pleasure, Puns, and Posts: The South Asian Uses and Gratifications Perspective on Instagram Advertising for Female Intimacy Brands

Performing Arts Practices: Theater, Dance, Music

- Appropriation or Appreciation? Musical Representations of Japan in Screen Media
- Bašalen, Romalen: Staging the Roma in Serbia
- The Dawn of the Feely Effect – How Ancient Narrative Practices Can Inform the Storytelling of the Future
- Symmetry in Intercultural Rhythm: a Geometric Perspective on Rhythm in Indian and Balinese Music
- Exploring Intercultural Learning: Practices and Challenges in Collaborative Performing Arts Projects
- Enhancing Cultural Heritage Awareness Through Digital Puppetry: Bridging Intergenerational Connections via Immersive Technologies
- Does Music Matter in Times of Crisis? Music as Awakening and Music as Interruption and Consolation

Arts Practices

- A Pilot Study Exploring the Connection Between Dance, Self Efficacy, and Hope with Individuals with Disabilities
- The Voice Remains: Public Speaking as Performance and Resistance in the Age of AI
- AI and the Future of Photography: Insights into Contemporary Turkish Artists
- A Method to Create Audible Glitch Art

Aesthetics and Design

- When HI Meets AI in Logo Design for an Interior Design Studio Class
- When the Aura Appears Again? An Aesthetic Study of the Intersection Between Artificial Intelligence and Art from Algorithms to Creativity
- Implementation of Virtue-Oriented Design Inspired by Buddhism

Literature, Literary Studies and Theory

- Mushin, Memory, and Margins: the Gendered Cultural Politics of Precarity and Detachment in Neoliberal Japan
- Prakriti, an Outcaste Girl with a Desiring Gaze in Buddhist Literature of Thick Nhat Hanh and Rabindranath Tagore
- Essayisation and the Chinese Novel: New Trends in Fiction during the War of Resistance (1931-1945) and Civil War (1945-1949)
- Nineteenth Century Transcendentalist Sensibilities and Twentieth Century Cityscapes: Comparative Analysis of Writings of Margaret Fuller, Archibald Lampman and Irwing Layton
- On the Anatomy of Hygiene and the Technology of Monster in Xiao Hong’s Novels
- A Recipe for Economic Disaster: Exploring Marxist Ideology in Chinodya's Harvest of Thorns and Child of War
- Vulnerability of Child Domestic Workers in Abi Daré’s The Girl with the Louding Voice
- Mundanity, Movement, and Life in Bae Suah’s Nowhere to Be Found and Xiaolu Guo’s 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
- Relational Intelligence: Human and More-than-Human Co-Becoming

Climate Change and Arts, Media, Culture

- Gunungan Wayang Kulit Purwo: A Symbolic Conservation Value from Javanese Culture
- Metaphors of Disaster: Examining Media Representations of the 2013 Bohol Earthquake Using Conceptual Metaphor Theory
- Pagsulong: Social Constructions of Climate Justice Among Urban Poor Families in Manila, Philippines
- Telemetry Breath: Digitally Mediated Micro-environment as a Vector of Environmental Closeness

Difference/Identity/Ethnicity

- Vietnamese Buddhism in the 21st Century
- The Philosophical Value of the Baduy Tribe to Overcome the Problem of Environmental Damage
- Reframing the Legacy of Slavery: Historical Injustices, Contemporary Realities, and Black Agency
- Beyond the Hospital Bed: Reproductive Justice and Immigration in the U.S.
- GAMUT: The Spatial and Generational Mapping of Trees and Vegetation of the Solon House
- The 'Dugong Aso' and 'Traydor' Stereotype Ascribed to Kapampangan People: In the Context of Historical and Socio-Psychological Perspective
- The Effect of Artistic and Digital Interventions for Promoting Mental Health in Immigrants: A Theoretical Approach

Digital Humanities

- Artificial Intelligence in Museum Experiences: the Sensory Dimensions of Museum Environments for People with Disabilities
- Artificial Intelligence: Savior or Shackle? Human Freedom Discourse in the Era of Society 5.0
- Re-Designing Ability: Reframing Disability in the Age of Technology
- Writing a New Future: Digital Humanities and the Script Transition in Manipur
- Reimagining Religious Tourism: A Case Study of AI-Powered Technological Integration and Management Innovation at Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj 2025
- AIoT Anthropomorphic Little Monster Interactive System
- Sociotechnical Transition of Immigrant Students in a Highly Digitized University: Navigating Shifts in Digital Practices and Everyday Agency

Politics and Philosophy

- Structuring the Heart of Partnership: A Framework for ASEAN-Japan New Public Diplomacy
- Ubuntu, Agency, and the Ethics of Decolonial Governance in Twenty-First Century Africa

Gender, Sexuality and Culture

- The Spell of the Siren: Seduction and Femininity in Ancient Greece
- Queerasmus: Gender Performance and Intercultural Communication in Erasmus Student Mobility Programs
- Identity Categorization in Taiwanese Gay Users’ Pride Parade IG Posts
- From Gandrung Lanang to Female Performers: Gender Transformation and Cultural Meaning in Banyuwangi’s Gandrung Dance
- Beyond the Album: Black Women and the Curation of Family Archives in South African Townships
- Exclusion as Order: Framing Gender Hierarchies Through Abjection in Oresteia and Enuma Elish
- Masculinity Under Pressure: Gender Role Discrepancy, Social Media Addiction, and Psychological Distress Across Generations X, Y, and Z
- A Feminist Phenomenological Inquiry into Indian Women Researchers' Lived Experiences of Perimenopause and Menopause
- Sexuality Narrative in Food Review: Audience Reception Study of @wiki_etika Content on TikTok
- Seeing the Lives of Physical Education Teachers as Members of the LGBTQIA++ Community Through Rose-coloured Glasses

Architecture, Geography and Urban Studies

- The Symbiosis of Scientific Colour Measurement and Colour Vision in Architectural Paint Research

Language and Cultural Studies

- Language Purism or Language Anti-Imperialism: The Case of Albanian
- Mirroring as a Linguistic Strategy of Discrediting the Opponent
- A Socio-cognitive Study of the Speech Act of Complaining Performed by Jordanian Speakers
- Language as a Problem: News Framing of Multilingualism and Mother Tongue Education in the Philippines
- Reevaluation of Wagashi's Characteristics – How Heian Period Literature Influenced Edo Period Wagashi
- Developing a Sensibility Towards Atlantic Canadians: Isao Takahata’s Anne of Green Gables (1979) and Its Depiction of the Rural Maritimes

Media Studies

- Shaping Voters' Decision-Making: a Case of Sri Lankan General Election 2024
- Understanding Cultural and Identity Narratives in the Age of Advanced Digital Technologies
- Framing Aging in Pakistani Media: A Cultural Analysis of Stereotypes and Social Inclusion
- Exploring Gender Roles in Kannada Television: A Study of Representation and Stereotypes
- Vlogging Nationalism: The Self-Presentation of Pro-Duterte Influencers in the Face of International Scrutiny
- Mediating Intimacy: The K-pop Industry’s Commercialization of Parasocial Relationship Between Adolescent Filipino Fans and Their Male Idols Via Weverse Application
- 'It Is Absurdly Exhilarating to Be Able to Talk to You Directly': Digital Memory, Self-archiving and Zeenat Aman’s Redefined Stardom
- Transnational Girlhood in the Malaysian Cosplay Scene: Combining Islamic Identity and Japanese Cosplay
- Russian Strategic Narratives on the Ukrainian War in Chinese Media: Translingual and Cross-Media News Diffusion
- Do Women Politicians in India Engage in News Avoidance? Qualitative Insights from Delhi, India
- Accessible Books for Children with Print Disabilities in Japanese Public Libraries
- From 'Objectivity' to 'Ubuntu': Reassessing the GJA Code of Ethics
- Netflix and the Future of TV

Queer Theory

- SB19 and the Queering of Filipino Masculinity in the Popular Media

Visual Culture

- A Study of Media Art Adaptations of Opera in Post-War Japan: Focusing on the Mangas of U-Maia
- Who Discovered Kyōsai? Revisiting the European Introduction of Kawanabe Kyōsai
- 'We Are All Shinji': The Influence of Anime and Manga on Digital Art in the Milk Tea Alliance Protests
- Sacred to Sold: The Market Transformation of Indigenous Thangka Art
- Visual Aesthetic Transformation of Jewelry Carvings on Javanese Hindu-Buddhist Statues: Shifts in Scale and Complexity in 8th-15th A.D.
- Commoning as a Living Archive: Rethinking Memory, Artistic Labor, and Dispossession in Türkiye
- Codifying Horror: Visual Jurisprudence and the Didactic Drama of Sin in the Kamakura Hell Scroll
- Nüshu as Subversive Visual Culture: Collaborative Methodologies and Feminist Counter-Archives in Jiangyong County

Area Studies

- The Shōwa Restoration in 1930s Japan: True National Socialism
- The Ripple Effect: How China’s Energy Policy Shapes Qatar’s Energy Transition

Communication

- Celebrity Connection or Digital Illusion? Examining Parasocial Relationships Through Social Media Engagement
- Rootless Drift: A Cross-Cultural Reflection on Aesthetic Inspiration and Perception
- Strategic Communication Through Immersive Technologies: Shaping UNU Yogyakarta’s Future-Oriented Image in 'Under the Same Sun' Exhibition
- Contested Cultural Spaces: The Utilization of Jathilan Events for Anti-Drug Campaigns in Bantul, Indonesia
- Analysis of Digital Competence in Handling Phishing Cases: Case Study at the Special Criminal Directorate of the Yogyakarta Regional Police
- Neuroscience of Disinformation: Using EEG and Eye-Tracking to Measure Cognitive Engagement and Affective Response During Exposure to Political Disinformation

Film Studies

- Hot Scenes, Steamy Words: A Validation Exercise of a Speculative Script Resulting from an Analytical Study of Typical Vivamax Film
- Gender Politics and the Embodiment of Myth in Indonesian Horror Folkdance Movies
- The Question of Morality in Visual Art: Who Gets to Shape the Story? Who Is Heard, and Who Is Dismissed?
- From Cherry Blossoms to Broken Hearts: Life and Love in Japanese Films Released in Thailand
- Evangelical Fight Club Ministries and the Omission of Homophobia in Christian Articulations of Hypermasculinity
- Cinema for Troubling Times
- Ecofeminist Currents: Gender, Nature, and Resistance in Girish Kasaravalli's Dweepa

Cultural Studies

- The Barong Tagalog as Material Culture and Site of Lived Experiences
- Leveraging Digital Strategies for the Promotion of Indonesian Traditional Arts and Culture: A Systematic Review
- Buhay Estero: Memories and Lived Experiences of Estuary-Dwellers Along Tripa De Gallina
- The Cultural Heritage of the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam: Its Importance, Richness, and Challenges in Promoting Its Inclusion
- Filipino Diaspora Engagement and the Construction of a Migration Culture
- Religious Intolerance Among Universities Student in Kuwait
- To Cry Is to Lead: Rengget and the Power of Women’s Voices in Karo Culture
- Boy, Son, and Deity: Analysing Nezha Via the Threshold Chronotope
- The Influence of Age Groups on Fan Consumption Behaviors and Support Patterns: A Case Study of Taiwan
- Navigating Organizational Culture: The Predictors of Mastery and Performance Culture in Vietnamese Organizations
- Urbanization and Heritagization: Makati City’s Initiatives in Restoring Identity Along with Sustainable Development
- Reproducing Authenticity: Seoul Station and the Intercultural Remaking of Postcolonial Memory in Korea
- Vertical Expansion: A Catalyst for Rural Land Transformation
- Life Narratives of Modern Tibetan Women
- Cultural Map Thailand: Data Quality Control Towards Collective Cultural Scenario Exploration
- Associations Between Reading Habits and 'Big Five' Personality Traits in Adults
- The Concept of Human Dignity Within the Framework of Permission (al-idhn) in Islamic Jurisprudence
- Indonesian Culture as a Digital Commodity: An Analysis of Commercialization by Foreign Creators on YouTube
- Langen Carita: Reviving Traditional Javanese Performing Arts
- A Perfect Prelude: The Cultural Significance of Wagashi
- Machine Mediators: Rethinking Intelligence and Posthuman Ecologies in the Artist's Book
- Visualizing Collaboration: Public-Private Coordination in Taiwan’s Cultural Industry Revitalization
- AI-Based Data Quality Control for Cultural Mapping Systems: A Case Study from Thailand
- Human Security, Infrastructure, and Cultural Experience at World’s Largest Religious Gathering
- Archiving the City Through Sketches: Instagram as a Site of Collective Memory and Visual Representation in Urban Sketchers Surabaya
- Cultural Atavism and the Rise of Armed Youth Wings in Manipur 2023 Conflict
- Learning from Gamelan: Exploring Indigenous Problem-Solving Practices in Javanese Musical Ensembles
- Cinematic Futures: Afrofuturist Animation, Immersive Technologies, and Black Speculative Joy
- TikTok and Algorithmic Social Imagination in Japanese Youth's Gendered Perception: Reviewing the (Em)Power(ment) Dynamic Between Audience and Platform
- Identity, Assemblages and Space-making: Diasporic Chinese Art Institutions in London

Sociology

- The Role of Social Support Networks in the Well-Being and Intercultural Way of Integration of Ukrainian Students Living in Poland
- Reflexive Green Entrepreneurship: The Innovative and Sustainable Practice Among Young Indonesians
- Visual Ethnography on the Transition Experiences of Long-term Evacuees from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident: Methodological Considerations

Other

- Informal Distributed Networks: How UK National Museums Sustained European Collaboration After Brexit
- Agentic AI for Tourist Retrieval-Augmented Generation Recommendation
- Meme Politricks: A Study on Representation of Nationalism Through Memes
- Development of a Support System to Enhance the Capability of the Cultural Mapping Information System for Cultural Capital Management

Linguistics, Language and Cultural Studies

- How Do You Solve a Problem Like Verb to Be? A Parallel Translational Comparison Dealing with the Vocabulary Incompatibility

Education / Pedagogy

- Beyond Governance: Addressing Structural Inequities in Korea’s Multicultural Education
- Integrating Popular Culture in English Language Education: Learner Perceptions and Pedagogical Implications
- Fostering Intercultural Communication Through Dramatic Monologue: An Online Drama Initiative Between Tertiary Students from Singapore and Japan
- The Relationship Between Parenting Style and Gadget Use with Emotional Development Among Preschoolers
- Progress and Problems of Mathematics in South African Schools During 30 Years of Democracy: The Failed Transformation
- Software and Cultures: Integrating Storytelling, Reflections, and Art Studies into a Graduate Course for AI-literate Computer Science Students
- Development and Delivery of an Economics Undergraduate Course in a Singapore University
- English Language Education Through the Japanese Tea Ceremony
- 'Micro Project – Small Plants, Big Discoveries' －AI-driven Exploration
- Improving Academic Processing Systems to Support Outcome-Based Education Module (OBEM) Implementation at KMUTT