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on Cultural Economics |
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Issue of 2025–02–17
four papers chosen by Roberto Zanola, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale |
| By: | Daniel Orogun (University of Pretoria, South Africa) |
| Abstract: | Religion, as a universal phenomenon, is deeply rooted in cultural practices. Consequently, religious leaders and adherents use cultural arts like music to express religious thoughts in missions and related purposes. While most religious musicians leverage African cultural art to promote religious thoughts, secular singers like Fela Anikulapo use it as rebel art to challenge anomie in the political and religious spaces while shaping public opinion at the same time. This article, with the intent to focus more on the religious perspective, looks at some of Fela’s most popular political afrobeat renditions which placed a lens of criticism on the association of Nigerian politicians and religious leaders. In his songs titled International thief-thief, Authority stealing, Government of crooks, Who are you, Na fight o and Shuffering and shmiling, Fela challenged the alliances of religious and political leaders with colonial powers of his time and accused them of acquisitive venality through exploitations, money laundering and the abuse of religious titles among other issues. Although Fela is deceased, this article delineated the relevance of his political renditions in the current African religious ecosystems and emphasised the need to sustain the awakening created by Fela in the struggle to promote an egalitarian Africa. |
| Keywords: | Africa, neo-colonialism, philosophical consciencism, political leaders, religious leaders, Afrobeats |
| Date: | 2024–08 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:smo:raiswp:0433 |
| By: | Julia M. Puaschunder (Columbia University, New York, USA) |
| Abstract: | Price is the hallmark in economics. Discounting under growing uncertain risk over time dominates finance. While finance structures objective measures to perceive price patterns and market trends, it is striking to have no theory of what art becomes more valuable over time. As there is no value theory of arts, we have no structured knowledge about what and how arts become more valuable over time. As for the growing importance of arts as an economic multiplier and systemically-widespread collateral, the need for discounting arts’ future value has gained unprecedented momentum [1]. Solving the question why some arts survive and particular art pieces become more valuable over time could help integrate discounting elements in classic public goods theory in welfare economics that focuses on creating lasting common value over time. |
| Keywords: | Art, Costs and Benefits, Collateral, Discounting, Economics, Law and Economics, Security |
| Date: | 2024–08 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:smo:raiswp:0441 |
| By: | Haotian Zhang (China Agricultural University, Beijing, China); Sibo Lu (China Agricultural University, Beijing, China); Zhongkai Qian (China Agricultural University, Beijing, China) |
| Abstract: | The film “Breaking with Old Ideas†critically portrays the educational re-forms at Jiangxi Agricultural University, embodying Mao Zedong's vision for youth as successors of the revolutionary cause and his advocacy for educational equality. Released in the 1970s, the film initially received public acclaim but was later banned post-1978, after being labeled a "poisonous weed" during China's neoliberal shift. This reflected a significant transformation in the perception of revolutionary narratives. In contemporary China, the education system grapples with severe competition, pronounced inequalities, and authoritarian tendencies. The digital age and the resurgence of social media have facilitated the rediscovery of this film, highlighting its critical and reflective qualities that provoke discussions on educational ideologies. By juxtaposing traditional and revolutionary educational leaders, the film exposes the stark contrasts between Mao's reform-minded educational ideas and the so-called "modern education system." This study revisits these contrasting educational paradigms: the "old ideas" of monopolistic discourse knowledge and Mao's practical education model. Through an analysis of key scenes depicting these ideological and practical confrontations, the paper explores, through the prism of the Maoist critique, present-day aspects and challenges of Chinese education, and assesses the potential of Mao's educational philosophy to inform and transform contemporary education practices. |
| Keywords: | Educational Ideologies, Cultural Revolution, China |
| Date: | 2024–08 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:smo:raiswp:0450 |
| By: | Marsman, E. M. J.; Van Steijn, N. J.; Pepplinkhuizen, S.; De Haas, L. M.; Lamerigts, K. L.; Kleer, P. S. (Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management); Ten Berg, S.; Nieuwkerk, A. C.; Kacuk, I. T.; De Veld, J. A.; Peltenburg, P. J.; Van Trier, T. J.; Winter, M. M. |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:tiu:tiutis:596f724f-9d7c-41ab-9610-c9e51902475b |