Studies in Social Science & Humanities

From Seeing to Perceiving: The Audiovisual Construction and Embodied Experience of Rural Space in Documentaries

2025-11-04T08:49:30+00:00

This paper discusses some recent Chinese documentaries with rural themes. These documentaries use audiovisual codes to help audiences move from “seeing” spaces physically to “sensing” multidimensional spaces, triggering embodied experiences. Owing to a general tendency to focus on “what kind of space is depicted” in documentaries, scholars have systematically neglected the basic link of “how they trigger audiences’ sensory experiences”. Taking some recent documentaries including Remembering Nostalgia and Beautiful Countryside as examples, this paper intends to argue that there is a central argument in these documentaries: That is, documentaries “guide” viewers visually and “envelop” them aurally, making them an attractive textual body. That is, first, visually, mobile shots “guide” audiences to experience space as if they were “walking”, close-ups “stimulate” audiences to feel emotions, and changes in lighting effect create spatial atmosphere, which turn viewers from merely “seers” of spaces into active “explorers” of spaces. Second, aurally, a carefully designed soundscape and affective voice-over create a surrounding acoustic space that “envelops” audiences. In sum, the entire audiovisual strategy not only depicts images of countryside, but also effectively “mobilizes” viewers’ bodily memories and affective feelings to trigger embodied experiences, that is, “being there”. By exploring the sensory aesthetics and experiential construction in documentaries, this paper reveals how documentaries can help audiences leap from “seeing” spaces to “sensing”.

The Politics of the Female Body: Reproductive Control and Sexual Censorship in China

2025-11-04T08:54:53+00:00

This article examines how the Chinese state’s governance of reproduction and sexual expression forms a gendered mode of biopolitical control, and why the recent shift from one-child restriction to two- and three-child encouragement has not led to greater bodily autonomy for women. Using feminist legal and human-rights critique alongside Foucauldian biopolitics, the study conducts discourse analysis across laws and policy documents, curricular and health materials, and platform governance rules.

The findings show that reproductive policy has changed techniques rather than logic. The state continues to determine which reproductive needs become recognised rights, aligning fertility with demographic and developmental priorities. At the same time, policy, media and administrative practice produce an “ideal woman” grounded in marriage, childbearing and care, while sexual expression is regulated through de-sexualised knowledge, platform soft control and selective punitive sanctions. The article contributes a mechanism-level account linking reproductive governance and sexual censorship and proposes a rights-centered framework for evaluating policy outcomes.

Cybercrime: A Potential Threat to Global Community

2025-12-05T04:00:31+00:00

Cybercrime is a criminal activity that takes place through the use of computer and internet as instruments for illegal operations. It is a common phenomenon that can take many shapes, and can occur anytime and anyplace through the use of a number of methods, depending on the skill-set and goal of the criminals. It covers a wide variety of criminal activities, such as computer related offences, integrity and availability of computer data, and acts against the confidentiality, content and copyright related offences that create stress on the society in the form of economical disrupt, psychological disorder, threat to national defense, etc. Most of the cybercrimes are done on different parts of the world, and money is the major motivator for many cyber criminals, and still beyond the reach of the law. The cybercrime is a major threat to cyber security and computer data system in the era of globalization due to the rapid spread of information and communication technology (ICT).

Analysis of Public Policy Responses in China’s Urbanization Process from a Sustainable Development Perspective — Taking the Renovation of “Urban Villages” as an Example

2025-12-05T04:02:56+00:00

The paper analyzes the public policy response to the renovation of urban villages from the perspective of sustainable development, facing the environmental, economic, social problems brought by the implementation of the renovation of urban villages, and put forward the strategy of optimizing the public policy through institutional innovation, financial tools and digital technology to promote more sustainable and integrated urban renewal.

Research on the Innovation and Transformation of Aesthetic Style of Yangjiabu New Year Posters

2025-12-05T04:05:23+00:00

This study takes the traditional folk art of China — Yangjiabu New Year posters as its research subject, systematically examining the evolution of formalist aesthetic styles in five historical periods: the Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Republican Era, New China, and contemporary times. The research employs case analysis, documentary research methods, and field investigations, delving into the five formal elements mentioned in Roger Fry’s formalism theory—line, color, space, volume, and light—to reveal how Yangjiabu New Year posters have developed unique artistic expressions and aesthetic characteristics under different cultural environments and social demands. The findings indicate that the aesthetic style of traditional Yangjiabu New Year posters can no longer meet contemporary societal aesthetic needs, making innovation and transformation imperative. The conclusion emphasizes that formalism theory not only helps reveal the formal beauty and emotional depth of Yangjiabu New Year posters but also provides theoretical support for their contemporary expression in the digital age. Limitations of this study include insufficient sample concentration, inadequate exploration of digital applications, and the need for enhanced interdisciplinary integration. Future research should delve deeper into the pathways of interactive art manifestations in digital media for New Year posters and strengthen comparative studies with other folk art categories to expand understanding of the contemporary transformation of intangible cultural heritage. This paper offers new perspectives and methodological support for art history, design studies, and intangible cultural heritage protection research.

Research on Innovative Application Path of Sustainable Materials in Contemporary Jewelry Design

2025-12-05T04:08:16+00:00

Taking sustainable development as the constraint and motivation, this paper mainly discusses the performance characteristics, advantages and limitations of recycled metal, natural materials and waste materials in jewelry design, and takes international brands (Cartier and Chopin) and domestic practices (bamboo and wood, broken porcelain and comprehensive recycling) as samples to sort out the systematic strategy of material-technology-design-market. The research shows that sustainable materials not only significantly reduce the environmental load, expand the aesthetic vocabulary of contemporary jewelry, but also enhance brand value and social recognition through supply chain governance and narrative construction; However, its large-scale promotion is still limited by processing technology, consumer mentality and industry standards. Some strategies are put forward, such as process integration of new materials and old technologies/old materials and new technologies, green design language and traceability logo system, and closed-loop mechanism of brand education and recycling for Z generation, which provide executable reference for the green transformation of the jewelry industry.

Project Management for Sustainable Development: Strategies for Achieving SDG 11 in Urban Planning Projects in Cameroon

2025-12-09T09:40:11+00:00

This study explores how project management practices contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) which aims to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable within the context of urban development projects in Cameroon. Focusing on the cities of Yaoundé and Douala, the research employs a qualitative design supported by structured questionnaires to assess stakeholder knowledge, perceptions, and barriers to SDG 11 implementation. Data were collected from 30 key informants, three urban development case study projects, and 120 survey respondents from municipal councils and private engineering firms. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentages and frequencies) and presented in tabular form. Demographic findings reveal that 75.7% of respondents were male, and 50% had between 5–10 years of professional experience reflecting a relatively experienced but male-dominated urban planning workforce. Results show that while practices such as stakeholder engagement and sustainability integration are increasingly applied, major barriers including funding constraints, weak policy enforcement, and technical capacity gaps persist. The study concludes that despite growing awareness of sustainability principles, institutional weaknesses continue to hinder effective implementation. It recommends enhanced capacity-building, improved governance, and stronger stakeholder collaboration to align urban development efforts with SDG 11 targets.