Vol. 1 No. 5 (2025): Embodied Practices, Cultural Transmission, and Systemic Innovation in the Context of Digital Transformation
This issue of Global Review of Humanities, Arts and Society features a range of interdisciplinary articles examining how digital transformation influences social practices, cultural inheritance, and institutional innovation. Contributions include an analysis of financial product strategies in Chinese commercial banks under digital finance, studies on choreographic perception amid socio-ecological changes, and the integration of digital media into dance education. Further discussions explore theoretical approaches linking modern dance with movement therapy, a comparative study of seminal works by Yvonne Rainer and Pina Bausch, and an oral history project documenting the transmission of traditional dance in China and Korea. Together, these articles illuminate the complex interplay between technological change, embodied knowledge, and cultural systems, offering cross-disciplinary insights into contemporary social transitions.
Published:
2025-12-05
Original Articles
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Research on the Mechanisms and Strategies of Financial Product Innovation in Chinese Commercial Banks under the Background of Digital Finance
Abstract: With the rapid development of digital finance, commercial banks face growing pressures from fintech firms, internet platforms, and shifting customer demands. Against this backdrop, this study develops a theoretical framework grounded in dynamic capability and institutional theories. The framework highlights external drivers, internal transmission mechanisms, and capability reconfiguration, and examines how these elements jointly shape the mechanisms and pathways of financial product innovation in commercial banks. The study finds that technological advancement, industry... [Read More]
Theoretical Explorations
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Integration of Digital Media in Dance Education: New Media as Catalysts for Educational Innovation
Abstract: With the advancement of new media and digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, 5G communication, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) are reshaping dance education by enabling personalized learning, immersive training, and interactive experiences. However, as an art form grounded in bodily perception and emotional expression, dance education still requires pedagogical guidance; excessive reliance on technology may lead to the alienation of embodied experience. This study proposes a “technology–culture–body” triadic interaction model, grounded in TPACK,... [Read More] -
Perception of Flux: A Study of Choreography and Bodily Consciousness under Socio-Ecological Changes
Abstract: Contemporary society is undergoing multiple socio-ecological transformations—including urbanization, digitalization, and the climate crisis—that have systematically reshaped individual perceptual structures. As an embodied art form, dance functions as a dynamic response of the body to ecological and social tensions. Grounded in Gibson’s ecological perception theory and the social ecology framework proposed by Haberl et al. (2016), this study introduces the concept of “Perception of Flux”, a mechanism through which socio-ecological inputs are transformed into regenerated bodily... [Read More] -
Integrating Free Expression of Modern Dance into Dance Movement Therapy: A Tension-Resonance Approach between Structure and Improvisation
Abstract: The tradition of free improvisation in modern dance stands in potential tension with the structural requirements, boundaries, and safety needs that are fundamental to Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT). This study adopts a theoretical approach, employing a systematic review and textual analysis of international research and art-theoretical works to explore the philosophical and embodied foundations of improvisation and to investigate the therapeutic functions of structural mechanisms within DMT. Representative texts—including Ravn and Høffding’s enactivist analysis of improvisation, Himberg et... [Read More] -
Between Abstraction and Affect: A Comparative Study of Yvonne Rainer’s Trio A and Pina Bausch’s Café Müller
Abstract: This study conducts a comparative analysis of two seminal works in twentieth-century contemporary dance—Yvonne Rainer’s Trio A (1966) and Pina Bausch’s Café Müller (1978)—in order to illuminate the divergent aesthetic logics and philosophical orientations of Postmodern Dance and Tanztheater. While emerging from distinct cultural and historical contexts, the two works collectively mark a decisive shift in dance’s conceptual, expressive, and ontological frameworks. Drawing on hermeneutic phenomenology and an expanded choreographic analysis model, the study examines each work through the... [Read More] -
Reconsidering Originality in Dance: Innovation as Repetition and Positioning
Abstract: This article critically reexamines the concept of "originality" in dance creation by applying the theoretical frameworks of Gilles Deleuze and Pierre Bourdieu. Challenging the conventional notion of originality as absolute novelty, the study argues that originality should be understood as a process of differentiation within repetition and as a positional strategy within the socio-institutional field of art. Through analysis of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s choreographic work and the development of contemporary Chinese dance, the paper illustrates how innovation is context-dependent and... [Read More]
Interviews & Dialogues
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Rethinking Tradition in the Digital Age: An Oral History with Professor Joo-Young Kim on the Transmission and Development of Traditional Dance in China and Korea
Abstract: This article presents an in-depth interview with Professor Joo-Young Kim, a leading Korean dance scholar, to systematically explore the multifaceted challenges and adaptive transformations faced by traditional dance in China and Korea under the intertwined pressures of globalization and digitalization. The dialogue unfolds around five central themes, each subjected to critical theoretical analysis: 1. The philosophical conflict and potential synthesis between traditional embodied pedagogies—epitomized by oral transmission and sensory apprenticeship—and the Western anatomical training... [Read More]
