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2026 Vol.2 No.1


Contemporary Visual Culture and Art

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5 articles
ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 20 February 2026

Ambiguous Visualities: Gender, Governmentality and Graffiti in Urban India

Sanchita Khurana

Contemporary Visual Culture and Art · 1–14 · 10.63385/cvca.v2i1.187

This paper examines a series of murals produced by a street art collective in an Indian city, situating them within the rapid expansion of state- and privately commissioned street art projects across Indian urban centres over the last decade. While street art has historically been associated with claims to urban democracy and ch

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 20 April 2026

The Hands That Built Nations: Graphite Drawings of African Braiders

Francis Ankyiah, Monica Arhin

Contemporary Visual Culture and Art · 15–25 · 10.63385/cvca.v2i1.473

This paper examines how the worn-out hands of the African hair braider, drawn in heavy graphite, create a decolonial move. It re-positions these hands as instruments of labour into a text on which it argues that their labour is inherently connected to the larger, and mostly hidden, processes of postcolonial reconstruction and id

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 7 May 2026

Community Responses to Kannywood Hausa Films in Northern Nigeria: A Cultural and Societal Perspective

Ibrahim Lamido

Contemporary Visual Culture and Art · 26–35 · 10.63385/cvca.v2i1.152

"Kannywood", a term referring to the Hausa-language film industry rooted in Kano, Nigeria, plays a significant role in shaping cultural, social, and economic narratives among the Hausa community. This study explores the diverse reactions of the Hausa audience toward Kannywood films, based on content gathered from social media pl

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 26 May 2026

YouTube Episteme under Algorithmic Governance: A Mixed-Methods Study of Clickbait Comedy

Fatma Fattoumi

Contemporary Visual Culture and Art · 36–54 · 10.63385/cvca.v2i1.470

Michel Foucault’s concept of power/knowledge explains how institutions historically controlled knowledge. In the digital age, new epistemic structures have emerged, where YouTubers, representing diverse voices, appear to democratize knowledge and influence public beliefs. However, this study argues that YouTube clickbait comedia

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ReviewOpen AccessPublished: 29 June 2026

Is AI-Generated Imagery Art? A Philippine Cultural Appraisal

Carie Justine P. Estrellado

Contemporary Visual Culture and Art · 55–68 · 10.63385/cvca.v2i1.101093

The emergence of generative AI has precipitated an ontological crisis vis-à-vis Philippine creative economy, challenging deeply held definitions of art, authorship, and cultural identity. Rooted in a tradition that prizes manual craftsmanship and the communal spirit, the Philippine context views art not merely as a final product

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