http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3863 Proiecte de cercetare derulate de Universitatea „Lucian Blaga” din Sibiu Tue, 12 May 2026 21:21:36 GMT 2026-05-12T21:21:36Z http://localhost:8080/jspui/retrieve/8954e4d8-4cad-432b-ab02-3b5cff973ef5/ http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3863 http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4522 Title: Violence hidden in plain sight: pin-prick land grabbing in Romania Authors: Delibas, Hestia; Velicu, Irina; Savin, Ioana; Cosma, Simion Valer; Brumă, Ioan Sebastian; Sălcudean, Minodora Abstract: The post-socialist transition in Romania has materialised in myriad factors that slowly eroded the capacity for social reproduction of rural populations. Using the concept of pin-prick land grabbing, this article draws attention to how, against the backdrop of loss of rural social fabric, unequal power dynamics among different stakeholders have led to small-scale land disputes and normalisation of extractive violence, which eventually facilitated large-scale land grabbing. By bringing to the surface these ‘hidden in plain sight’ forms of violence, the authors show the structural complexity of the phenomenon, putting forward the need for an environmental justice approach to land grabbing Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4522 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4446 Title: Explaining unwelcoming attitudes toward LGBTQI + festivals in Sibiu and their implications for regional cultural change Authors: Vlase, Ionela; Croitoru, Alin Abstract: This article examines the predictors of the unwelcoming attitude toward staging LGBTQI+ festivals in Sibiu, Romania. Building on recent insights on festivals as socially sustainable devices contributing to tourism and cultural changes and based on an original survey dataset, we use logistic regression to account for this negative view. Our findings indicate that gender, education, and religiosity are associated with the outcome variable. Men, respondents with up to lower secondary education, and people who self-identify as religious are more inclined to oppose LGBTQI + festivals, whereas festivalgoers and respondents who have a positive attitude toward Roma festivals are less likely to hold negative views on LGBTQI+ festivals. Likewise, beliefs that the state shall regulate the cultural realm and that tourists contribute to a positive image of Sibiu are positively associated with the unwelcoming attitude toward LGBTQI+ festivals. These findings have policy implications for framing cultural changes in central Romania. Description: IIonela Vlase & Alin Croitoru (2026) Explaining unwelcoming attitudes toward LGBTQI+ festivals in Sibiu and their implications for regional cultural change, Cultural Trends, 35:1, 19-34, DOI: 10.1080/09548963.2025.2458265 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4446 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4444 Title: The Ethical and Legal Stakes in Staging the Works of Bernard-Marie Koltès Authors: Nechit, Diana; Parisot, Véronique Abstract: Bernard-Marie Koltès occupies a singular place in contemporary theatre: at once poetic and political, his work interrogates the human condition through questions of space, language, and otherness. Every staging of his texts draws the director into a delicate dialogue with the absent author: how to represent without betraying? How to adapt without distorting? This article examines the ethical and legal issues that surround the staging of Koltès, through the analysis of several emblematic cases (Chéreau, Touré, Bident) and by articulating notions of moral rights, artistic fidelity, and poetic responsibility. It aims to explore the fragile balance between memory and invention, between the letter of the text and the living pulse of the stage. Description: Nechit, Diana and Parisot, Véronique. “The Ethical and Legal Stakes in Staging the Works of Bernard-Marie Koltès”, Journal of Performing Arts , no. 3 (2025): 14-41. DOI: 10.54989/JAS.24.01 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4444 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4443 Title: From Folklore to Fairy Tale Fantasy Within the Disneyfication of Cinema. The Case of Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen Authors: Serban, Andrei C.; Ostad, Samaneh Abstract: This article examines the Disneyfication of classic European fairy tales, focusing on how The Walt Disney Company has transformed the moral and aesthetic fabric of stories by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. Through its adaptations of Snow White , Cinderella , The Little Mermaid , and The Snow Queen , Disney conceals the moral violence and existential suffering that characterized the original narratives, replacing them with sentimental optimism and a commodified “age of innocence”. The resulting films reframe tales of sin, punishment, and redemption into narratives of personal fulfilment and emotional reassurance. Therefore, beneath this surface of purity, Disney tends to over-aestheticize some taboo themes—death, desire, and transgression—, until altering the literary pattern. Description: Șerban, Andrei C., and Ostad, Samaneh. “From Folklore to Fairy Tale Fantasy within the Disneyfication of Cinema. The Case of Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen”, Journal of Performing Arts , no. 3 (2025): 60-77. DOI: 10.54989/JAS.24.03 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4443 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z