Imagined West -researcher Jukka Jouhki and Jere Kyyrö’s article, Cultural Background Hum: Theorizing Banality through Religion and Occidentalism, explores banality as a powerful yet often invisible force shaping everyday life. The authors highlight how seemingly routinized activities and practices sustain cultural norms, and demonstrate why making these hidden processes visible is important for humanities and social science research.
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