Culture Crossroads

The latest issue of the journal presents five original research articles that address pressing contemporary issues, offering methodically refined analyses and valuable insights across diverse fields of study. The key themes of this edition are transformation, participation, risk, and cultural meanings.   This publication brings together contributions from scholars in Poland alongside researchers from the Latvian Academy of Culture, Daugavpils University, and the EKA University of Applied Sciences.   The opening article provides a comparative analysis of Polish and French approaches to the (re)interpretation and management of cultural heritage, with a particular focus on participatory governance. Another study delves into the Latgalian Jewish gastronomic code and its interaction with Soviet-era domestic practices. A third article examines the link between cultural participation and well-being, using youth involvement in museum activities as a case study. Further research explores risk management in large-scale cultural events, offering insights from organisers and participants of past Song and Dance Festivals. The issue concludes with an analysis of the metaphor PLAY in political cartoons through the lenses of cognitive linguistics and stylistics.