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Deadline: Mar 31, 2015For thirty years, research studies on different forms of transfers,exchanges, and cultural dislocations have been a driving force in theupswing of historical, anthropological and sociological sciences bycontributing, in particular, to the definition of interculturalpsychology and cultural studies. But what conclusions have arthistorians drawn from these recent developments? Do they integrate theminto their own work? And how do they manage to conciliate them with thebasically static methods of artistic geography, which in most casesfavor anachronistic explanatory models ("influence" and "migrationstreams") or disputable ones ("centers" and "peripheries")?This Special Issue aims at responding to these questions by applying aconcept that has often played a major role in the development ofresearch on cultural exchanges and that will serve as a leitmotiv:acculturation. In cultural anthropology, acculturation describes theprocess by which several cultural groups enter in contact with eachother. It generally describes four types of phenomena that are oftenconnected with each other: assimilation, integration, isolation, andmarginalization. However, from the point of view of the history ofcultural exchanges, the mechanisms of successful acculturation(assimilation and integration) are the most frequently studied.Articles submitted to this Special Issue, besides elaborating on ananalysis of the challenges of acculturation in the domain of art in themodern epoch (XVth-XVIIIth centuries), should address methodologicalproblems by describing clearly and precisely their approach to the coreof current bibliography on intercultural and transcultural studies(http://img.mdpi.org/files/si/acculturations/Bibliography_GE_Jan_Blanc.pdf),as well as by attempting to redefine current methods and the means toquestion the categorization of traditional and positivistic art history.We would be pleased to receive your contribution. Feel free to contactthe Editorial Office at arts@mdpi.com if you have any questions.On behalf ofProf. Dr. Jan BlancGuest Editor