The Language of Cultural Studies and the Arts: A digital mapping of entanglements and trends based on the digital humanities

Abstract

This study explores the intersection between Cultural Studies and the Arts, highlighting their theoretical, methodological and epistemological links. Culture, as a site of symbolic disputes and the production of meanings, plays a central role in this intersection, closely intertwined with the construction of identity and material representation. In this context, the Arts emerge as human representation, functioning as aesthetic expressions and discursive practices that relate to social, political and historical processes. The integration of Digital Humanities into this process has contributed to these analyses, introducing methods of analysis that combine traditional humanities methods with technological tools to map citation networks and theoretical trends. This research uses bibliometric analysis to identify fundamental theoretical nuclei and emerging patterns at the intersection of Cultural Studies and the Arts. The results reveal a growing interdisciplinary articulation between these fields, particularly around themes related to identity, representation, power and symbolic mediation. The study provides an epistemological cartography that improves understanding of the theoretical synergies in Cultural Studies and demonstrates the relevance of digital methodologies for cultural research, reinforcing the transformative potential of interdisciplinary approaches. Through the methodology and results, this research contributes to broadening the analytical scope of Cultural Studies and encourages further research into artistic production, cultural criticism and evolving methodologies in the humanities.