scholarly journals Total Rhythm in Three Dimensions: Towards a Motional Theory of Melodic Dance Rhythm in Swedish Polska Music

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-64
Author(s):  
David Kaminsky
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Motion ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Research Techniques ◽  
Pulsation Rate ◽  
Air Resistance ◽  
Dance Movements ◽  
The Relationship

In this article I present an ethnotheory of the music/dance relationship in Swedish polska, based on dance fieldwork and interviews I have conducted with polska dance musicians. I discuss three mechanisms that these musicians use to communicate movement patterns to dancers: iteration (entrainment via repetition), metaphor (timbral weight conveying motional weight), and sympathy (musicians' movements mapping dance movements). I then discuss how musicians use these mechanisms to control four motional parameters: pulsation (rate and consistency of tempo), lean (degree and direction of tilt over the dance axis) viscosity (level of perceived air resistance), and libration (degree and timing of vertical motion). The work is intended in part as a case study of how theories of both music and dance can benefit from a focused analysis of the relationship between those two domains, as well as how studies of music/dance relations can benefit from the application of ethnographic research techniques.

scholarly journals Evacuation Decision-Making during Hurricane Matthew: An Assessment of the Effects of Social Connections

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 769-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Collins ◽  
Robin Ersing ◽  
Amy Polen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Storm Event ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Memory Decay ◽  
Perceived Access ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study conducted in Florida examines the relationship between an individual’s social connections and their decision to evacuate during a hurricane warning. Using Hurricane Matthew in 2016 as a case study, a survey was conducted on two groups (those who evacuated and those who did not), assessing one’s social connections considering three dimensions: dependability, density, and diversity. These factors, in addition to socioeconomic variables (e.g., age, race, education), were used to better define a picture for what influences evacuation decision-making. To avoid memory decay, the surveys were completed at the time of the evacuation for those who evacuated and immediately after the passage of Matthew for those who did not evacuate. It was concluded, through statistical analyses, that the perceived dependability of a person’s social connections (i.e., their perceived access to resources and support) played a significant role in the decision to evacuate or not, with non-evacuees having more dependable relationships and having a tightknit community they can rely on during a storm event. On the other hand, the density and diversity of peoples’ social connections did not significantly impact the decision to evacuate. This study has important implications for adding to the knowledge base on community-based sustainable disaster preparedness and resilience.

The Pentecostal prosperity gospel in Nigeria: paradoxes of corruption and inequality

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-122
Author(s):  
Daniel Jordan Smith
Keyword(s):  
Political Culture ◽  
Church Leaders ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Prosperity Gospel ◽  
Government Corruption ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

AbstractPreachers of the prosperity gospel in Nigeria criticise politicians’ greed and government corruption, even as many church leaders amass great wealth themselves. Drawing on ethnographic research, this article explores the relationship between Pentecostalism's prosperity gospel and political culture in Nigeria, especially as it pertains to problems of inequality and corruption. The analysis builds on a case study of one particular prosperity church in the city of Umuahia. It addresses the paradox that this brand of Pentecostalism articulates widespread discontent with the venality plaguing national political culture, while at the same time offering divine justification for the pursuit and accumulation of wealth. Examining not only Pentecostals’ interpretations of corruption, but also people's responses to scandals within these churches, the paper attempts to understand why Nigerians who are so aggrieved about corruption and inequality are at the same time drawn to churches that appear to reproduce many of the same dynamics.

scholarly journals Assessing the role of media in crisis management in Afghanistan: A case study of crisis caused by coronavirus outbreak

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ragheb Eftikhari
Keyword(s):  
Media Use ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
The Media ◽  
High Level ◽  
Control And Management ◽  
The Relationship

This study evaluated the relationship between media use and citizens' awareness of coronavirus. The method of this research was quantitative-survey, and the data collection tool was a questionnaire. The sample size was 383 people and determined using the Cochran's formula. The questionnaire was distributed online and conducted within 30 days from the 3 rd April to the 3 rd May of 2020. SPSS software was used to analyze the data. The statistical population of the study was Facebook users. In the present study, the independent variable was media use and the dependent variable was the level of public awareness in three dimensions; awareness, speed of information and fading of traditional beliefs have been measured. Findings showed that the media, especially Facebook, due to the characteristics of availability, decentralization, time and frequency, as well as the role of awareness and information in crisis control and management has been impressed in Afghanistan. Based on the results, the first and second hypotheses of the research that there is a relationship between access to media and high level of awareness as well as the relationship between access to media and increasing the speed of information are confirmed, but the third hypothesis due to the low intensity of the relationship between its variables was somewhat ruled out.

scholarly journals ANALISIS TARI PIRING KREASI SANGGAR SYOFYANI DALAM STUDI KASUS MUSIK IRINGAN TARI

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Ahmad Teguh Santoso ◽  
Wimbrayardi Wimbrayardi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Dance Movements ◽  
It Support ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Analyze Data

Abstract The purpose of this study is to describe results of the analysis of creative Piring Dance at Syofyani's studio in the Case Study of Dance Accompaniment which is viewed from the relationship of the dance movements to the music rhythm. This type of research was qualitative research with using a content analysis approach. The instrument of this research was the researcher and it was assisted by supporting instruments such as stationery, camera and laptop. The types of data used were primary and secondary data. Techniques of data collection were conducted by doing library research, observation, interviews and documentation. The steps to analyze data were done by collecting data, listening to audio recording, playing music, transcribing and analyzing scores. The result shows that music and Piring dance is made based on "Alam Takambang Takambang jadi Guru", therefore the process that is passed by imagining (visualizing) the movement of the dance , it is like stretching a shade (weaving place) then describing the movement above the shade. Music and Piring Dance are also made based on the nuance of music and dance that are presented and related in rhythmic between music and dance. Based on the rhythmic relationship between music and dance, there are several parts of music and dance that have strong accents so that it support the rhythm that is shown from music and dance from the intro section, core A and B and their variations. B rhythmic which is used in music uses more of a 2/4 with a different tempo from the beginning to the final climax. Keywords: analysis, creative Piring dance, syofyani studio, dance accompaniment music.

Tourists' Perception and Attitude to Grassland Tourism Landscape: A Case Study of Grassland in the Central Section of Inner Mongolia

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 1856-1865
Author(s):  
Tie Hong Wu ◽  
Tian Chen ◽  
Pei Pei Fan ◽  
Duo Yin ◽  
Fei Fei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Natural Landscape ◽  
Landscape Perception ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Modern Geography ◽  
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ◽  
The Relationship

Landscape perception, attitude and its impact on humans are the topics of modern geography study. Taking the grassland of central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as an example, the perception and attitude of grassland tourism landscape and their relations are analyzed by components analysis and multiple regression analysis. It is revealed that tourists perceive grassland landscape from three dimensions: national culture, tourism hospitality and natural landscape. All of the tourists' assessment for the perception and attitude to grassland tourism landscape are positive. The analysis of the relationship between tourists landscape perception and attitude showed that only seven out of twenty landscape perception items influence tourists' landscape image, satisfaction, recommendation intention and the willingness to revisit. The article verified that selectiveness was one of the most important characteristic of tourism landscape perception. Thus the advantage and disadvantage factors in the development of tourism destination could be distinguished according to the assessment of the landscape perception. As a result of the research, the demand of the tourism market has been made so clearer that it will provide a useful reference to the healthy development of grassland tourism industry.

Challenges of Teaching with Technology in HE

2013 ◽  
pp. 121-139
Author(s):  
Emma Bond ◽  
Tim Goodchild
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Teaching With Technology ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Technology And Learning ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter examines current debates and theoretical approaches to studying new media technology and learning in a Higher Education (HE) context. The authors interrogate the relationship between HE spaces, technological advantages, and engaging pedagogy to emphasize the importance of understanding complex interrelationships between technology and learning. The findings of the multi-method ethnographic research with 30 lecturers reveal how shifting globalized paradigms have led to paradoxical perceptions which further impact perceptions of professionalism. The chapter draws on Latour’s (1993) Actor Network Theory (ANT) approach to modernity, which, as a form of belonging, endorses democracy (Strathern, 1999). This ANT-inspired case study argues that we need to critically re-evaluate the hybridity of HE spaces and that the traditional distinctions between the social spheres of learning have become blurred, and that an ANT approach enables us to gain greater understanding of a new hybrid world.

scholarly journals Dance as a Sign: Discovering the Relation Between Dance Movement and Culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Dominika Byczkowska-Owczarek
Keyword(s):  
Social Situation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Dance Movement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dance Movements ◽  
Post War ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

This article presents examples of the relationship between culture, dance, and the body in the fields of communication (with oneself, the community, God/deity), the social hierarchy, social values, relations between the individual and the group, and relations between genders, from the perspective of the sociology of the dance. The sociological perspective also indicates the various historical, ritual, control, and regulatory roles that traditional and modern dances play in the communities in which they arise and are performed. The second part of the text contains a case study of the Japanese ankoku butoh dance. The author presents the philosophical roots of the dance (e.g., Japanese mythology, Zen Buddhist philosophy) and the creator’s personal experiences (childhood trauma and post-war social situation) as factors that influenced the dance’s development. The example of ankoku butoh illustrates the interrelation between cultural meanings and dance movements.

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