"Monasterio de Sal" : Om elbasens introduktion i flamencovärlden via Carles Benavent

Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía, taking advantage of the ongoing cultural revolution in Spain during the seventies decided to break from tradition by shaping ”Nuevo Flamenco” through flamenco-jazz ensemble ”Paco de Lucía Sextet”. Within its repertoire, the first regular flamenco bass-line: ”Monasterio de Sal”. Electrical bassist Carles Benavent would have a key role in this development, a trait seldom found in academical works of musicology. The aim of the present thesis is to partially fill this void while shedding some light on the revolutionary contributions of Benavent. In order to do so, studying relevant literature, listening to phonograms comparatively, transcribing/analyzing ”Monasterio de Sal” and interviewing Mr. Benavent himself were used as main methods. The conclusion has been drawn that there was barely any electrical bass in flamenco before Benavent and that his work with de Lucía (and later others) would entirely reform the way electric bass was perceived from within and outside this genre of music. It is of no less interest to observe that Benavents main influences for this endeavor were the principal figures of contemporary jazz-bass (Jaco Pastorius) and flamenco-guitar (Paco de Lucía) respectively, infusing ”Monasterio de Sal”, with meaningful historical value.

TransReality : en kvalitativ studie om representationer av unga transpersoner i Ryssland och USA

Denna studie undersöker hur unga transpersoner representeras i media, närmare bestämt inom genren reality tv. De två program som valts för ändamålet är amerikanska I am Jazz och ryska TransReality, där den första fokuserar på 15-åriga Jazz Jennings liv medan den andra följer ett antal unga transpersoners vardag. Valet av program bygger på att de båda släpptes under det gångna året, att samtliga huvudpersoner är ungdomar och att de har sitt ursprung i två vitt skilda kulturella kontext. Syftet är att granska hur serierna representerar transpersoner utifrån frågor som biologiskt kön, genus och könsidentitet. Frågeställningarna rör ungdomarnas sociala relationer och samhället, vad det är som serierna problematiserar och hur programmets utformning bidrar till att berätta deras historier. Inledningsvis förklaras olika definitioner av kön, samt genus och könsidentitet. För att närma mig materialet har jag valt teorier utifrån programmens utformning såväl som innehåll. Teorierna omfattar reality tv, stereotypier, Judith Butlers idéer om genus i kombination med transgender studier och transfeminism. De senare två är relativt nya akademiska ämnen/teorier i Sverige, men välbehövliga sådana då de tar transpersoners liv och erfarenheter på allvar. Studierna jag tagit del av inom tidigare forskning visar på att transpersoner ofta förbises även i queerteoretiska sammanhang. Feminismen har även inkorporerats i metodologin, för att bättre belysa det som studien avser att undersöka. Norman Faircloughs kritiska diskursanalys med sin politiska betoning utgör stommen för det analytiska arbetet. Detta har applicerats på tre avsnitt av varje program: det första, mittersta och sista. Genom att analysera dessa framkommer att bakom den överlag positiva framställningen av de unga transpersonerna i TransReality ligger konservativa värderingar om kön, genus och könsidentitet. I am Jazz är mer progressiv, men även den visar ibland på liknande tendenser som TransReality. De sociala relationerna är det som problematiseras, istället för de unga transpersonerna själva. Reality tv ger prov på att den vuxit till sig som genre i att den med dokumentär ambition berättar de unga transpersonernas historier. Denna autenticitet kan vara av vikt för samhällets förståelse av transpersoner. 

Orientations in Time: Music and the Construction of Historical Narrative in 20th and 21st Century African-American Literature

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2016-06

The effect of music on monitoring a simulated anaesthetised patient with sonfication

The idea of sonifying anaesthetised patients’ vital signs is gaining acceptance, but some anaesthetists are concerned about additional noise in the operating theatre. We tested the effect of ambient music (jazz, classical and rock) on participants’ ability to monitor a simulated anaesthetised patient with sonification and visual monitors. Participants liked working with ambient music when workload was low. Participants preferred rock music, but reported working better with classical. Ambient music has less effect on participants’ ability to monitor the simulated patient than a distractor task does. We discuss practical implications of these findings.

Measuring work group diversity of categorical variables

The article presents abstracts of papers for a conference on research methods including "On the Folly of Rewarding A While Hoping for B: A Critical Assessment of Theory Development," "All That Jazz: A Methodological Story of Stories," and "An Accounting of Counting: Universalism, Particularism, and the Counting of Qualitative Data."

Florida International University Fall December 14,2010 Commencement Pre-Ceremony Session 6

Florida International University Commencement Ceremony December 14,2010 at US Century Bank Arena (Session 6) Graduates and their guests wait for the ceremony to begin as photos of the graduates during their time at FIU scroll through the screen.Additionally, a jazz duo plays for the attendees.

The design, implementation and production process of creating a viable series of Latin shows in Hollywood, Florida

The purpose of this research was to design and implement a Series of Latin Shows to be featured at the Satine Restaurant located in The Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. Three shows were created: "Electro Tango," "Bossa Nova Jazz," and "Piel Canela Night" to help generate interest for not only the Satine Restaurant but also for the surrounding area. The artistic concept included big bands, costumes, dancers and a DJ. A production book was created and included the most important aspects of the individual shows such as budgets, costumes, and ground plans, to assure the success of each event. Careful analysis was done for the demographic area and a marketing plan was designed and implemented. The research and practical application of similar shows in the industry determined that the production of these particular shows, although costly, have a qualifiable chance to succeed in this venue.

A relevância dos eventos culturais para a economia criativa - pesquisa qualitativa na Praia da Pipa, Tibau do Sul/RN

Creative industry has promoted and strengthened the growth of various economic sectors in Brazil and abroad, thus stimulating the local economy in places with attractive and innovative sceneries for the consumer market. This essay focuses on studying the relevance of cultural events for the creative economy, and these may contribute to the social, cultural and economic development in Pipa, located in Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil). Cultural events promote a themed and creative environment which has worked as attraction mechanism for the increase of cultural, gastronomic and social leisure consumptions. Cultural and thematic events has been held in Pipa, such as Festival Literário da Pipa, Fest Bossa & Jazz da Pipa, Festival Literário Alternativo da Pipa and Festival Gastronômico da Pipa, which can attract the local, state, national and international audience. The research is characterized as a qualitative research about the problem approach. The field research is characterized by the ethnographic approach, using the techniques of participant observation, semi-structured interviews and photographic record. With the research results, we can point that Pipa promotes cultural events that move the economic dynamics, social and cultural, inserting new cultural habits in this urban space, and in some cases, rescuing the history of the place. In each event, the economic and political forces connect themselves to promote the infrastructure of these events, supporting the provision of services and products from the creative and cultural sectors. The theming of the studied events plunges the audience into stories that may have (or not) a connection to the local history. Therefore, it is perceived that this work brings the light to a place that presents itself as the protagonist of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in terms of renewal and economic, social and cultural change in its infrastructure and its potential for tourist attraction from the creative and cultural sectors.

La communication comme élément constitutif de l'improvisation organisationnelle

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

La communication comme élément constitutif de l'improvisation organisationnelle

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

The Narrative Value of Dance Communication: "habitus", musicality and emotion

The richness of dance comes from the need to work with an individual body. Still, the body of the dancer belongs to plural context, crossed by artistic and social traditions, which locate the artists in a given field. We claim that role conflict is an essential component of the structure of collective artistic creativity. We address the production of discourse in a British dance company, with data that spawns from the ethnography ‘Dance and Cognition’, directed by David Kirsh at the University of California, together with WayneMcGregor-Random Dance. Our Critical Discourse Analysis is based on multiple interviews to the dancers and choreographer. Our findings show how creativity in dance seems to be empirically observable, and thus embodied and distributed shaped by the dance habitus of the particular social context.

Sherman Alexie’s "The Toughest Indian in the World": Amalgamating the Oral and the Written Traditions

This article argues that The Toughest Indian in the World (2000) by Native-American author Sherman Alexie combines elements of his tribal (oral) tradition with others coming from the Western (literary) short-story form. Like other Native writers — such as Momaday, Silko or Vizenor — , Alexie is seen to bring into his short fiction characteristics of his people’s oral storytelling that make it much more dialogical and participatory. Among the author’s narrative techniques reminiscent of the oral tradition, aggregative repetitions of patterned thoughts and strategically-placed indeterminacies play a major role in encouraging his readers to engage in intellectual and emotional exchanges with the stories. Assisted by the ideas of theorists such as Ong (1988), Evers and Toelken (2001), and Teuton (2008), this article shows how Alexie’s short fiction is enriched and revitalized by the incorporation of oral elements. The essay also claims that new methods of analysis and assessment may be needed for this type of bicultural artistic forms. Despite the differences between the two modes of communication, Alexie succeeds in blending features and techniques from both traditions, thus creating a new hybrid short-story form that suitably conveys the trying experiences faced by his characters.