- European University of Lefke, Communication, Faculty MemberGirne Amerikan Universitesi, Communication Faculty ,Publıc Relatıon and Radıo Television ,Cinema, Faculty Memberadd
- Media and Cultural Studies, Sociology of Music, Hybridity, Subculture, Rastafarianism, Jazz and Free Improvisation, Extemporaneous Speech, Oral Traditions, and 18 moreTariqa Sufism, Contemporary Sufism, Naqshbandiyya, Traditional Knowledge Systems, Alternative Education, Hip Hop Culture, Hip-Hop/Rap, Reggae and Rastafari studies, Popular Music, Religion and Hip Hop, The Socioeconomic Impact of Bobo Shanti on Students, Islam and Hip Hop, Jazz Improvisation, Reggae, Media and Culture, Religion, Media, and Culture, Improvisation, and Naqshbandiyyah Tariqaedit
- Assist. Prof. Dr. Martin Abdel Matin Gansinger (born 1979 in Austria) studied Communication Science and Political Sci... moreAssist. Prof. Dr. Martin Abdel Matin Gansinger (born 1979 in Austria) studied Communication Science and Political Science at the University of Vienna and passed both with distinction. His Master’s thesis discusses recursive patterns of cultural, social, and political resistance in various forms of Black American musical expression and the potential of HipHop as an alternative communication-structure for the compensation of dysfunctional representation through mainstream-media and has been published in 2008. He furthermore analyzed the conditions of communication and interaction in regards to the practice of collective improvisation as a musical method and its correspondence to the concept of the Ideal Speech Situation as introduced by Habermas – as well as its efficiency in the context of Intercultural Communication – to attain a Doctor’s degree in Journalism and Communication (published 2010).
Next to being an editor and journalist for jazzzeit-magazine and Vienna-based radio station orange 94.0 from 2005-2009 he has been working as a PR-coordinator for the internationally awarded, independent label JazzWerkstatt Records. Martin Abdel Matin Gansinger conducted several long-term field studies abroad and received financial funding through the University of Vienna's research scholarship. He spent a year in Ghana in coordination with the Vienna Institue for Development and Cooperation and Prof. John Collins from the University of Ghana/Accra, researching Intercultural Communication processes in the context of transfusional West African music styles - including an extended stay at the local compound of the Jamaica-based Bobo Shanti-Mansion, one of the strictest subdivisions of the Rastafari-movement, and allowance to their communal Nyahbinghi-ceremonies. Further field research aiming at extemporaneous communication techniques and its use in traditional knowledge- and recognition-systems has been done in Fez/Morocco and the convent of the Naqshbandi Sufi order in Lefke/Cyprus. He was holding the position of Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Communication at Girne American University, teaching Undergraduate-, Master-, and Ph.D.-classes as well as appointed Head of Department of Radio, TV & Cinema and founding editor of 'immediate. Currents in Communication, Culture and Philosophy' (www.icccp.info). Between 2018 and 2020 he studied Taoist health practices (Chi Nei Tsang, Tuina de l'eau) in France and obtained respective certifications. In August 2020 he joined the Department of Communication Studies at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Al Akhawayn University in Ifraneedit - Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Fritz Hausjell, University of Vienna, Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harald Huber, University of Music and Performing Arts, Viennaedit
This volume offers rare perspectives examining the influence of media technology on learning patterns and behaviours among today’s youth in Uganda. The various contributions from international scholars discuss general introductory aspects... more
This volume offers rare perspectives examining the influence of media technology on learning patterns and behaviours among today’s youth in Uganda. The various contributions from international scholars discuss general introductory aspects dealing with the fabric and structure of Uganda’s society and educational institutions, and how they are affected by new media technology and innovations.
Next to outlining the increasing challenge to unify traditional patterns and the adaptation of media-based practices that modern societies are built upon, the book offers detailed insight into practical solutions that serve as inspiring examples of how to successfully bridge the gap between the two.
While titles on youth and media tend to focus on a Western perspective, the proposed volume enables a closer look at things in a country and a region often neglected by researchers. The work offers a specific examination of media and education provided by national and international scholars.
Next to outlining the increasing challenge to unify traditional patterns and the adaptation of media-based practices that modern societies are built upon, the book offers detailed insight into practical solutions that serve as inspiring examples of how to successfully bridge the gap between the two.
While titles on youth and media tend to focus on a Western perspective, the proposed volume enables a closer look at things in a country and a region often neglected by researchers. The work offers a specific examination of media and education provided by national and international scholars.
Research Interests: Media Studies, New Media, Media and Cultural Studies, Digital Media, Learning and Teaching, and 10 moreComputer-Mediated Communication, Media Education, Media Literacy, Digital Media & Learning, Uganda, Media, Media Impact and Effects and Usages, African Media, UGANDAN CULTURE, and The evolution of African cullture and the media influence
The Sufi tradition remains one of the most mysterious and least understood systems of self-realization. This book demystifies the practice of the sohbet―an ad hoc discourse―as the central instructional tool in the globally influential... more
The Sufi tradition remains one of the most mysterious and least understood systems of self-realization. This book demystifies the practice of the sohbet―an ad hoc discourse―as the central instructional tool in the globally influential Naqshbandi-Haqqani Order. It approaches the practice using categories of improvised music to establish a framework for analyzation. Its ritualized formal structure, illustrated via selected talks of Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, discloses the underlying―and assumingly primary―function to provoke prolonged states of raised awareness in listeners and condition their sympathetic nervous system. In an extensive discussion based on several years of field research in Cyprus, the book relates this intention to similar practices in other traditional knowledge systems by proposing psychophysical interpretations based on psychology, biochemistry, neuroscience, or quantum physics. It will appeal to scholars and students of Sufism, Islamic studies, and comparative religion, as well as those interested in performance studies and improvised music, interpersonal communication, and education.
Research Interests: Communication, Improvisation, Islamic Studies, Sufism, Contemporary Sufism, and 14 moreTariqa Sufism, Esotericism, Communication Science, Sohbet, Naqshbandiyya, Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi, Haqqaniyya, Sufisme, EXTEMPORANEOUS, Anthropology of Religion, Sufism and Tasawwuf, Naqshbandiyyah Tariqa, Extemporaneous Speech, and Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani
The Sufi tradition remains one of the most mysterious and least understood systems of self-realization. This book demystifies the practice of the sohbet—an ad hoc discourse—as the central instructional tool in the globally influential... more
The Sufi tradition remains one of the most mysterious and least understood systems of self-realization. This book demystifies the practice of the sohbet—an ad hoc discourse—as the central instructional tool in the globally influential Naqshbandi-Haqqani Order.
It approaches the practice using categories of improvised music to establish a framework for analyzation. Its ritualized formal structure, illustrated via selected talks of Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, discloses the underlying—and assumingly primary—function to provoke prolonged states of raised awareness in listeners and condition their sympathetic nervous system.
In an extensive discussion based on several years of field research in Cyprus, the book relates this intention to similar practices in other traditional knowledge systems by proposing psychophysical interpretations based on psychology, biochemistry, neuroscience, or quantum physics. It will appeal to scholars and students of Sufism, Islamic studies, and comparative religion, as well as those interested in performance studies and improvised music, interpersonal communication, and education.
It approaches the practice using categories of improvised music to establish a framework for analyzation. Its ritualized formal structure, illustrated via selected talks of Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, discloses the underlying—and assumingly primary—function to provoke prolonged states of raised awareness in listeners and condition their sympathetic nervous system.
In an extensive discussion based on several years of field research in Cyprus, the book relates this intention to similar practices in other traditional knowledge systems by proposing psychophysical interpretations based on psychology, biochemistry, neuroscience, or quantum physics. It will appeal to scholars and students of Sufism, Islamic studies, and comparative religion, as well as those interested in performance studies and improvised music, interpersonal communication, and education.
Research Interests: Religion, Psychology, Education, Improvisation, Mysticism, and 15 moreSufism, Spirituality & Mysticism, Islamic Psychology, Contemporary Sufism, Ancient myth and religion, Jazz Improvisation, Tariqa Sufism, Islamic Mysticism, Esotericism, Contemplative education, Naqshbandiyya, Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi, Esoteric Studies and Creative Arts, Turkey, Sufism, the Naqshbandiyya, and Naqshbandiyyah Tariqa
This book is discussing patterns of radical religious thought in popular forms of Black music. The consistent influence of the Five Percent Nation on Rap music as one of the most esoteric groups among the manifold Black Muslim movements... more
This book is discussing patterns of radical religious thought in popular forms of Black music. The consistent influence of the Five Percent Nation on Rap music as one of the most esoteric groups among the manifold Black Muslim movements has already gained scholarly attention. However, it shares more than a strong pattern of reversed racism with the Bobo Shanti Order, the most rigid branch of the Rastafarian faith, globally popularized by Dancehall-Reggae artists like Sizzla or Capleton. Authentic devotion or calculated marketing? Apart from providing a possible answer to this question, the historical shift of Bobo adherents from shunned extremists to firmly anchored personifications of authenticity in mainstream Rastafarian culture is being emphasized. A multi-layered comparative case study attempts to shed light on the re-contextualization of language as well as expressed dogmatic perceptions and symbolism, attitude towards other religious groups and aspects of ethnic discrimination. Further analysis includes the visibility of artists and their references to practical and moral issues directly derived from two obscure ideologies that managed to conquer airwaves and concert halls.
Research Interests: Religion, Comparative Religion, Sociology of Religion, Black Studies Or African American Studies, Music, and 41 moreMusicology, Popular Music Studies, Popular Music, Music and Language, Music Psychology, Psychology of Religion, Jamaica, Sociology of Music, Masculinity and Hip Hop, Hip-Hop/Rap, Black Popular Culture, Hip-hop and Rap, Contemporary Music, Music analysis, Hip-Hop Studies, Rastafari, Hip Hop and politics, REGGAE MUSIC, Dancehall Music, Hip-Hop, Hip hop, Hip Hop Culture, Dancehall culture Jamaican music politics, Rastafarians, Islam and Hip Hop, Rap music, Reggae, Reggae Culture, Rasta, Reggae and Rastafari studies, Hip-Hop culture, Rastafari, Caribbean Theology, Hybridity, Subculture, Rastafarianism, Five Percenters, Rastafarism, The Rastafarian movement, Caribbean popular music, dancehall culture, Rastafari Theology, Hip Hop Studies, Rasta Commune, and Bobo Shanti
"From Charlie Hebdo to Black Lives Matter, citizen journalism to Aljazeera, gangsta rap to soap operas, this book accurately carries stimulating and intellectually-engaging perspectives that capture the true face of international media... more
"From Charlie Hebdo to Black Lives Matter, citizen journalism to Aljazeera, gangsta rap to soap operas, this book accurately carries stimulating and intellectually-engaging perspectives that capture the true face of international media and culture studies in an age of continuous disruption. Martin A.M. Gansinger and Ayman Kole deserve more than just praises for giving us this must-read book that anyone interested in contemporary mediacentric developments around the globe, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa will find richly rewarding."
Bruce Mutsvairo, Associate Professor/Global Media Studies at Utrecht University, Netherlands
“This compilation of essays addresses the ethical and academic implications of many global trends, using up-to-date examples. These current discussions, in my view, will be welcomed worldwide.”
Dr Jane L. Chapman
Professor of Communications, Lincoln University, UK
“As a professor of media studies in the US, I have long wanted a book like this one. We live in a globalized media landscape, where trends in one country affect trends in another; it is increasingly important for students to understand the impact the media have worldwide. In this new book, the authors have their finger on the pulse of major issues in media: they offer new perspectives in the ongoing debate about whether viewing violent media affects our behavior; they analyze cultural and political perspectives in video games; and they explore the use of social media by movements such as Black Lives Matter. But they also offer important insights into media effects and controversies in countries like Morocco, Turkey, France, and China; information that was previously not widely available. I especially like the user-friendly style: while each chapter is thorough and scholarly, the authors write in a manner that will be interesting (and understandable) for students. And this book will also be a useful resource for professors.”
Donna Halper
Associate Professor of Media and Communications, Lesley University, USA
Bruce Mutsvairo, Associate Professor/Global Media Studies at Utrecht University, Netherlands
“This compilation of essays addresses the ethical and academic implications of many global trends, using up-to-date examples. These current discussions, in my view, will be welcomed worldwide.”
Dr Jane L. Chapman
Professor of Communications, Lincoln University, UK
“As a professor of media studies in the US, I have long wanted a book like this one. We live in a globalized media landscape, where trends in one country affect trends in another; it is increasingly important for students to understand the impact the media have worldwide. In this new book, the authors have their finger on the pulse of major issues in media: they offer new perspectives in the ongoing debate about whether viewing violent media affects our behavior; they analyze cultural and political perspectives in video games; and they explore the use of social media by movements such as Black Lives Matter. But they also offer important insights into media effects and controversies in countries like Morocco, Turkey, France, and China; information that was previously not widely available. I especially like the user-friendly style: while each chapter is thorough and scholarly, the authors write in a manner that will be interesting (and understandable) for students. And this book will also be a useful resource for professors.”
Donna Halper
Associate Professor of Media and Communications, Lesley University, USA
Research Interests: Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Communication, Media Studies, Media and Cultural Studies, and 13 moreCensorship, Political Science, Morocco, Arab world, Marketing Communications, Media and Culture Studies, Popular Music and Culture, Rap music, Sociology of Culture and Media, Media and Culture, Battle Rap, Coronavirus COVID-19, and COVID-19 PANDEMIC
This book was compiled in order to connect the dots between past and present expressions of significant phenomena in media and culture. It attempts to provide a “big picture” perspective on how contemporary relevant manifestations of the... more
This book was compiled in order to connect the dots between past and present expressions of significant phenomena in media and culture. It attempts to provide a “big picture” perspective on how contemporary relevant manifestations of the entertainment industry, artistic expression, mediated civic engagement, technological infrastructure, or automated information control evolved from subversive surroundings, niche markets, and underestimated potentials to shaping forces in todays’ society.
Research Interests: Communication, Media Studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Censorship, Film Studies, and 15 moreHip-Hop/Rap, Hip-hop and Rap, Hip-Hop Studies, Film and Media Studies, Arab world, Hip Hop and politics, New Media and Digital Culture, Media and Culture Studies, Journalism And Mass communication, Rap music, Gangsta Rap, Gang Violence, Media and Culture, Media Culture and Creative Industries, and COVID-19 PANDEMIC
In the age of iDeology – in which individual access and participation to technology is about to replace the rich texture of religion, culture, tradition and political convictions – the social impact of media discourse only magnifies. This... more
In the age of iDeology – in which individual access and participation to technology is about to replace the rich texture of religion, culture, tradition and political convictions – the social impact of media discourse only magnifies. This volume is an attempt to explore the influence of ever-available communication content on the minds and behavior of a population that has made the permanent and often obsessive use of communication technology a defining element of social orientation. Unlike the many accounts that focus on the remarkably redefined patterns in the context of Western society – ranging from twittering Presidents to the emerging populist movements all over Europe – this volume portrays the situation from the frequently neglected perspective of the global periphery. As opposed to simply transfer and measure perspectives taken from a Western point of view, the clear intention of this volume is to provide ample space for the sincere and explorative consideration of local characteristics and settings of the different social, cultural and political contexts and therefore contribute to providing the ground for future research.
Research Interests: Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Studies, Media Discourse, Political Discourse Analysis, Kenya, and 8 moreNigeria, Language and Media Discourses, Specifically: discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, conversation analysis and pragmatics (relevance thoery), with an emphasis on media discourse, Political Discourse, Critical discourse analysis and social media, Political Communication: Political discourse, the Media and Public Opinion;, Analyse Du Discours Médiatique, and Alternative Media Discourses
In the age of iDeology – in which individual access and participation to technology is about to replace the rich texture of religion, culture, tradition and political convictions – the social impact of media discourse only magnifies. This... more
In the age of iDeology – in which individual access and participation to technology is about to replace the rich texture of religion, culture, tradition and political convictions – the social impact of media discourse only magnifies. This volume is an attempt to explore the influence of ever-available communication content on the minds and behavior of a population that has made the permanent and often obsessive use of communication technology a defining element of social orientation. Unlike the many accounts that focus on the remarkably redefined patterns in the context of Western society – ranging from twittering Presidents to the emerging populist movements all over Europe – this volume portrays the situation from the frequently neglected perspective of the global periphery. As opposed to simply transfer and measure perspectives taken from a Western point of view, the clear intention of this volume is to provide ample space for the sincere and explorative consideration of local characteristics and settings of the different social, cultural and political contexts and therefore contribute to providing the ground for future research.
Research Interests: Media Studies, New Media, Media and Cultural Studies, Translation and Ideology, Language and Ideology, and 12 moreIdeology, Social Media, Language Ideology, Media Discourse, Ideology and Discourse Analysis, Ideology and Discourse Theory, Language and Media Discourses, Specifically: discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, conversation analysis and pragmatics (relevance thoery), with an emphasis on media discourse, Discourse Media, Political Communication: Political discourse, the Media and Public Opinion;, Alternative Media Discourses, and Critical Discourse Analysis of Media Texts
BLACK BOX V3: Painting A Digital Picture of Documented Memory is a digital art film where the protagonist Nina's discovery of symbolic objects, ethnic dance, & musical forms (Hindustani, Rembetika, Chinese Jazz) reveal her cultural/... more
BLACK BOX V3: Painting A Digital Picture of Documented Memory is a digital art film where the protagonist Nina's discovery of symbolic objects, ethnic dance, & musical forms (Hindustani, Rembetika, Chinese Jazz) reveal her cultural/ spiritual origins. The digital film is a documentary archiving an interactive version for download & play. LAUNCH: http://bit.ly/BLACKBOX_V3 (Shockwave Player)
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This volume compiles international contributions that explore the potential risks and chances coming along with the wide-scale migration of society into digital space. Suggesting a shift of paradigm from Spiral of Silence to Nexus of... more
This volume compiles international contributions that explore the potential risks and chances coming along with the wide-scale migration of society into digital space. Suggesting a shift of paradigm from Spiral of Silence to Nexus of Noise, the opening chapter provides an overview on systematic approaches and mechanisms of manipulation – ranging from populist political players to Cambridge Analytica. After a discussion of the the juxtaposition effects of social media use on social environments, the efficient instrumentalization of Twitter by Turkish politicans in the course of the US-decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is being analyzed. Following a case study of Instagram, Black Lives Matter and racism is a research about the impact of online pornography on the academic performance of university students. Another chapter is pointing out the potential of online tools for the successful relaunch of shadow brands. The closing section of the book deals with the role of social media on the opinion formation about the Euromaidan movement during the Ukrainian revolution and offers a comparative study touching on Russian and Western depictions of political documentaries in the 2000s.
Research Interests: Sociology, Political Sociology, Communication, Media Studies, New Media, and 11 moreMedia and Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, Digital Media, Political Science, Mass Communication, Politics, Social Media, Media, Mass media, Journalism And Mass communication, and Media Impact and Effects and Usages
This volume compiles international contributions that explore the potential risks and chances coming along with the wide-scale migration of society into digital space. Suggesting a shift of paradigm from Spiral of Silence to Nexus of... more
This volume compiles international contributions that explore the potential risks and chances coming along with the wide-scale migration of society into digital space. Suggesting a shift of paradigm from Spiral of Silence to Nexus of Noise, the opening chapter provides an overview on systematic approaches and mechanisms of manipulation – ranging from populist political players to Cambridge Analytica. After a discussion of the the juxtaposition effects of social media use on social environments, the efficient instrumentalization of Twitter by Turkish politicans in the course of the US-decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is being analyzed. Following a case study of Instagram, Black Lives Matter and racism is a research about the impact of online pornography on the academic performance of university students. Another chapter is pointing out the potential of online tools for the successful relaunch of shadow brands. The closing section of the book deals with the role of social media on the opinion formation about the Euromaidan movement during the Ukrainian revolution and offers a comparative study touching on Russian and Western depictions of political documentaries in the 2000s.
Research Interests: Sociology, Media Sociology, Communication, Media Studies, New Media, and 15 moreMedia and Cultural Studies, Digital Humanities, Social Sciences, Digital Media, Political Science, Mass Communication, Politics, Political communication, Social Media, Media, Social Media Marketing, Mass media, Media Research, Journalism And Mass communication, and Media Impact and Effects and Usages
The purpose of this volume is to broadly discuss the media’s responsibility to provide discursive contributions to the ethical and moral challenges of our times. At the crossroads of intellectual progress and profit-orientation,... more
The purpose of this volume is to broadly discuss the media’s responsibility to provide discursive contributions to the ethical and moral challenges of our times. At the crossroads of intellectual progress and profit-orientation, questionable concentration tendencies in the academic publishing industry pose a threat to the reputation and integrity of higher education. The actions of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden have radically changed our perception of privacy, stiring debates about the ethical and moral dilemma attached to the disclosures. Islam and religion continue to rank as urgent topics in the news – with the most influential contributors to thje public discourse often belonging to ideologically influenced Western voices. One century after the Bolshevik revolution in 1917, Russia is still negotiating how to categorize these events – which has recently beenpointed out in a controversial TV show. The example of Nigeria makes clear that insecurity and national development go hand in hand with responsible press coverage while the low self-perception of the Belarusian film industry is due partly to its depiction in the country’s only cinematographic publication.
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This edited volume is designed to explore different perspectives of culture, identity and social development using the impact of the digital age as a common thread, aiming at interdisciplinary audiences. Cases of communities and... more
This edited volume is designed to explore different perspectives of culture, identity and social development using the impact of the digital age as a common thread, aiming at interdisciplinary audiences. Cases of communities and individuals using new technology as a tool to preserve and explore their cultural heritage alongside new media as a source for social orientation ranging from language acquisition to health-related issues will be covered. Therefore, aspects such as Art and Cultural Studies, Media and Communication, Behavioral Science, Psychology, Philosophy and innovative approaches used by creative individuals are included. From the Aboriginal tribes of Australia, to the Maoris of New Zealand, to the mystical teachings of Sufi brotherhoods, the significance of the oral and written traditions and their current relation to online activities shall be discussed in the opening article. The book continues with a closer look at obesity awareness support groups and their impact on social media, Facebook usage in language learning context, smartphone addiction and internet dependency, as well as online media reporting of controversial ethical issues. The Digital progress has already left its dominating mark as the world entered the 21st century. Without a doubt, as technology continues its ascent, society will be faced with new and altering values in an effort to catch-up with this extraordinary Digitization, adapt satisfactorily in order to utilize these strong developments in everyday life.
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This Volume is designed to introduce the reader to a few selected topics reflecting on aspects of Nigerian media and culture, where traditional forms of communication meet with the technical possibilities and globalized vision of the 21st... more
This Volume is designed to introduce the reader to a few selected topics reflecting on aspects of Nigerian media and culture, where traditional forms of communication meet with the technical possibilities and globalized vision of the 21st century. It is a very important part of the concept of this book and our clear intention as Editors to provide an international platform for Nigerian future academics to address selected key issues and demonstrate interesting aspects of tradition and modernity from their very own perspective. Next to an introductory contribution by the Editors highlighting the considerable influence of Nigerian music and culture on those of the Black diaspora in the USA and vice-versa, the book includes detailed case-studies of various Nigerian media outlets.
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This Volume is designed to introduce the reader to a few selected topics reflecting on aspects of Nigerian media and culture, where traditional forms of communication meet with the technical possibilities and globalized vision of the 21st... more
This Volume is designed to introduce the reader to a few selected topics reflecting on aspects of Nigerian media and culture, where traditional forms of communication meet with the technical possibilities and globalized vision of the 21st century. It is a very important part of the concept of this book and our clear intention as Editors to provide an international platform for Nigerian future academics to address selected key issues and demonstrate interesting aspects of tradition and modernity from their very own perspective. Next to an introductory contribution by the Editors highlighting the considerable influence of Nigerian music and culture on those of the Black diaspora in the USA and vice-versa, the book includes detailed case-studies of various Nigerian media outlets.
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Il metodo musicale dell'improvvisazione collettiva esprime una concezione del gioco il cui atteggiamento di base democratico-emancipatorio suggerisce confronti con il concetto di situazione ideale del discorso formulato da Jürgen... more
Il metodo musicale dell'improvvisazione collettiva esprime una concezione del gioco il cui atteggiamento di base democratico-emancipatorio suggerisce confronti con il concetto di situazione ideale del discorso formulato da Jürgen Habermas. Questa presunzione è spiegata più in dettaglio nell'ambito di un approccio introduttivo all'improvvisazione collettiva come processo di relazione caratterizzato da interattività e sincronicità. Dopo una discussione sull'azione improvvisativa in musica per quanto riguarda gli aspetti teorici, storici e psicologici, verranno presentate le varie fasi di sviluppo dell'improvvisazione libera o collettiva emerse dal free jazz negli anni Sessanta. La sublimazione delle forme espressive idiomatiche e culturali richieste da musicisti come Derek Bailey si spiegherà con lo sviluppo individuale di un linguaggio sonoro caratteristico dello strumento come equalizzante per le forme di dialogo asimmetrico di questa situazione.
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La méthode musicale d'improvisation collective exprime une conception du jeu dont l'attitude de base démocratique et émancipatrice suggère des comparaisons avec le concept de la situation idéale du discours formulé par Jürgen Habermas.... more
La méthode musicale d'improvisation collective exprime une conception du jeu dont l'attitude de base démocratique et émancipatrice suggère des comparaisons avec le concept de la situation idéale du discours formulé par Jürgen Habermas. Cette présomption est expliquée plus en détail dans le cadre d'une approche introductive de l'improvisation collective comme processus de relation caractérisé par l'interactivité et la synchronicité. Après une discussion sur l'action d'improvisation en musique sous ses aspects théoriques, historiques et psychologiques, les différents stades de développement de l'improvisation libre ou collective issus du free jazz dans les années 1960 seront présentés. La sublimation des formes d'expression idiomatiques et culturelles exigées par des musiciens comme Derek Bailey s'expliquera par le développement individuel d'un langage sonore caractéristique sur l'instrument en tant qu'égalisation pour les formes de dialogue asymétriques de cette situation.
Research Interests: Music, Communication, Improvisation, Analysis of Improvisation, Free Improvisation, and 7 moreJazz Improvisation, Music Improvisation, Music performance and improvisation, Jazz, Music Cognition, Improvisation, Neurology of Music, Neurology, Musical Analysis, Musical Improvisation, and Jazz and Free Improvisation
El método musical de la improvisación colectiva expresa una concepción del juego cuya actitud básica democrático-emancipatoria sugiere comparaciones con el concepto de la situación ideal de discurso formulado por Jürgen Habermas. Esta... more
El método musical de la improvisación colectiva expresa una concepción del juego cuya actitud básica democrático-emancipatoria sugiere comparaciones con el concepto de la situación ideal de discurso formulado por Jürgen Habermas. Esta presunción se explica con más detalle en el marco de un enfoque introductorio a la improvisación colectiva como un proceso de relación caracterizado por la interactividad y la sincronicidad. Tras un debate sobre la acción de la improvisación en la música en relación con los aspectos teóricos, históricos y psicológicos, se presentarán las diferentes etapas de desarrollo de la improvisación libre o colectiva que surgieron del free jazz en los años sesenta. La sublimación de las formas de expresión idiomáticas y culturales exigidas por músicos como Derek Bailey se explicará por el desarrollo individual de un lenguaje sonoro característico en el instrumento que iguala las formas de diálogo asimétricas de esta situación.
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The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of the game whose democratic-emancipatory basic attitude suggests comparisons with the concept of the ideal speech situation formulated by Jürgen Habermas. This... more
The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of the game whose democratic-emancipatory basic attitude suggests comparisons with the concept of the ideal speech situation formulated by Jürgen Habermas. This presumption is explained in more detail within the framework of an introductory approach to collective improvisation as a process of relationship characterized by interactivity and synchronicity. After a discussion of improvisational action in music with regard to theoretical, historical and psychological aspects, the various developmental stages of free or collective improvisation that emerged from free jazz in the 1960s will be presented. Subsequently, the collective improvisation will be discussed with reference to the concept of the ideal speech situation and located in an intercultural context. The sublimation of idiomatic, culturally shaped forms of expression demanded by musicians like Derek Bailey will be explained by the individual development of a characteristic sound language on the instrument as equalizing for the asymmetrically shaped dialogue forms of this situation.
Research Interests: Communication, Improvisation, Jazz Studies, Analysis of Improvisation, Free Improvisation, and 8 moreJazz Improvisation, Music Improvisation, Music performance and improvisation, Jazz, Music Cognition, Improvisation, Neurology of Music, Neurology, Musical Improvisation, Free Jazz, Jazz and Free Improvisation, and Free jazz music
The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of the game whose democratic-emancipatory basic attitude suggests comparisons with the concept of the ideal speech situation formulated by Jurgen Habermas. This... more
The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of the game whose democratic-emancipatory basic attitude suggests comparisons with the concept of the ideal speech situation formulated by Jurgen Habermas. This presumption is explained in more detail within the framework of an introductory approach to collective improvisation as a process of relationship characterized by interactivity and synchronicity. After a discussion of improvisational action in music with regard to theoretical, historical and psychological aspects, the various developmental stages of free or collective improvisation that emerged from free jazz in the 1960s will be presented. Subsequently, the collective improvisation will be discussed with reference to the concept of the ideal speech situation and located in an intercultural context. The sublimation of idiomatic, culturally shaped forms of expression demanded by musicians like Derek Bailey will be explained by the individual development of ...
In der musikalischen Methode der kollektiven Improvisation kommt eine Spielauffassung zum Ausdruck, deren demokratisch-emanzipatorische Grundeinstellung Vergleiche mit dem von Jurgen Habermas formulierten Konzept der idealen... more
In der musikalischen Methode der kollektiven Improvisation kommt eine Spielauffassung zum Ausdruck, deren demokratisch-emanzipatorische Grundeinstellung Vergleiche mit dem von Jurgen Habermas formulierten Konzept der idealen Sprechsituation nahe legt. Diese Vermutung wird im Rahmen einer einleitenden Annaherung an die kollektive Improvisation als von Interaktivitat und Synchronizitat gepragtes Beziehungsgeschehen naher ausgefuhrt. Nach einer Diskussion des improvisatorischen Handelns in der Musik in Bezug auf theoretische, historische und psychologische Aspekte werden die verschiedenen, aus dem Free Jazz der 1960er Jahre hervorgegangenen Entwicklungsstufen der freien bzw. kollektiven Improvisation dargestellt. Im Anschluss daran wird die Kollektiv-Improvisation unter Bezugnahme auf das Konzept der idealen Sprechsituation diskutiert und im interkulturellen Kontext verortet, wobei die von Musikern wie Derek Bailey geforderte Sublimierung idiomatischer, kulturell gepragter Ausdrucksfor...
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In der musikalischen Methode der kollektiven Improvisation kommt eine Spielauffassung zum Ausdruck, deren demokratisch-emanzipatorische Grundeinstellung Vergleiche mit dem von Jürgen Habermas formulierten Konzept der idealen... more
In der musikalischen Methode der kollektiven Improvisation kommt eine Spielauffassung zum Ausdruck, deren demokratisch-emanzipatorische Grundeinstellung Vergleiche mit dem von Jürgen Habermas formulierten Konzept der idealen Sprechsituation nahe legt. Diese Vermutung wird im Rahmen einer einleitenden Annäherung an die kollektive Improvisation als von Interaktivität und Synchronizität geprägtes Beziehungsgeschehen näher ausgeführt. Nach einer Diskussion des improvisatorischen Handelns in der Musik in Bezug auf theoretische, historische und psychologische Aspekte werden die verschiedenen, aus dem Free Jazz der 1960er Jahre hervorgegangenen Entwicklungsstufen der freien bzw. kollektiven Improvisation dargestellt. Im Anschluss daran wird die Kollektiv-Improvisation unter Bezugnahme auf das Konzept der idealen Sprechsituation diskutiert und im interkulturellen Kontext verortet, wobei die von Musikern wie Derek Bailey geforderte Sublimierung idiomatischer, kulturell geprägter Ausdrucksformen durch die individuelle Entwicklung einer charakteristischen Klangsprache am Instrument als egalisierend für die tendenziell asymmetrisch geprägten Dialogformen dieser Situation erläutert wird.
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Taking the metaphor of Black CNN as a starting point, the project attempts to analyze the potential of the musical form of expression of hip hop as a communication structure of the black minority in the USA. After a historical-cultural... more
Taking the metaphor of Black CNN as a starting point, the project attempts to analyze the potential of the musical form of expression of hip hop as a communication structure of the black minority in the USA. After a historical-cultural explanation, which deals with the tradition of reflecting social and political aspects in the different musical expressions of the Black ethnic group in the USA, and which already shows the importance of this form of expression in the context of an internal colonialsm, those socio-demographic developments are made comprehensible as a central point of criticism in the verbal articulations of hip hop. Against the theoretical background of cultural citizenship - a concept for determining cultural participation in the media society - 25 text samples found in hip hop releases from 1982 to 2004 will be examined for their correspondence with indicators that can be derived from political and social functions attributed to the media.
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Taking the metaphor of Black CNN as a starting point, the project attempts to analyze the potential of the musical form of expression of hip hop as a communication structure of the black minority in the USA. After a historical-cultural... more
Taking the metaphor of Black CNN as a starting point, the project attempts to analyze the potential of the musical form of expression of hip hop as a communication structure of the black minority in the USA. After a historical-cultural explanation, which deals with the tradition of reflecting social and political aspects in the different musical expressions of the Black ethnic group in the USA, and which already shows the importance of this form of expression in the context of an internal colonialsm, those socio-demographic developments are made comprehensible as a central point of criticism in the verbal articulations of hip hop. Against the theoretical background of cultural citizenship - a concept for determining cultural participation in the media society - 25 text samples found in hip hop releases from 1982 to 2004 will be examined for their correspondence with indicators that can be derived from political and social functions attributed to the media.
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Ausgehend von der immer wieder bemühten Metapher des Black CNN wird versucht, das Potenzial der musikalischen Ausdrucksform des HipHop als Kommunikationsstruktur der Schwarzen Minderheit in den USA zu analysieren. Nach einer... more
Ausgehend von der immer wieder bemühten Metapher des Black CNN wird versucht, das Potenzial der musikalischen Ausdrucksform des HipHop als Kommunikationsstruktur der Schwarzen Minderheit in den USA zu analysieren. Nach einer historisch-kulturellen Erläuterung, die sich mit der Tradition der Reflektion sozialer und politischer Aspekte in den unterschiedlichen musikalischen Äußerungen der Schwarzen Volksgruppe in den USA beschäftigt und schon ansatzweise die Bedeutung dieser Ausdrucksmöglichkeit im Kontext eines internal colonialsm vor Augen führt, werden jene soziodemographischen Entwicklungen nachvollziehbar gemacht, die sich als zentraler Kritikpunkt in den verbalen Artikulationen des HipHop widerspiegeln. Vor dem theoretischem Hintergrund von cultural citizenship - ein Konzept zur Bestimmung kultureller Teilhabe in der Mediengesellschaft -, werden 25 Textbeispiele, die sich auf HipHop- Veröffentlichungen von 1982 bis 2004 finden, auf ihre Übereinstimmung mit Indikatoren untersucht, die sich aus, den Medien zugeschriebenen, politischen und sozialen Funktionen ableiten lassen. Overseen by Scott La Rock..
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In der musikalischen Methode der kollektiven Improvisation kommt eine Spielauffassung zum Ausdruck, deren demokratisch-emanzipatorische Grundeinstellung Vergleiche mit dem von Jürgen Habermas formulierten Konzept der idealen... more
In der musikalischen Methode der kollektiven Improvisation kommt eine Spielauffassung zum Ausdruck, deren demokratisch-emanzipatorische Grundeinstellung Vergleiche mit dem von Jürgen Habermas formulierten Konzept der idealen Sprechsituation nahe legt. Diese Vermutung wird im Rahmen einer einleitenden Annäherung an die kollektive Improvisation als von Interaktivität und Synchronizität geprägtes Beziehungsgeschehen näher ausgeführt. Nach einer Diskussion des improvisatorischen Handelns in der Musik in Bezug auf theoretische, historische und psychologische Aspekte werden die verschiedenen, aus dem Free Jazz der 1960er Jahre hervorgegangenen Entwicklungsstufen der freien bzw. kollektiven Improvisation dargestellt. Im Anschluss daran wird die Kollektiv-Improvisation unter Bezugnahme auf das Konzept der idealen Sprechsituation diskutiert und im interkulturellen Kontext verortet, wobei die von Musikern wie Derek Bailey geforderte Sublimierung idiomatischer, kulturell geprägter Ausdrucksformen durch die individuelle Entwicklung einer charakteristischen Klangsprache am Instrument als egalisierend für die tendenziell asymmetrisch geprägten Dialogformen dieser Situation erläutert wird.
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This chapter aims at pointing out the consistency of Islam as a source for empowerment strategies of the Black population in the United States and the religion’s effective reinterpretation as a sort of contemporary gnostic... more
This chapter aims at pointing out the consistency of Islam as a source for empowerment strategies of the Black population in the United States and the religion’s effective reinterpretation as a sort of contemporary gnostic self-realization in Hip Hop culture. Moreover, the link between hybrid identity constructions of Hip Hop artists that borrow from religious and cultural sources of Islam and corresponding traditions of spiritual realization in mystical Islam and Sufism is demonstrated in the course of the discussion.
Research Interests: Gnosticism, Popular Music Studies, Popular Music, Islamic Studies, Hip-Hop/Rap, and 14 moreIslam, Hip-hop and Rap, Hip-Hop Studies, Hip-Hop, Hip hop, Hip Hop Culture, Rap music, Rap music, Hip Hop, Five Percenters, Black Islam, Hip Hop Studies, Gnostic Studies, Gnosis, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and islamic rap music
This chapter provides an insight into the descendants of enslaved Africans, their ties to Islamic culture and religion. This will mainly be achieved by shedding light on specific experiences of Africans during the Ottoman Empire and in... more
This chapter provides an insight into the descendants of enslaved
Africans, their ties to Islamic culture and religion. This will mainly be
achieved by shedding light on specific experiences of Africans during
the Ottoman Empire and in modern-day Turkey, as well as including
the influence of religion on post-slavery identity struggles among Black
Americans. As such, the missing incorporation of undesirable past
experiences into school curriculums and their consistent media
coverage alike bears the potential to cause problematic social and
personal identity conceptions among young Turks of African descent.
Africans, their ties to Islamic culture and religion. This will mainly be
achieved by shedding light on specific experiences of Africans during
the Ottoman Empire and in modern-day Turkey, as well as including
the influence of religion on post-slavery identity struggles among Black
Americans. As such, the missing incorporation of undesirable past
experiences into school curriculums and their consistent media
coverage alike bears the potential to cause problematic social and
personal identity conceptions among young Turks of African descent.
Research Interests: African Studies, Black/African Diaspora, African Diaspora Studies, Race and Ethnicity, Turkey, and 14 moreIslamic Studies, African Diaspora, Islam in Turkey, Islam, Political History of Turkey, History of Turkey and Middle east, Modern Turkey, Minorities in Turkey, History of Modern Turkey, History of Race and Ethnicity, Moors, Moorish Science Temple, Black Islam, and Moorish Science Temple of America
This chapter aims at pointing out the correspondences between the transformative Five Percenter process of self-cultivation outlined in the Supreme Mathematics and previous interpretations articulated and transmitted in the sapiential... more
This chapter aims at pointing out the correspondences between the transformative Five Percenter process of self-cultivation outlined in the Supreme Mathematics and previous interpretations articulated and transmitted in the sapiential traditions of Islam, Christianity, or Taoism.
Research Interests: Religion, Black Studies Or African American Studies, Religion and Politics, Islamic Studies, Religion and Social Change, and 14 moreHip-Hop/Rap, Black Popular Culture, Islam, Hip-hop and Rap, Hip-Hop Studies, Hip Hop and politics, Esotericism, Esoteric Philosophy, Hip-Hop, Hip hop, Hip Hop Culture, Black Muslims in America, Five Percenters, and Anthropology of Religion
This chapter aims at pointing out the consistency of Islam as a source for empowerment strategies of the Black population in the United States and the religion’s effective reinterpretation as a sort of contemporary gnostic... more
This chapter aims at pointing out the consistency of Islam as a source for empowerment strategies of the Black population in the United States and the religion’s effective reinterpretation as a sort of contemporary gnostic self-realization in Hip Hop culture. Moreover, the link between hybrid identity constructions of Hip Hop artists that borrow from religious and cultural sources of Islam and corresponding traditions of spiritual realization in mystical Islam and Sufism is demonstrated in the course of the discussion.
Research Interests: Gnosticism, Music, Islam, Muslim diasporas in Europe and the US, Hip Hop and politics, and 15 moreMedia and Culture Studies, Popular Music and Culture, Hip hop, Muslims, Hip Hop Culture, Cultural and Social Anthropology, Black Music and Politics, Five Percenters, Black Music, Media and Culture, Hiphop, Hip Hop Studies, Black Popular Music, Contemporary Muslim society, and Muslim Hiphop
This chapter aims at pointing out the consistency of Islam as a source for empowerment strategies of the Black population in the United States and the religion’s effective reinterpretation as a sort of contemporary gnostic... more
This chapter aims at pointing out the consistency of Islam as a source for empowerment strategies of the Black population in the United States and the religion’s effective reinterpretation as a sort of contemporary gnostic self-realization in Hip Hop culture. Moreover, the link between hybrid identity constructions of Hip Hop artists that borrow from religious and cultural sources of Islam and corresponding traditions of spiritual realization in mystical Islam and Sufism is demonstrated in the course of the discussion.
Research Interests: Music, Hip-Hop/Rap, Islam, Hip-hop and Rap, Muslim diasporas in Europe and the US, and 15 moreHip-Hop Studies, Hip Hop and politics, Media and Culture Studies, Popular Music and Culture, Hip hop, Muslims, Hip Hop Culture, Rap music, Black Music and Politics, Five Percenters, Media and Culture, Hiphop, Black Popular Music, Contemporary Muslim society, and Muslim Hiphop
This chapter aims at pointing out the consistency of Islam as a source for empowerment strategies of the Black population in the United States and the religion’s effective reinterpretation as a sort of contemporary gnostic... more
This chapter aims at pointing out the consistency of Islam as a source for empowerment strategies of the Black population in the United States and the religion’s effective reinterpretation as a sort of contemporary gnostic self-realization in Hip Hop culture. Moreover, the link between hybrid identity constructions of Hip Hop artists that borrow from religious and cultural sources of Islam and corresponding traditions of spiritual realization in mystical Islam and Sufism is demonstrated in the course of the discussion.
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The chapter deals with the contrast between defining aspects of religious rigidity, a socio-historically derived counter-narrative, and anti-consumerism in Rastafarian philosophy and culture on one hand and the universal message and... more
The chapter deals with the contrast between defining aspects of religious rigidity, a socio-historically derived counter-narrative, and anti-consumerism in Rastafarian philosophy and culture on one hand and the universal message and commercial success of the music on the other.
After discussing the status of the genre as part of Jamaican national culture, the inherent socio-political claim of Reggae and Rastafarian culture are put in context with the conflicting claims of superiority and non-partiality that can frequently be found in the music.
Along the lines of religious doctrines in Rastafarian culture and the attempted spiritual transcendence of racism the chapter closes with an exploration of the genre's signature tropes of social justice and anti-materialism, also considering the less strictly defined identity-constructions of recent artists linked to the Reggae Revival movement.
"Martin A. M. Gansinger's study of Reggae and class employs Rastafarianism as a key ingredient of both concepts. Gansinger contends that Rastafarianism offers a "spirituality-based consciousness" that lends itself to an egalitarian-driven social consciousness. Reggae's strong social, political and culture capital as a philosophy of liberation owes much to Rastafarianism, which, for all its contradictions, embodied in categories such as the "righteous" and the "wicked", as well as its segregationalist and patriarchal past, offers a means through which the music advances a socially transformative spirituality that may play a part in the rediscovery of a truly social consciousness."
(Ian Peddie, Introduction to The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Social Class)
After discussing the status of the genre as part of Jamaican national culture, the inherent socio-political claim of Reggae and Rastafarian culture are put in context with the conflicting claims of superiority and non-partiality that can frequently be found in the music.
Along the lines of religious doctrines in Rastafarian culture and the attempted spiritual transcendence of racism the chapter closes with an exploration of the genre's signature tropes of social justice and anti-materialism, also considering the less strictly defined identity-constructions of recent artists linked to the Reggae Revival movement.
"Martin A. M. Gansinger's study of Reggae and class employs Rastafarianism as a key ingredient of both concepts. Gansinger contends that Rastafarianism offers a "spirituality-based consciousness" that lends itself to an egalitarian-driven social consciousness. Reggae's strong social, political and culture capital as a philosophy of liberation owes much to Rastafarianism, which, for all its contradictions, embodied in categories such as the "righteous" and the "wicked", as well as its segregationalist and patriarchal past, offers a means through which the music advances a socially transformative spirituality that may play a part in the rediscovery of a truly social consciousness."
(Ian Peddie, Introduction to The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Social Class)
Research Interests: Religion, Music, Musicology, Race and Racism, Class, and 15 moreRace and Ethnicity, Gender and Race, Social Class, Rastafari, Religious Studies, REGGAE MUSIC, Rastafarians, Reggae, Black Music and Politics, Reggae Culture, Rasta, Reggae and Rastafari studies, Black Music, Rastafarism, and The Rastafarian movement
The chapter deals with the contrast between defining aspects of religious rigidity, a socio-historically derived counter-narrative, and anti-consumerism in Rastafarian philosophy and culture on one hand and the universal message and... more
The chapter deals with the contrast between defining aspects of religious rigidity, a socio-historically derived counter-narrative, and anti-consumerism in Rastafarian philosophy and culture on one hand and the universal message and commercial success of the music on the other. After discussing the status of the genre as part of Jamaican national culture, the inherent socio-political claim of Reggae and Rastafarian culture are put in context with the conflicting claims of superiority and non-partiality that can frequently be found in the music. Along the lines of religious doctrines in Rastafarian culture and the attempted spiritual transcendence of racism the chapter closes with an exploration of the genre's signature tropes of social justice and anti-materialism, also considering the less strictly defined identity-constructions of recent artists linked to the Reggae Revival movement. "Martin A. M. Gansinger's study of Reggae and class employs Rastafarianism as a key ingredient of both concepts. Gansinger contends that Rastafarianism offers a "spirituality-based consciousness" that lends itself to an egalitarian-driven social consciousness. Reggae's strong social, political and culture capital as a philosophy of liberation owes much to Rastafarianism, which, for all its contradictions, embodied in categories such as the "righteous" and the "wicked", as well as its segregationalist and patriarchal past, offers a means through which the music advances a socially transformative spirituality that may play a part in the rediscovery of a truly social consciousness." (Ian Peddie, Introduction to The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Social Class)
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Abstract: This article is discussing the possibilities of new media technologies in the context of transmitting ancient spiritual traditions in various cultural and religious backgrounds. The use of internet as a means to preserve the... more
Abstract: This article is discussing the possibilities of new media technologies in the context of transmitting ancient spiritual traditions in various cultural and religious backgrounds. The use of internet as a means to preserve the orally transmitted knowledge of the Aboriginals and Maoris, and in doing so transferring their cultural heritage to their younger generations and interest groups. Following is an extended case study of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order and its specific compatibility of a traditional orientation towards spiritual work among people rather than monastic seclusion and its recent application of digital media resources. Therefore, new technology is being discussed as a logical extension, not without attention being drawn to possible limitations, however.
Keywords: Internet, Digital Media, Culture, Tradition, Religion, Sufism
Keywords: Internet, Digital Media, Culture, Tradition, Religion, Sufism
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Abstract: The following article is the attempt of an historically oriented analysis focused on the role of Nigerian music as a cultural hub for the export of African cultural influences into the Black diaspora in the United States and its... more
Abstract: The following article is the attempt of an historically oriented analysis focused on the role of Nigerian music as a cultural hub for the export of African cultural influences into the Black diaspora in the United States and its anticipation by the Free Jazz/Avantgarde-scene as well as the import of key-values related to the Black Power-movement to the African continent. The aim is to demonstrate the leading role and international impact of Nigerian cultural expression among sub-Saharan African nation states and its specific ability to absorb and incorporate elements of Western culture. After a short discussion of African influences on Jazz-music in general and the socio-political, cultural, and artistic context in which Free Jazz emerged, examples for the articulation of African consciousness among influencing key figures such as saxophonist John Coltrane or the Art Ensemble of Chicago are being presented. Furthermore, the personal and ideological links between the Free Jazz-scene and the Black Power-movement - especially the Black Panther Party - are made transparent. In a second step the central influence of the Nigerian drum-pioneer Babatunde Olatunji on the Africanization of US-Jazz-musicians, his personal and creative impact on John Coltrane, as well as on the Black Power-movement is being highlighted. On the other hand, Coltrane, Free Jazz, and the Black Panther Party are being portrayed as a central creative and ideological turn in the career and work of Fela Kuti towards political activism and his efforts to implement and apply the Africa-inspired Black Power-struggle of the US on the African continent in order to oppose post-colonial forms of oppression.
Keywords: Nigerian Music, Black Power, African Identity, Free Jazz, Avantgarde Jazz, Black Nationalism
Keywords: Nigerian Music, Black Power, African Identity, Free Jazz, Avantgarde Jazz, Black Nationalism
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The purpose of this article is to provide viewpoints and discussion of a variety of potentially problematic aspects and mechanisms regarding academic publishing in relation to economical and ethical issues. Starting with the establishment... more
The purpose of this article is to provide viewpoints and discussion of a variety of potentially problematic aspects and mechanisms regarding academic publishing in relation to economical and ethical issues. Starting with the establishment of wide-scale internet access in the beginning of the 21st century, a considerable increase of plagiarism and more sophisticated forms of academic fraud, expanded infrastructure of academic publication channels and forms, combined with strong tendencies of concentration in terms of research disciplines and outlets have now led to certain undesirable developments. Next to the general business model operating according to these parameters, the purpose, reliability and authenticity of circulated rankings and grading systems of academic publishers as well as citation indexes will be critically discussed in relation to new open access possibilities that start to question the outdated structures of the established system.
Keywords: Plagiarism, Academic Publishing, Academic Rankings, Open Access Publishing, Media Concentration
Keywords: Plagiarism, Academic Publishing, Academic Rankings, Open Access Publishing, Media Concentration
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This chapter aims to direct attention to the political dimension of the social media age. Although current events like the Cambridge Analytica data breach managed to raise awareness for the issue, the systematically organized and... more
This chapter aims to direct attention to the political dimension of the social media age.
Although current events like the Cambridge Analytica data breach managed to raise awareness for the issue, the systematically organized and orchestrated mechanisms at play still remain oblivious to most.
Next to dangerous monopoly-tendencies among the powerful players on the market, reliance on automated algorithms in dealing with content seems to enable large-scale manipulation that is applied for economical and political purposes alike.
The successful replacement of traditional parties by movements based on personality cults around marketable young faces like Emmanuel Macron or Austria’s Sebastian
Kurz is strongly linked to products and services offered by an industry that simply provides likes and followers for cash. Inspired by Trump’s monopolization of the Twitter-channel, these new political
acteurs use the potential of social media for effective message control, allowing them to avoid confrontations with professional journalists. In addition, an extremely active minority of organized agitators relies on the viral potential of the web to strongly influence and dictate public discourse –
suggesting a shift from the Spiral of Silence to the dangerous illusion of a Nexus of Noise.
Although current events like the Cambridge Analytica data breach managed to raise awareness for the issue, the systematically organized and orchestrated mechanisms at play still remain oblivious to most.
Next to dangerous monopoly-tendencies among the powerful players on the market, reliance on automated algorithms in dealing with content seems to enable large-scale manipulation that is applied for economical and political purposes alike.
The successful replacement of traditional parties by movements based on personality cults around marketable young faces like Emmanuel Macron or Austria’s Sebastian
Kurz is strongly linked to products and services offered by an industry that simply provides likes and followers for cash. Inspired by Trump’s monopolization of the Twitter-channel, these new political
acteurs use the potential of social media for effective message control, allowing them to avoid confrontations with professional journalists. In addition, an extremely active minority of organized agitators relies on the viral potential of the web to strongly influence and dictate public discourse –
suggesting a shift from the Spiral of Silence to the dangerous illusion of a Nexus of Noise.
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This chapter aims to direct attention to the political dimension of the social media age. Although current events like the Cambridge Analytica data breach managed to raise awareness for the issue, the systematically organized and... more
This chapter aims to direct attention to the political dimension of the social media age. Although current events like the Cambridge Analytica data breach managed to raise awareness for the issue, the systematically organized and orchestrated mechanisms at play still remain oblivious to most. Next to dangerous monopoly-tendencies among the powerful players on the market, reliance on automated algorithms in dealing with content seems to enable large-scale manipulation that is applied for economical and political purposes alike. The successful replacement of traditional parties by movements based on personality cults around marketable young faces like Emmanuel Macron or Austria's Sebastian Kurz is strongly linked to products and services offered by an industry that simply provides likes and followers for cash. Inspired by Trump's monopolization of the Twitter-channel, these new political acteurs use the potential of social media for effective message control, allowing them to avoid confrontations with professional journalists. In addition, an extremely active minority of organized agitators relies on the viral potential of the web to strongly influence and dictate public discourse – suggesting a shift from the Spiral of Silence to the dangerous illusion of a Nexus of Noise.
Research Interests: Political Sociology, Communication, Media Studies, New Media, Media and Cultural Studies, and 15 moreCultural Sociology, Digital Media, Political Science, Mass Communication, Politics, Political communication, Social Media, Media and Democracy, Computer Mediated Communication, Media, Democracy, Communication Studies, Media Research, Journalism And Mass communication, and Media and Communicaton
This chapter provides a Comparative Critical Discourse Analysis on the use of language in the media coverage of the 2017 presidential election campaign in Kenya, considering the content of Citizen Television and K24.
Research Interests: Public Opinion, Mediated Discourse Analysis, Public Opinion (Political Science), Media Discourse, Nigeria, and 6 moreLanguage and Media Discourses, Discourse Media, Political Communication and Public Opinion, Political Communication: Political discourse, the Media and Public Opinion;, Critical Discourse Analysis of Media Texts, and Media and Political Discourse Attitudes Towards Minority Languages and Dialects
This chapter is aiming at providing a foundation for future research into the potential effects of exposure to crime reporting on the sentencing of judges and jury members in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
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Gender equality and political democracy are important factors that concern almost every area of note in our modern era. Therefore, the notion that social media is to be considered as the mouthpiece of freedom of speech has achieved a... more
Gender equality and political democracy are important factors that concern
almost every area of note in our modern era. Therefore, the notion that social media is to be considered as the mouthpiece of freedom of speech has achieved a status of powerful magnitude. It has also come to acceptance that the social media platforms have assumed the role of expressing opinions that could be barred from the established media arenas, thus making them ideal in terms of providing an outlet for the voice of the voiceless, so to speak. Yet, governments are able to block these platforms on a national scale.
Key Words: Social Media, Gender, Political Opinion
almost every area of note in our modern era. Therefore, the notion that social media is to be considered as the mouthpiece of freedom of speech has achieved a status of powerful magnitude. It has also come to acceptance that the social media platforms have assumed the role of expressing opinions that could be barred from the established media arenas, thus making them ideal in terms of providing an outlet for the voice of the voiceless, so to speak. Yet, governments are able to block these platforms on a national scale.
Key Words: Social Media, Gender, Political Opinion
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Lagos-based Raypower Radio is one of the very few stations in Nigeria that is offering broadcasts in Nigerian local languages and tribal dialects. Due to the pre-dominant use of English in the education system native Nigerian languages... more
Lagos-based Raypower Radio is one of the very few stations in Nigeria that is offering broadcasts in Nigerian local languages and tribal dialects. Due to the pre-dominant use of English in the education system native Nigerian languages tend to be considered as inferior, especially among social circles of higher education and wealthy background. This research attempts to analyse the influence of parental attitude towards tribal dialects as a barrier or motivational source for Nigerian youth in terms of the use and acquisition of local languages and the reception of radio stations offering local content.
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Abstract: With online communication being of growing importance in the organizational context, the aim of this research is to measure its relevance and acceptance among Nigerian businesses and employees. Therefore, a case study focusing... more
Abstract: With online communication being of growing importance in the organizational context, the aim of this research is to measure its relevance and acceptance among Nigerian businesses and employees. Therefore, a case study focusing on Nigeria Breweries Plc. has been designed and conducted, permitting conclusions on the implementation, efficiency, overall perception, and challenges related to the use of online communication tools in the context of Nigerian businesses of today and tomorrow. Keywords: Online Communication, Organizational Goals
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This research study is aimed at examining the compatibility of improvised music and the initial quality of immediacy found in early radio broadcasting. It also provides thoughts on how to engage audiences with music that is difficult to... more
This research study is aimed at examining the compatibility of improvised music and the initial quality of immediacy found in early radio broadcasting. It also provides thoughts on how to engage audiences with music that is difficult to access in the form of a case study, namely the format Frei um Zwei on Austria's Radio Orange 94.0. When I open up the mike every Sunday afternoon, there is no score. What I do is listen-and play with listening. As a musician, I follow music which tickles the ear's subtlety, probes its capacity for connection, and celebrates its great good-humored spontaneity. This is the ground of my weekly improvisation: music that comes out of nowhere but is connected everywhere. But not since Mort Subotnick's Buchla-connected cello have I experienced such a multi-dimensional instrumentality as live radio space. Here, one has the possibility of mixing what is, and what could be, into a new score. One that issues from the music but travels, sometimes quicksilver, sometimes by foot, over time and into adjacent territories that can only be discovered by listening, live.
Research Interests: Music, Improvisation, Jazz Studies, Analysis of Improvisation, Free Improvisation, and 10 moreJazz Improvisation, Pedagogy of Improvisation, Music Improvisation, Music performance and improvisation, Musical Improvisation, Free Jazz, Jazz and Free Improvisation, Radio Broadcasting, Jazz Improvisation and Composition, and Free jazz music
Taking the metaphor of Black CNN as a starting point, which has always been a metaphor, the project attempts to analyze the potential of the musical form of expression of hip hop as a communication structure of the black minority in the... more
Taking the metaphor of Black CNN as a starting point, which has always been a metaphor, the project attempts to analyze the potential of the musical form of expression of hip hop as a communication structure of the black minority in the USA. After a historical-cultural explanation, which deals with the tradition of reflecting social and political aspects in the different musical expressions of the Black ethnic group in the USA, and which already begins to show the importance of this form of expression in the context of an internal colonialsm, those socio-demographic developments are made comprehensible which are reflected as a central point of criticism in the verbal articulations of hip hop. Against the theoretical background of cultural citizenship - a concept for determining cultural participation in the media society - 25 text examples found in hip hop publications from 1982 to 2004 will be examined for their correspondence with indicators that can be derived from political and ...
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This contribution aims to explore the historical predecessors of the Five Percenter model of self-realization, as popularized by Hip Hop artists such as Supreme Team, Rakim Allah, Brand Nubian, Wu-Tang Clan, or Sunz of Man. As compared to... more
This contribution aims to explore the historical predecessors of the Five Percenter model of self-realization, as popularized by Hip Hop artists such as Supreme Team, Rakim Allah, Brand Nubian, Wu-Tang Clan, or Sunz of Man. As compared to frequent considerations of the phenomenon as a creative mythological background for a socio-political struggle, Five Percenter teachings shall be discussed as contemporary interpretations of historical models of self-realization in various philosophical, religious, and esoteric systems. By putting the coded system of the tenfold Supreme Mathematics as one of its core teachings in context with the Pythagorean Tetractys, an arrangement of ten points in four lines, the commonalities between the sequence and concepts attributed to the respective numbers will be demonstrated.
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This contribution aims to explore the historical predecessors of the Five Percenter model of self-realization, as popularized by Hip Hop artists such as Supreme Team, Rakim Allah, Brand Nubian, Wu-Tang Clan, or Sunz of Man. As compared to... more
This contribution aims to explore the historical predecessors of the Five Percenter model of self-realization, as popularized by Hip Hop artists such as Supreme Team, Rakim Allah, Brand Nubian, Wu-Tang Clan, or Sunz of Man. As compared to frequent considerations of the phenomenon as a creative mythological background for a socio-political struggle, Five Percenter teachings shall be discussed as contemporary interpretations of historical models of self-realization in various philosophical, religious, and esoteric systems. By putting the coded system of the tenfold Supreme Mathematics as one of its core teachings in context with the Pythagorean Tetractys, an arrangement of ten points in four lines, the commonalities between the sequence and concepts attributed to the respective numbers will be demonstrated.
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This contribution aims to explore the historical predecessors of the Five Percenter model of self-realization, as popularized by Hip Hop artists such as Supreme Team, Rakim Allah, Brand Nubian, Wu-Tang Clan, or Sunz of Man. As compared to... more
This contribution aims to explore the historical predecessors of the Five Percenter model of self-realization, as popularized by Hip Hop artists such as Supreme Team, Rakim Allah, Brand Nubian, Wu-Tang Clan, or Sunz of Man. As compared to frequent considerations of the phenomenon as a creative mythological background for a socio-political struggle, Five Percenter teachings shall be discussed as contemporary interpretations of historical models of self-realization in various philosophical, religious, and esoteric systems. By putting the coded system of the tenfold Supreme Mathematics as one of its core teachings in context with the Pythagorean Tetractys, an arrangement of ten points in four lines, the commonalities between the sequence and concepts attributed to the respective numbers will be demonstrated.
Research Interests: Gnosticism, Islamic Studies, Hip-Hop/Rap, Islam, Pythagoreanism, and 15 moreHip-Hop Studies, Neoplatonism and Pythagoreanism, Esotericism, Western Esotericism, The Nation of Gods and Earths, Eleusinian Mysteries, Pythagoras, Hip hop, Rap music, Esoterism, Rap music, Hip Hop, Black Muslims in America, Esoteric Studies and Creative Arts, Five Percenters, Black Islam, and Gnostic Studies
This paper discusses the influence and transformation of the Bobo Shanti Rasta Mansion in Jamaican popular music. While affiliates of the strict denomination of the Rastafarian faith got labeled as militant radicals by more moderate Rasta... more
This paper discusses the influence and transformation of the Bobo Shanti Rasta Mansion in Jamaican popular music. While affiliates of the strict denomination of the Rastafarian faith got labeled as militant radicals by more moderate Rasta branches and mainstream artists alike in the 1990s, a new generation of artistes has carefully deconstructed the Bobo identity, using portions to underline cultural authenticity. The transformative nature of this process is demonstrated in the form of a descriptive historical discussion and representative samples of lyrical content.
Research Interests: Black Studies Or African American Studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Popular Music Studies, Popular Music, Popular Culture, and 15 moreBlack/African Diaspora, Caribbean Studies, Jamaica, Religion, Media, and Culture, Music And Religion, Black Popular Culture, Religion and Music, Rastafari, REGGAE MUSIC, Media and Culture Studies, Popular Music and Culture, Reggae, Reggae and Rastafari studies, The Rastafarian movement, and Media and Culture
Research Interests: Black Studies Or African American Studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Popular Music Studies, Art, Popular Music, and 15 morePopular Culture, Caribbean Studies, Jamaica, Music And Religion, Black Popular Culture, Religion and Music, Rastafari, REGGAE MUSIC, Media and Culture Studies, Popular Music and Culture, Reggae, Reggae and Rastafari studies, The Rastafarian movement, Media and Culture, and Routledge
New media are increasingly providing spaces and opportunities for media houses and activist groups engaged in socio-political reform in Africa. In Nigeria, social media are becoming platforms for communicating messages of resistance... more
New media are increasingly providing spaces and opportunities for media houses and activist groups engaged in socio-political reform in Africa. In Nigeria, social media are becoming platforms for communicating messages of resistance against oppressive political and exploitative economic power structures. This study analyzed Ogas at the top (OATT), an online puppetry series by Buni TV, as a way of examining new platforms and message content in Nigeria’s rapidly changing media sphere. Relying on semiotics and critical discourse analysis perspectives, the study analyzed select episodes of the series, to gauge how producers constructed powerful visual and linguistic messages to boldly satirize social injustices perpetrated by Nigeria’s political elites.
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New media are increasingly providing spaces and opportunities for media houses and activist groups engaged in socio-political reform in Africa. In Nigeria, social media are becoming platforms for communicating messages of resistance... more
New media are increasingly providing spaces and opportunities for
media houses and activist groups engaged in socio-political reform
in Africa. In Nigeria, social media are becoming platforms for
communicating messages of resistance against oppressive
political and exploitative economic power structures. This study
analyzed Ogas at the top (OATT), an online puppetry series by
Buni TV, as a way of examining new platforms and message
content in Nigeria’s rapidly changing media sphere. Relying on
semiotics and critical discourse analysis perspectives, the study
analyzed select episodes of the series, to gauge how producers
constructed powerful visual and linguistic messages to boldly
satirize social injustices perpetrated by Nigeria’s political elites.
media houses and activist groups engaged in socio-political reform
in Africa. In Nigeria, social media are becoming platforms for
communicating messages of resistance against oppressive
political and exploitative economic power structures. This study
analyzed Ogas at the top (OATT), an online puppetry series by
Buni TV, as a way of examining new platforms and message
content in Nigeria’s rapidly changing media sphere. Relying on
semiotics and critical discourse analysis perspectives, the study
analyzed select episodes of the series, to gauge how producers
constructed powerful visual and linguistic messages to boldly
satirize social injustices perpetrated by Nigeria’s political elites.
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While US-Hip Hop has been attested considerable influence of the controversial Black supremacy movement Five Percent Nation, a similar pattern can be observed with the rigid Rastafarian doctrine of the Bobo Shanti Order and Jamaican... more
While US-Hip Hop has been attested considerable influence of the controversial Black supremacy movement Five Percent Nation, a similar pattern can be observed with the rigid Rastafarian doctrine of the Bobo Shanti Order and Jamaican Dancehall-Reggae. Considering the commercial relevance and global popularity of both musical styles, this study attempted to shed light on the question if either artists are using controversy for promotional agendas or it is them being used for missionary purposes in turn. A multi-layerd cross-case study based on Critical Discourse Analysis as well as ethnographic research has been conducted to determine the degree and direction of Bobo Shanti-representations in Jamaican Dancehall-Reggae as compared to Five Percenter Rap in the US, focusing on visual representations, declared affiliations as well as claims of moral superiority and gender roles in reference to doctrinal sources
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This study is aiming at analyzing extemporaneous methods of instructional speech in the context of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order and its parallels with improvised music as well as potential for modern educational purposes. Focusing on a... more
This study is aiming at analyzing extemporaneous methods of instructional speech in the context of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order and its parallels with improvised music as well as potential for modern educational purposes. Focusing on a processual analysis covering the flow of events in the communication and its environment, the work is using approaches applied in performance studies as well as improvised music, as well as cognitive science and psychological perspectives concerned with the mechanisms of the subconsciousness. Field research data collected at the Naqshbandi lodge in Lefke/Cyprus as well as a considerable amount of recorded speech acts serve as material for the conducted qualitative content analysis.
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Basierend auf der Arbeit von George W. Carey und den von Mantak Chia popularisierten Prinzipien des Taoismus werden Referenzen an den Prozess der hormonellen Transmutation in den Quellen des Monotheismus und darüber hinaus vor Augen... more
Basierend auf der Arbeit von George W. Carey und den von Mantak Chia popularisierten Prinzipien des Taoismus werden Referenzen an den Prozess der hormonellen Transmutation in den Quellen des Monotheismus und darüber hinaus vor Augen geführt. Zahlreiche Beispiele dienen der Verdeutlichung der Wechselbeziehung von Sexualität und Spiritualität und der gezielten Transformation von sexueller Energie im Dienste von körperlicher Regeneration und geistigem Wachstum.
Research Interests: Religion, Comparative Religion, Inner Alchemy, Spirituality, Tantric Studies, and 15 moreEnergy Healing, Spirituality & Mysticism, The Sacred Body, Sacred (Religion), Ancient myth and religion, Esotericism, Spiritual Healing, Osteopathy, Hermeticism, Physiological, Qi Gong, Esoterism, Alchemy and hermetics, Sacred sexuality, and Islamic Alternative Healing
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The historically defined and technologically determined radio format of popular music as a commodified product will be juxtaposed with the process-oriented exploration of sound in improvised music and its compatibility with the medium.... more
The historically defined and technologically determined radio format of popular music as a commodified product will be juxtaposed with the process-oriented exploration of sound in improvised music and its compatibility with the medium. Typical challenges and possible solutions for the reception and transmission of genre-based variants like Free Jazz or non-idiomatic, personalized aesthetics - as well as the incorporation of structural approaches such as graphic notation - are being discussed by using corresponding case studies and examples.
Research Interests: Music, Improvisation, Music Technology, Radio, Free Improvisation, and 13 moreJazz Improvisation, Music analysis, Music Improvisation, Music performance and improvisation, Media History, Broadcasting Policy, Commercial Radio, Musical Improvisation, Free Jazz, Jazz and Free Improvisation, Radio Broadcasting, Jazz Improvisation and Composition, Free jazz music, Radio and Television Broadcasting, and Improvisacion Musical
The musical practice of collective improvisation as an analogy to the Habermas' Ideal Speech Situation and its potential for Intercultural Communication The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of playing... more
The musical practice of collective improvisation as an analogy to the Habermas' Ideal Speech Situation and its potential for Intercultural Communication The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of playing whose democratic-emancipatory basic attitude suggests comparisons with the concept of the ideal speech situation formulated by Jürgen Habermas. In a first step, this presumption is explored in more detail by defining collective improvisation as a process of relationship characterized by interactivity and synchronicity. After a discussion of improvisational practices in music that reflects on theoretical, historical and psychological aspects, a short overview on the various developmental stages of free or collective improvisation that emerged from free jazz in the 1960s will be provided. Subsequently, the practice of collective improvisation will be put in context with the concept of the ideal speech situation and projected into an intercultural context. The sublimation of idiomatic, culturally shaped forms of expression demanded by musicians like Derek Bailey as well as the individual development of a characteristic sonic language by musicians like Evan Parker will be analyzed in regard to their potential as facilitating and equalizing aspects in the context of intercultural settings.
"The Improviser’s Experience: Knowledge, Methodology, Communication. A Two-Day Conference at The University of Huddersfield"
18-19 March 2021
"The Improviser’s Experience: Knowledge, Methodology, Communication. A Two-Day Conference at The University of Huddersfield"
18-19 March 2021
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The musical practice of collective improvisation as an analogy to the Habermas' Ideal Speech Situation and its potential for Intercultural Communication The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of playing... more
The musical practice of collective improvisation as an analogy to the Habermas' Ideal Speech Situation and its potential for Intercultural Communication The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of playing whose democratic-emancipatory basic attitude suggests comparisons with the concept of the ideal speech situation formulated by Jürgen Habermas. In a first step, this presumption is explored in more detail by defining collective improvisation as a process of relationship characterized by interactivity and synchronicity. After a discussion of improvisational practices in music that reflects on theoretical, historical and psychological aspects, a short overview on the various developmental stages of free or collective improvisation that emerged from free jazz in the 1960s will be provided. Subsequently, the practice of collective improvisation will be put in context with the concept of the ideal speech situation and projected into an intercultural context. The sublimation of idiomatic, culturally shaped forms of expression demanded by musicians like Derek Bailey as well as the individual development of a characteristic sonic language by musicians like Evan Parker will be analyzed in regard to their potential as facilitating and equalizing aspects in the context of intercultural settings.
Research Interests: Communication, Improvisation, Jurgen Habermas, Analysis of Improvisation, Free Improvisation, and 7 moreJazz Improvisation, Improvised Music, Music Improvisation, Music performance and improvisation, Jazz, Music Cognition, Improvisation, Neurology of Music, Neurology, Musical Improvisation, and Jazz and Free Improvisation
In the form of an analysis in the moment along the lines of spontaneity, intuition, flexibility, and reactivity that encompass and define the communicative processes in the artforms of Hip Hop, the culture's hidden and constituting... more
In the form of an analysis in the moment along the lines of spontaneity, intuition, flexibility, and reactivity that encompass and define the communicative processes in the artforms of Hip Hop, the culture's hidden and constituting "element of surprise" shall be approached in an appropriate manner. The purpose of the contribution is to address the interdependent relation between emptiness and form, the transcendence of space and time, and Hip Hop as an artistic outburst of expression and creativity that almost naturally had to emerge from out of a vacuum of socioeconomic possibilities. Largely being propelled by "the momentum of the moment" as a driving force for inventive creativity, the transcient character of the culture is being explored as a possible factor for existing resentment in academic circles. It is intended to juxtapose the historic tradition of literate societies to minimize oral culture with the vast body of concepts and practices in traditional knowledge systems such as Sufism-"the path to non-existence"-or the Taoist "art of not-doing" that ultimately consider stillness as the source of all motion and emptiness as a precondition for knowing. Hence, the intended contribution aims at discussing and demonstrating the potential of the impromptu train-of-thought as a base for innovative vehicles of communication in educational contexts. As such, the envisioned form of presentation is intended to avoid one-way-communication and encourage audience participation in order to maximize the momentum, make use of the collective potential and simply serve as a way to "kick off the cypher".
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"The musical practice of collective improvisation as an analogy to Habermas' Ideal Speech Situation and its potential for Intercultural Communication" Abstract: The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of... more
"The musical practice of collective improvisation as an analogy to Habermas' Ideal Speech Situation and its potential for Intercultural Communication"
Abstract: The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of playing whose democratic-emancipatory basic attitude suggests comparisons with the concept of the ideal speech situation formulated by Jürgen Habermas. In a first step, this presumption is explored in more detail by defining collective improvisation as a process of relationship characterized by interactivity and synchronicity. After a discussion of improvisational practices in music that reflects on theoretical, historical and psychological aspects, a short overview on the various developmental stages of free or collective improvisation that emerged from free jazz in the 1960s will be provided. Subsequently, the practice of collective improvisation will be put in context with the concept of the ideal speech situation and projected into an intercultural context. The sublimation of idiomatic, culturally shaped forms of expression demanded by musicians like Derek Bailey as well as the individual development of a characteristic sonic language by musicians like Evan Parker will be analyzed in regard to their potential as facilitating and equalizing aspects in the context of intercultural settings.
Improviser's Experience: Knowledge, Methodology, Communication.
In association with the Royal Musical Association, and the University of Huddersfield’s Centre for Research into New Music and Research Centre for Performance Practices.
Date: April 2-3, 2020
Improvisation presents epistemological challenges to the artistic researcher. It's hard to explain exactly what we're doing when we improvise; the experience of spontaneous music-making can seem to be consciously directed only in part. To the extent that improvised musical performance relies on embodied or procedural knowledge, it can be elusive and resistant to being fully known, let alone pinned down in words. As artistic researchers investigating the practices and procedures of improvisation, how should we respond? What kinds of knowledge about improvisation are obtainable? Which methods are most suited to the task? And how can we manufacture interfaces which enable the wider scholarly community-and the world beyond-to gain meaningful access to experiences of improvised performance? How can we write and talk about improvisation effectively?
Abstract: The musical method of collective improvisation expresses a conception of playing whose democratic-emancipatory basic attitude suggests comparisons with the concept of the ideal speech situation formulated by Jürgen Habermas. In a first step, this presumption is explored in more detail by defining collective improvisation as a process of relationship characterized by interactivity and synchronicity. After a discussion of improvisational practices in music that reflects on theoretical, historical and psychological aspects, a short overview on the various developmental stages of free or collective improvisation that emerged from free jazz in the 1960s will be provided. Subsequently, the practice of collective improvisation will be put in context with the concept of the ideal speech situation and projected into an intercultural context. The sublimation of idiomatic, culturally shaped forms of expression demanded by musicians like Derek Bailey as well as the individual development of a characteristic sonic language by musicians like Evan Parker will be analyzed in regard to their potential as facilitating and equalizing aspects in the context of intercultural settings.
Improviser's Experience: Knowledge, Methodology, Communication.
In association with the Royal Musical Association, and the University of Huddersfield’s Centre for Research into New Music and Research Centre for Performance Practices.
Date: April 2-3, 2020
Improvisation presents epistemological challenges to the artistic researcher. It's hard to explain exactly what we're doing when we improvise; the experience of spontaneous music-making can seem to be consciously directed only in part. To the extent that improvised musical performance relies on embodied or procedural knowledge, it can be elusive and resistant to being fully known, let alone pinned down in words. As artistic researchers investigating the practices and procedures of improvisation, how should we respond? What kinds of knowledge about improvisation are obtainable? Which methods are most suited to the task? And how can we manufacture interfaces which enable the wider scholarly community-and the world beyond-to gain meaningful access to experiences of improvised performance? How can we write and talk about improvisation effectively?
Research Interests: Music, Music Theory, Musicology, Communication, Improvisation, and 15 morePerformance Studies, Jurgen Habermas, Jazz Studies, Analysis of Improvisation, Free Improvisation, Habermas, Jazz Improvisation, Improvised Music, Music Improvisation, Music performance and improvisation, Jürgen Habermas, Jazz, Music Cognition, Improvisation, Neurology of Music, Neurology, Musical Improvisation, Jazz and Free Improvisation, and Jazz Improvisation and Composition
While early forms of Black musical expression – such as Gospel – already showed strong ties to religion as manifested by Christianity at that time, Islam-inspired movements such as the Moorish Science Temple, the Ahmadiyya or the Nation... more
While early forms of Black musical expression – such as Gospel – already showed strong ties to religion as manifested by Christianity at that time, Islam-inspired movements such as the Moorish Science Temple, the Ahmadiyya or the Nation of Islam had a strong influence on many Jazz musicians in the 1950s and 1960s. A pattern strongly linked to Black Nationalism that continued with the emerge of Hip Hop in the 1980s. The consistent influence of the Five Percent Nation as one of the most esoteric groups among the manifold Black Muslim movements has already gained scholarly attention, with numerous influential artists such as Brand Nubian, Wu-Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes or Erykah Badu consistently expressing their affiliation in their artistic output. In a cross-referential manner, such incorporation of Islam-inspired thought and terminology in popular culture can be viewed as a strong impulse for the continuous construction and negotiation of Muslim identitiy. Given its ecclectic nature it bears the potential to serve as initial entry point to the Muslim faith as well as spark anticipations of cultural resistance. Next to adding a re-contextualized interpretation of Orthodox Islam to public discourse that increases the perceived visibility of the religion it might be seen as a source of inspiration for Muslim artists that fully dedicate their output to their religious identities. This multi-layered case study attempts to shed light on the re-contextualization of language and symbolism that served as a Trojan horse for the introduction of orthodox Islam to one of the most popular expressions of Western culture.
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Black Studies Or African American Studies, Music, Musicology, Media and Cultural Studies, and 15 morePopular Music Studies, Popular Music, Popular Culture, Pop Culture, Islamic Studies, Hip-Hop/Rap, Black Popular Culture, Islam, Hip-Hop Studies, Hip Hop and politics, Hip-Hop, Hip hop, Hip Hop Culture, Black Music and Politics, and Black Music
Abstract: This paper attempts to discuss the consensual consolidation of the Bobo Shanti Rasta Mansion in recent examples of Jamaican popular music. Early protagonists like Capleton, Sizzla or Junior Reid who strongly claimed affiliation... more
Abstract: This paper attempts to discuss the consensual consolidation of the Bobo Shanti Rasta Mansion in recent examples of Jamaican popular music. Early protagonists like Capleton, Sizzla or Junior Reid who strongly claimed affiliation with the rather strict denomination of the Rastafarian philosophy got labeled as militant radicals by more moderate branches and mainstream artists alike, mainly for its rigid, religiously justified view on lifestyle and gender. However, a new generation of multi-facetted, mainstream-oriented musicians such as Kabaka Pyramid or Bugle has carefully deconstructed the Bobo identity, using portions to underline their cultural authenticity with what seems to have become accepted as a rather undisputed and consensual element of the Rastafarian tradition and identity. A change, that is being demonstrated in the course of a descriptive discussion and representative samples of content.
The paper will be presented at the Reggae Innovation and Sound System Culture International Conference, held on the 4th and 5th of April and organized by Birmingham City University in cooperation with The University of the West Indies. Hope to see you there...
The paper will be presented at the Reggae Innovation and Sound System Culture International Conference, held on the 4th and 5th of April and organized by Birmingham City University in cooperation with The University of the West Indies. Hope to see you there...
Research Interests: Religion, Media and Cultural Studies, Popular Music Studies, Popular Music, Popular Culture, and 16 moreCaribbean Studies, Religion and Popular Culture, Rastafari, REGGAE MUSIC, Dancehall Music, Dancehall culture Jamaican music politics, Reggae, Reggae Culture, Reggae and Rastafari studies, Rastafari, Caribbean Theology, Hybridity, Subculture, Rastafarianism, Jamaican Music History, Development and Cultural, Rastafarism, The Rastafarian movement, Caribbean Religions (Rastafari), and Bobo Shanti
The aim of this study is to explore the representation of Pashtuns in Pashtu classic (before 1985) and modern (after 2000) movies and what is the difference of the portrayal of these movies and Pashtun literature. In particular, this... more
The aim of this study is to explore the representation of Pashtuns in Pashtu classic (before 1985) and modern (after 2000) movies and what is the difference of the portrayal of these movies and Pashtun literature. In particular, this study investigated in which time frame the depiction of Pashtun is positive and similar to their academic descriptions. A mixed methods approach consisting of qualitative case study, content analysis and comparative semiotic analysis was used to examine the content of the movies. Eighty positive leading characters were purposely selected from the sample (ten classic and ten modern Pashtu movies) to compare with academic literature on Pashtun culture.
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Whether your Integrative Digital Campaign is built on pun or precision, hence, the magic of a compelling content idea or the straight-up math of analytical tools, the underlying principle is "the more, the merrier". The aim of this class... more
Whether your Integrative Digital Campaign is built on pun or precision, hence, the magic of a compelling content idea or the straight-up math of analytical tools, the underlying principle is "the more, the merrier". The aim of this class is to supply you with the necessities to provide audiences with an overall brand-experience via the effective combination of different channels that can be used to significantly boost the online presence of a brand or organization. You will learn how to plan, develop, and evaluate a cohesive digital marketing approach based on customer-centricity and the strategically bundled potential of paid, earned, and owned channels. Tactically coordinated tools such as pay-per-click, digital display advertising, local listings, search engine optimization, social media or mobile marketing will provide you with the means to craft strong and coherent conceptual campaigns that create attention even for brand values that are difficult to communicate.
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Who owns the media we are using and what is done to control its content? In this course we will look at what led to the highly interconnected communication system we are all part of. And even more so, what kind of consequences are we... more
Who owns the media we are using and what is done to control its content? In this course we will look at what led to the highly interconnected communication system we are all part of. And even more so, what kind of consequences are we supposed to expect from that situation in the near future? In order to answer that question, we go back to the past and look at the social, economic, political and technological developments that brought us to present issues – like TikTok’s deal with the US and the EU’s new Digital Services Act. We will examine examples in popular culture – from Bollywood movies and Turkish soap operas, to K-Pop, Jamaican Reggae or Moroccan Hip Hop – that negotiate between local identities and global perspectives and can even be used as a means of public diplomacy. As you might have noticed, with the world moving closer together, questions of cultural identity as well as national sovereignty arise. Who is responsible for what we see on social media channels like youtube and facebook? An algorithm? The state, like in China? Or that guy in a hoodie from Silicon valley – who is outsourcing the psychologically demanding task of filtering inappropriate content to cheap labor in India and the Philippines? After completing this course, you will be able to grasp these new structures of communication in its complexity, understand the challenges in regulating them, and estimate their tremendous influence on every single one of us.
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As you approach the finish line, it's time for you to get in the driver's seat and grab the steering wheel! The purpose of the Thesis Seminar is to provide you with a road map in the form of individual support regarding the selection,... more
As you approach the finish line, it's time for you to get in the driver's seat and grab the steering wheel! The purpose of the Thesis Seminar is to provide you with a road map in the form of individual support regarding the selection, development, and preparation of a suitable research topic. You will be guided and advised in drafting a first proposal summary that will serve as a base for your comprehensive thesis exposé. The course content is directly derived from the areas of interest each one of you is planning to explore in your Master Thesis. Hence, every idea for topics will be discussed in detail to identify possible roadblocks and short cuts, in order to make sure you avoid any dead-end streets or U-Turns that would slow you down. Collaborative creative input and constructive criticism from your co-pilots will serve as a warm-up round for your future defense and provide instant feedback that will redirect your efforts into another direction or give you the green light to gear up and go ahead.
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Technically speaking, sunny side up doesn't only work for fried eggs. But the common depiction of center and periphery, of the heaved up industrialized hemisphere and the developing countries located at the bottom of the globe perfectly... more
Technically speaking, sunny side up doesn't only work for fried eggs. But the common depiction of center and periphery, of the heaved up industrialized hemisphere and the developing countries located at the bottom of the globe perfectly reflects and re-enforces historically grown distributions of power in the areas of politics, economy-and communication. In this course we will look at the developments that led to the highly interconnected but rather unbalanced media system we are dealing with today. However, while localized phenomena such as the Bollywood movie industry, Turkish soap operas, K-Pop, Jamaican Reggae, or Norwegian Black Metal managed to exercise lasting influence on global popular culture and even turned into veritable tools of public diplomacy, a few tech corporations from Silicon Valley basically monopolized the digital communication infrastructure. Next to discussing related questions regarding media participation, cultural appropriation, identity construction, and cultural sensitivity, the focus will be on recently introduced legal actions like Australia's taxing of Google and Facebook for displaying local news content and the EU's Digital Services Act. Both serve to illustrate the growing potential for conflict between global corporations and national sovereignty. Other questions include the regulation of digital space regarding policies concerning hate speech, cyber-mobbing, copyright violation, security, and privacy rights. After completing this course, you will be able to grasp these new structures of communication in its complexity, understand the challenges in regulating them, and estimate their tremendous influence on every single one of us.
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Whether it's Big Brother, the Chinese Communist Party, or the generation of slim-fit-smarties à la Macron and Trudeau-media institutions have been proven again and again to be crucial agents for exercising an influence on society. In this... more
Whether it's Big Brother, the Chinese Communist Party, or the generation of slim-fit-smarties à la Macron and Trudeau-media institutions have been proven again and again to be crucial agents for exercising an influence on society. In this class, we will cover a range of areas reaching from the use of propaganda to political spin-doctoring, advertising, or education to discuss the fundamental role of mediated communication in the shaping of societal habits and attitudes. Next to traditional mass media and the role of community outlets, digital structures as well as channels of artistic expression, such as film, music, or literature will be analyzed in the form of case studies. Besides exploring current issues such as the use of media technology as a tool for social engineering, as pioneered in China, students are encouraged to focus on specific aspects of media and society in Morocco and the Arab world.
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The aim of this class is to set your pens on fire. Or your keys respectively. While some practitioners started to question the importance of Advanced Writing modules in the PR curriculum following the rise of digital media, quite the... more
The aim of this class is to set your pens on fire. Or your keys respectively. While some practitioners started to question the importance of Advanced Writing modules in the PR curriculum following the rise of digital media, quite the opposite is true. Not only does each specific channel require its very own format and tone, but with the strategic orientation towards content marketing and brand journalism the typical PR practitioner probably spends more time producing written content than ever before. Well, if content is king…then polished writing skills are the ace up your sleeve that will make you stand out from the crowd. Hence, in this course we will practice and experiment with a wide range of different formats and styles that go way beyond the classical repertoire of press release, media alerts, speeches, fact sheets, memorandum, company histories or annual reports. Next to advertorials and feature stories we will focus on improving your abilities to compose engaging blog articles and posts, wiki entries, listicles, or whitepapers as effective tools based on the paradigm of PR as a strategic management discipline. Since practice makes perfect, this is a handson class that will make you realize your improvements over the course of time. By following the formula of "meaningful content = research, preparation, writing and editing" you will be equipped with the necessary confidence and convincing writing samples for your portfolio upon completion of the course.
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“Until the rise of digital and social channels, our engagement with the media was, for some PRs, through a hat-trick of activity – breakfast with journalists, lunch with journalists, and/or dinner with journalists.” (Julio Romo) You guys... more
“Until the rise of digital and social channels, our engagement with the media was, for some PRs, through a hat-trick of activity – breakfast with journalists, lunch with journalists, and/or dinner with journalists.” (Julio Romo)
You guys are quite lucky do your Master now and not ten years ago – because the PR game has been turned upside down with the arrival of digital media. What used to be a mutually beneficial arrangement between an exclusive circle of PR practitioners and journalists has been swept away by a consumer revolution that cut out the courted middlemen thanks to a wide range of digital media channels. This dramatic change not only highlights content production and message design on the PR skills list, but also provides us with a wide range of new possibilities for audience research, market intelligence and measurement. In this course we will discuss the practical application of cost-friendly and effective techniques such as real-time marketing, thought leadership or direct-to-customer news releases as a tool for Search Engine Optimization. After completing the course, you will be able to choose from a wide range of techniques and channels to either generate media coverage or engage your defined buyer personas and drive them to the point-of-action.
You guys are quite lucky do your Master now and not ten years ago – because the PR game has been turned upside down with the arrival of digital media. What used to be a mutually beneficial arrangement between an exclusive circle of PR practitioners and journalists has been swept away by a consumer revolution that cut out the courted middlemen thanks to a wide range of digital media channels. This dramatic change not only highlights content production and message design on the PR skills list, but also provides us with a wide range of new possibilities for audience research, market intelligence and measurement. In this course we will discuss the practical application of cost-friendly and effective techniques such as real-time marketing, thought leadership or direct-to-customer news releases as a tool for Search Engine Optimization. After completing the course, you will be able to choose from a wide range of techniques and channels to either generate media coverage or engage your defined buyer personas and drive them to the point-of-action.
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Technically speaking, sunny side up doesn't only work for fried eggs. But the common depiction of center and periphery, of the heaved up industrialized hemisphere and the developing countries located at the bottom of the globe perfectly... more
Technically speaking, sunny side up doesn't only work for fried eggs. But the common depiction of center and periphery, of the heaved up industrialized hemisphere and the developing countries located at the bottom of the globe perfectly reflects and re-enforces historically grown distributions of power in the areas of politics, economy-and communication. In this course we will look at the developments that led to the highly interconnected but rather unbalanced media system we are dealing with today. However, while localized phenomena such as the Bollywood movie industry, Turkish soap operas, K-Pop, Jamaican Reggae, or Norwegian Black Metal managed to exercise lasting influence on global popular culture and even turned into veritable tools of public diplomacy, a few tech corporations from Silicon Valley basically monopolized the digital communication infrastructure. Next to discussing related questions regarding media participation, cultural appropriation, identity construction, and cultural sensitivity, the focus will be on recently introduced legal actions like Australia's taxing of Google and Facebook for displaying local news content and the EU's Digital Services Act. Both serve to illustrate the growing potential for conflict between global corporations and national sovereignty. Other questions include the regulation of digital space regarding policies concerning hate speech, cyber-mobbing, copyright violation, security, and privacy rights. After completing this course, you will be able to grasp these new structures of communication in its complexity, understand the challenges in regulating them, and estimate their tremendous influence on every single one of us.
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How to fix a Bonnie Situation when Winston Wolf is on his coffee break? Whether it is about discretely getting rid of skeletons in a company's closet or an emergency response WTSHTF, this class is your best preparation for the worst-case... more
How to fix a Bonnie Situation when Winston Wolf is on his coffee break? Whether it is about discretely getting rid of skeletons in a company's closet or an emergency response WTSHTF, this class is your best preparation for the worst-case scenario.
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How to fix a Bonnie Situation when Winston Wolf is on his coffee break? Whether it is about discretely getting rid of skeletons in a company’s closet or an emergency response WTSHTF, this class is your best preparation for the worst-case... more
How to fix a Bonnie Situation when Winston Wolf is on his coffee break? Whether it is about discretely getting rid of skeletons in a company’s closet or an emergency response WTSHTF, this class is your best preparation for the worst-case scenario.
The course will take you all the way through the reputation risk life cycle of prediction, prevention, preparation, resolution, response, and recovery. However, the job of a good problem solver starts way before the actual impact. Hence, we will discuss the importance of scanning the horizon for upcoming issues that might affect one's reputation and evaluate the development of ongoing social and political debates. Next, we will look at internal structures, processes, functions, and committees that need to be established in order to ensure business continuity and efficient crisis management-offline and on social media. Besides, soft interventions such as corporate citizenship that foster a culture of reputation risk consideration throughout all functions of the operation are being introduced. After being able to distinguish between variables such as externally driven issues and internal incidents, you will learn to plan a crisis management exercise and perform a complex reputation risk assessment. Throughout the course, case studies will be used to demonstrate the inherent risks-and opportunities-a reputational crisis presents to the organization.
The course will take you all the way through the reputation risk life cycle of prediction, prevention, preparation, resolution, response, and recovery. However, the job of a good problem solver starts way before the actual impact. Hence, we will discuss the importance of scanning the horizon for upcoming issues that might affect one's reputation and evaluate the development of ongoing social and political debates. Next, we will look at internal structures, processes, functions, and committees that need to be established in order to ensure business continuity and efficient crisis management-offline and on social media. Besides, soft interventions such as corporate citizenship that foster a culture of reputation risk consideration throughout all functions of the operation are being introduced. After being able to distinguish between variables such as externally driven issues and internal incidents, you will learn to plan a crisis management exercise and perform a complex reputation risk assessment. Throughout the course, case studies will be used to demonstrate the inherent risks-and opportunities-a reputational crisis presents to the organization.
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The global village, 2021. Chronically multitasked users with attention spans lower than a goldfish are desperately hiding behind firewalls and anti-spam filters, besieged by merciless recommendation engines and unexpectedly ambushed by... more
The global village, 2021. Chronically multitasked users with attention spans lower than a goldfish are desperately hiding behind firewalls and anti-spam filters, besieged by merciless recommendation engines and unexpectedly ambushed by pop-up ads. Waving flash banners signal the victory of the algorithmic army. This is a time to use content as strategy. Content is king, content is key, content is the way to conquer and engage with advertising-aversive audiences and build long-term relations with prospective stakeholders and clients. In this class, we will discuss and practice the various styles and formats that can be used to generate leads and create pull mechanisms without tapping into the budget. The focus here is the development and creation of strategically employed content, customized according to the needs of specific organizations, businesses and institutions. You will learn how to instrumentalize specific content within a broader strategy to create inbound traffic for your operation by discussing case studies and performing content audits and inventories.
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Let's hand out one-dollar laptops with free access to Facebook and Google to developing countries, so they can move on up and enjoy the merry merits of modernity… Great idea! Or is it? In this class, we will try to answer this question by... more
Let's hand out one-dollar laptops with free access to Facebook and Google to developing countries, so they can move on up and enjoy the merry merits of modernity… Great idea! Or is it? In this class, we will try to answer this question by having a closer look on the shifts and changes in development, communication and social change in recent times. However, dealing with development issues requires to go back in time and identify the historical reasons for the given social, economical and political differences on the map of the world at this specific point in time. Hence, we need to consider the long shadow of major causal factors, such as imperialism and colonialism, as well as early development journalism and efforts to transform paternalism into partnership. While media and communication technology have been the driving force of social change and development in the last decades, the question of whether industrial, economic and political development equals improvement remains to be answered. As a matter of fact, inequality is on the rise, in developing and developed countries alike. What happened? Throughout the last decade, many countries, as part of the neoliberal agenda, reduced the input of bilateral and multilateral agencies and outsourced their development programs to private subcontractors. This led to a fast digitization of economic and political activities, resulting in the advent of digital capitalism-and globalized poverty. We will discuss related aspects such as commodification, spatialization and structuration of communication as well as strategies to balance this situation-from participatory models and dialogic communication structures, to behavior-centered approaches that enable long-term audience engagement and empowerment.
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You are lucky you only do your Master now and not ten years ago – because the PR game has been turned upside down with the arrival of digital media. What used to be a mutually beneficial arrangement between an exclusive circle of PR... more
You are lucky you only do your Master now and not ten years ago – because the PR game has been turned upside down with the arrival of digital media. What used to be a mutually beneficial arrangement between an exclusive circle of PR practitioners and journalists has been swept away by a consumer revolution that cut out the courted middlemen thanks to a wide range of digital media channels. This dramatic change not only highlights content production and message design on the PR skills list, but also provides us with a wide range of new possibilities for audience research, market intelligence and measurement. In this course we will discuss the practical application of cost-friendly and effective techniques such as real-time marketing, thought leadership or direct-to-customer news releases as a tool for Search Engine Optimization. After completing the course, you will be able to choose from a wide range of techniques and channels to either generate media coverage or engage your defined buyer personas and drive them to the point-of-action.
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This book can be seen as both, a celebration of past and present achievements of creative expression, artistic articulation, cultural contributions, and mediated movements for the sake of liberalization and democracy, and a warning... more
This book can be seen as both, a celebration of past and present achievements of creative expression, artistic articulation, cultural contributions, and mediated movements for the sake of liberalization and democracy, and a warning against a “cultural revolution” defined by censorship, suppression of pluralist opinions, unnatural conformity in science and journalism, and the distinction between “fake news” and “fact” handled by artificial intelligence or part-time fact checkers.
Research Interests: Communication, Media Studies, Censorship, Film Studies, Media Policy, and 15 moreTurkey, China, Morocco, Hip-Hop/Rap, Hip-hop and Rap, Arab world, Gaming, Media and Culture Studies, Gangsta Rap, Gang Violence, Media and Culture, Morocco. Culture, Home Video Research, Coronavirus COVID-19, and COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Ausgehend von der, von Journalisten und Musikern immer wieder bemühten Metapher des 'Black CNN' wird versucht, das Potenzial der musikalischen Ausdrucksform des HipHop als Kommunikationsstruktur der Schwarzen Minderheit in den USA zu... more
Ausgehend von der, von Journalisten und Musikern immer wieder bemühten Metapher des 'Black CNN' wird versucht, das Potenzial der musikalischen Ausdrucksform des HipHop als Kommunikationsstruktur der Schwarzen Minderheit in den USA zu analysieren.
Nach einer historisch-kulturellen Erläuterung, die sich mit der Tradition der Reflektion sozialer und politischer Aspekte in den unterschiedlichen musikalischen Äußerungen der Schwarzen Volksgruppe in den USA beschäftigt und schon ansatzweise die Bedeutung dieser Ausdrucksmöglichkeit im Kontext eines 'internal colonialsm' vor Augen führt, werden jene soziodemographischen Entwicklungen nachvollziehbar gemacht, die sich als zentraler Kritikpunkt in den verbalen Artikulationen des HipHop widerspiegeln. Bestehende mediale Dysfunktionen hinsichtlich der Repräsentation von Angehörigen der Schwarzen Minderheit werden mit einem entsprechenden Fallbeispiel belegt. Vor dem theoretischem Hintergrund von 'cultural citizenship' - ein Konzept zur Bestimmung kultureller Teilhabe in der Mediengesellschaft -, werden 25 Textbeispiele, die sich auf HipHop-Veröffentlichungen von 1982 bis 2004 finden, auf ihre Übereinstimmung mit Indikatoren untersucht, die sich aus, den Medien zugeschriebenen, politischen und sozialen Funktionen ableiten lassen. Die angewandte Inhaltsanalyse lässt zahlreiche Entsprechungen erkennen, die sich zum Teil in komplexen, der Kritik- und Kontrollfunktion bzw. Integrationsfunktion der Medien zuzuordnenden Inhalten äußern.
Nach einer historisch-kulturellen Erläuterung, die sich mit der Tradition der Reflektion sozialer und politischer Aspekte in den unterschiedlichen musikalischen Äußerungen der Schwarzen Volksgruppe in den USA beschäftigt und schon ansatzweise die Bedeutung dieser Ausdrucksmöglichkeit im Kontext eines 'internal colonialsm' vor Augen führt, werden jene soziodemographischen Entwicklungen nachvollziehbar gemacht, die sich als zentraler Kritikpunkt in den verbalen Artikulationen des HipHop widerspiegeln. Bestehende mediale Dysfunktionen hinsichtlich der Repräsentation von Angehörigen der Schwarzen Minderheit werden mit einem entsprechenden Fallbeispiel belegt. Vor dem theoretischem Hintergrund von 'cultural citizenship' - ein Konzept zur Bestimmung kultureller Teilhabe in der Mediengesellschaft -, werden 25 Textbeispiele, die sich auf HipHop-Veröffentlichungen von 1982 bis 2004 finden, auf ihre Übereinstimmung mit Indikatoren untersucht, die sich aus, den Medien zugeschriebenen, politischen und sozialen Funktionen ableiten lassen. Die angewandte Inhaltsanalyse lässt zahlreiche Entsprechungen erkennen, die sich zum Teil in komplexen, der Kritik- und Kontrollfunktion bzw. Integrationsfunktion der Medien zuzuordnenden Inhalten äußern.
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In der musikalischen Methode der kollektiven Improvisation kommt eine Spielauffassung zum Ausdruck, deren demokratisch-emanzipatorische Grundeinstellung Vergleiche mit dem von Jürgen Habermas formulierten Konzept der idealen... more
In der musikalischen Methode der kollektiven Improvisation kommt eine Spielauffassung zum Ausdruck, deren demokratisch-emanzipatorische Grundeinstellung Vergleiche mit dem von Jürgen Habermas formulierten Konzept der idealen Sprechsituation nahe legt. Die, zugunsten von bewusst individualisierten Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten in den Hintergrund tretenden, traditionellen Rollenverständnisse und Musikkonzeptionen lassen die Vermutung eines begünstigenden Rahmenmodells interkultureller Kommunikation entstehen, der im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit genauer nachgegangen wird. Zu diesem Zweck findet einleitend eine Annäherung an die kollektive Improvisation als von Interaktivität und Synchronizität geprägtes Beziehungsgeschehen im Sinne der Kommunikationswissenschaft statt, gefolgt von einer Auseinandersetzung mit dem Begriff der interkulturellen Kommunikation. Nach einer Diskussion des improvisatorischen Handelns in der Musik in Bezug auf theoretische, historische und psychologische Aspekte wer...
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Ausgehend von der, von Journalisten und Musikern immer wieder bemühten Metapher des 'Black CNN' wird versucht, das Potenzial der musikalischen Ausdrucksform des HipHop als Kommunikationsstruktur der Schwarzen Minderheit in... more
Ausgehend von der, von Journalisten und Musikern immer wieder bemühten Metapher des 'Black CNN' wird versucht, das Potenzial der musikalischen Ausdrucksform des HipHop als Kommunikationsstruktur der Schwarzen Minderheit in den USA zu analysieren. Nach einer historisch-kulturellen Erläuterung, die sich mit der Tradition der Reflektion sozialer und politischer Aspekte in den unterschiedlichen musikalischen Äußerungen der Schwarzen Volksgruppe in den USA beschäftigt und schon ansatzweise die Bedeutung dieser Ausdrucksmöglichkeit im Kontext eines 'internal colonialsm' vor Augen führt, werden jene soziodemographischen Entwicklungen nachvollziehbar gemacht, die sich als zentraler Kritikpunkt in den verbalen Artikulationen des HipHop widerspiegeln. Bestehende mediale Dysfunktionen hinsichtlich der Repräsentation von Angehörigen der Schwarzen Minderheit werden mit einem entsprechenden Fallbeispiel belegt. Vor dem theoretischem Hintergrund von 'cultural citizenship' - ein Konzept zur Bestimmung kultureller Teilhabe in der Mediengesellschaft -, werden 25 Textbeispiele, die sich auf HipHop-Veröffentlichungen von 1982 bis 2004 finden, auf ihre Übereinstimmung mit Indikatoren untersucht, die sich aus, den Medien zugeschriebenen, politischen und sozialen Funktionen ableiten lassen. Die angewandte Inhaltsanalyse lässt zahlreiche Entsprechungen erkennen, die sich zum Teil in komplexen, der Kritik- und Kontrollfunktion bzw. Integrationsfunktion der Medien zuzuordnenden Inhalten äußern.
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While Reggae and class have been put in context by various authors, this chapter is aiming at identifying the role of Rastafari as the style's constitutional ideological foundation in this regard. Since the artistic presentation of the... more
While Reggae and class have been put in context by various authors, this chapter is aiming at identifying the role of Rastafari as the style's constitutional ideological foundation in this regard. Since the artistic presentation of the genre remains rooted in aesthetic styles and presentations shaped in Jamaica as its place of origin, this is not an attempt to provide an overview on the considerable influence the music and its inherent confrontational stance of protest and social change has managed to address matters of inequality around the globe. As a religiously charged empowerment strategy that evolved in the climate of imperialism and colonization, the Rastafarian concept aims at eradicating structural disadvantages between the dominating Western world and the global periphery and offers a spirituality-based social consciousness, characterized by its egalitarian character. Hence, referring to Hall's considerations of hegemony and domination, the chapter is touching on the strong social, cultural, and symbolic capital of Reggae in the sense of Bourdieu and furthermore elaborates on aspects of class and gender, as introduced by Skeggs. In the course of the discussion, various contradictory positions between the egalitarian approach attributed to the music and the more differentiated practices of Rastafarian thought will be pointed out.
Research Interests: Religion, Sociology of Religion, Music, Musicology, Philosophy Of Religion, and 14 morePopular Music, Rastafari, REGGAE MUSIC, Rastafarians, Reggae, Reggae Culture, Rasta, Reggae and Rastafari studies, Rastafari, Caribbean Theology, Rastafarism, The Rastafarian movement, Rastafari Theology, Caribbean Religions (Rastafari), and Financial Ratio Analysis
This paper attempts to discuss the transformational process of the Bobo Shanti Rasta Mansion as represented in Jamaican popular music. While early protagonists who claimed affiliation with the rather strict denomination of the Rastafarian... more
This paper attempts to discuss the transformational process of the Bobo Shanti Rasta Mansion as represented in Jamaican popular music. While early protagonists who claimed affiliation with the rather strict denomination of the Rastafarian faith got labeled as militant radicals by more moderate Rasta branches and mainstream artists alike, a new generation has carefully deconstructed the Bobo identity, using portions to underline their cultural athenticity with what seems to have become accepted as a rather undisputed common ground of the Rastafarian tradition. A process, that is being demonstrated in the course of a descriptive historical discussion and representative samples of lyrical content.
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While Reggae and class have been put in context by various authors, this chapter is aiming at identifying the role of Rastafari as the style's constitutional ideological foundation in this regard. Since the artistic presentation of the... more
While Reggae and class have been put in context by various authors, this chapter is aiming at identifying the role of Rastafari as the style's constitutional ideological foundation in this regard. Since the artistic presentation of the genre remains rooted in the social realities of Jamaica as its place of origin, this is not an attempt to provide an overview on the considerable influence the music and its inherent confrontational stance of protest and social change has managed to exercise on matters of inequality around the globe. As a religiously charged empowerment strategy that evolved in the climate of imperialism and colonization, the Rastafarian concept aims at eradicating structural disadvantages between the dominating Western world and the global periphery and offers a spirituality-based social consciousness, characterized by its egalitarian character. Hence, referring to Hall's considerations of hegemony and domination, the chapter is touching on the strong social, cultural and symbolic capital of Reggae in the sense of Bordieu and furthermore elaborates on aspects of class and gender, as introduced by Skeggs. Along the lines of the discussion, various contradictory positions between the egalitarian approach attributed to the music and the more differentiated practices of Rastafarian thought will be pointed out.
Research Interests: Religion, Black Studies Or African American Studies, Music, Popular Music, Jamaica, and 15 moreBlack Popular Culture, Rastafari, REGGAE MUSIC, Dancehall culture Jamaican music politics, Rastafarians, Reggae, Reggae Culture, Rasta, Reggae and Rastafari studies, Rastafarianism, Jamaican Music History, Development and Cultural, Rastafarism, The Rastafarian movement, Reggae and Ska, and Popular music Reggae
Editors: Leon Tsvasman & Martin A. M. Gansinger Proposed titles: Encyclopaedia of Improvisation. Interdisciplinary Concepts and Practice Potential. Handbook of Improvisation. Interdisciplinary Concepts and Practical Issues. Aim: to... more
Editors: Leon Tsvasman & Martin A. M. Gansinger
Proposed titles:
Encyclopaedia of Improvisation. Interdisciplinary Concepts and Practice Potential.
Handbook of Improvisation. Interdisciplinary Concepts and Practical Issues.
Aim: to contribute to the emancipation/legitimation/acceptance of the improvisational principle in socially relevant areas such as education, culture, politics, and economy – using the innovative and interdisciplinary approach of a concise compendium focused on extemporaneous concepts and practices
Need for publication: contribution to the improvement of interdisciplinary grounded, improvisation-based forms of communication, organization, and learning in accordance with an increasingly interconnected/participative/media-supported society
Usability:
● independent learning for better personal orientation in relevant areas of practice and individual creative activity
● didactic relevance regarding the possible incorporation of extemporaneous techniques and improvisational practices in the context of innovative working- and learning-environments: interactive teaching, group tasks, project-related tasks, presentations etc.
● application of derived improvisational principles in the fields of management, economy, culture, and politics: providing concepts for differentiated perspectives on organizational, operational and performative tasks
Unique Selling Point: providing a unique conceptual approach based on a cybernetically justified, epistemological structure that has already been utilized for ‘‘Das grosse Lexikon Medien und Kommunikation’’ (Ergon, 2006):
● Definition of term
● Positioning
● Inherent aspects
● Practical context
● Ethical, political, economic, didactic aspects
● Outlook and perspectives
Contributors:
Next to a number of self-authored lemmata within the range of their own expertise and disciplinary borders, the editors rely on a network of valuable contributors from various fields, consisting of authors for ‘‘Das grosse Lexikon Medien und Kommunikation’’ and others
Content samples:
Acting
Actuality
Allopoiesis
Attention
Anticipation
Autopoiesis
Awareness
Cognition
Consciousness
Consistency
Experience
Extemporarity
Extempore speech
Implicit knowledge
Improvisation
Incorporation
Integrated learning
Interaction
Interdependency
Intersubjectivity
Intuition
Knowledge
Leadership
Learning
Mediality Mediation
Memory
Memory-based learning
Meta-reflection
Music
Orality
Orientation
Objectivity
Perception
Potentiality
Presence
Processual action
Project-based learning
Relevance
Repetition
Responsibility
Selection
Specialization
Subjectivity
Spontaneity
Standardization
Technology
Thematic improvisation
Time
Workflow
Core audience/market:
Due to the establishment of large scale relations between different fields of study the book serves a complementary purpose for interdisciplinary oriented scholars open-minded for input, inspiration or merging of expansive ideas from neighbouring areas. The handbook bears the strong potential to serve as a fundamental resource for universities and various faculty catalogues. Stringent bundling of existing schematizations of extemporaneous aspects and strategies in
Communication, Cultural Studies, Music, Theatre, Poetry, Pedagogy, Management, Psychology, Cognitive Research, Anthropology, Epistemology, Cybernetics, Philosophy allows for a diversified core audience of academics, university libraries and students from various disciplinary backgrounds in Anglophone countries and the global market.
Wider readership:
Due to the explicit focus on interconnections and cross-sections between the various disciplines’ approach to integrate and discuss extemporaneous aspects, there is a considerable potential to equally draw interest among circles outside of the specialized, scientific scope. Explorations into possible application in fields like education, management or creative industries as well as meta-perspectives disclosing undetected patterns of extemporaneous influence on habitual behaviour, artistic performance and even use of new media technology can be considered as issues of general interest, appealing to a wider readership.
Proposed titles:
Encyclopaedia of Improvisation. Interdisciplinary Concepts and Practice Potential.
Handbook of Improvisation. Interdisciplinary Concepts and Practical Issues.
Aim: to contribute to the emancipation/legitimation/acceptance of the improvisational principle in socially relevant areas such as education, culture, politics, and economy – using the innovative and interdisciplinary approach of a concise compendium focused on extemporaneous concepts and practices
Need for publication: contribution to the improvement of interdisciplinary grounded, improvisation-based forms of communication, organization, and learning in accordance with an increasingly interconnected/participative/media-supported society
Usability:
● independent learning for better personal orientation in relevant areas of practice and individual creative activity
● didactic relevance regarding the possible incorporation of extemporaneous techniques and improvisational practices in the context of innovative working- and learning-environments: interactive teaching, group tasks, project-related tasks, presentations etc.
● application of derived improvisational principles in the fields of management, economy, culture, and politics: providing concepts for differentiated perspectives on organizational, operational and performative tasks
Unique Selling Point: providing a unique conceptual approach based on a cybernetically justified, epistemological structure that has already been utilized for ‘‘Das grosse Lexikon Medien und Kommunikation’’ (Ergon, 2006):
● Definition of term
● Positioning
● Inherent aspects
● Practical context
● Ethical, political, economic, didactic aspects
● Outlook and perspectives
Contributors:
Next to a number of self-authored lemmata within the range of their own expertise and disciplinary borders, the editors rely on a network of valuable contributors from various fields, consisting of authors for ‘‘Das grosse Lexikon Medien und Kommunikation’’ and others
Content samples:
Acting
Actuality
Allopoiesis
Attention
Anticipation
Autopoiesis
Awareness
Cognition
Consciousness
Consistency
Experience
Extemporarity
Extempore speech
Implicit knowledge
Improvisation
Incorporation
Integrated learning
Interaction
Interdependency
Intersubjectivity
Intuition
Knowledge
Leadership
Learning
Mediality Mediation
Memory
Memory-based learning
Meta-reflection
Music
Orality
Orientation
Objectivity
Perception
Potentiality
Presence
Processual action
Project-based learning
Relevance
Repetition
Responsibility
Selection
Specialization
Subjectivity
Spontaneity
Standardization
Technology
Thematic improvisation
Time
Workflow
Core audience/market:
Due to the establishment of large scale relations between different fields of study the book serves a complementary purpose for interdisciplinary oriented scholars open-minded for input, inspiration or merging of expansive ideas from neighbouring areas. The handbook bears the strong potential to serve as a fundamental resource for universities and various faculty catalogues. Stringent bundling of existing schematizations of extemporaneous aspects and strategies in
Communication, Cultural Studies, Music, Theatre, Poetry, Pedagogy, Management, Psychology, Cognitive Research, Anthropology, Epistemology, Cybernetics, Philosophy allows for a diversified core audience of academics, university libraries and students from various disciplinary backgrounds in Anglophone countries and the global market.
Wider readership:
Due to the explicit focus on interconnections and cross-sections between the various disciplines’ approach to integrate and discuss extemporaneous aspects, there is a considerable potential to equally draw interest among circles outside of the specialized, scientific scope. Explorations into possible application in fields like education, management or creative industries as well as meta-perspectives disclosing undetected patterns of extemporaneous influence on habitual behaviour, artistic performance and even use of new media technology can be considered as issues of general interest, appealing to a wider readership.
Research Interests: Management, Cognitive Psychology, Improvisation, Performing Arts, Organizational Theory, and 27 moreOrganizational Culture, Educational Research, Arts Education, Improvisation within Project Management, Pedagogy, Analysis of Improvisation, Free Improvisation, Pedagogy of Improvisation, Improvised Music, Voice and Breath Work, Improvised Musical Expression as a Tool for Healing and Learning, Energy Work, Music performance and improvisation, Theatre Improvisation, Jazz, Music Cognition, Improvisation, Neurology of Music, Neurology, Pedagogia, Theatre Improvisation, Creativity, Psychodrama, Contact Improvisation, EXTEMPORANEOUS, Improvisation / comprovisation, Dance improvisation, Capacity Building in the Disposal of Improvised Explosive Devices and Counter Terrorism, Improvised Poetry, Applied Improvisation, Performing Arts / Improvisational Performance, Visual Improvisation, Extemporaneous Essay, Instructional materials; standard and improvised, and Extemporaneous Speech
Physiologische Leseweise religionsstiftender Schriften und spiritueller Traditionen Bewusstseinsarbeit und sexuelle Energie Aktivierung der faszialen Zirkulation mittels Homomorphie und Goldener Schnitt Free Instinctive Flow:... more
Physiologische Leseweise religionsstiftender Schriften und spiritueller Traditionen
Bewusstseinsarbeit und sexuelle Energie
Aktivierung der faszialen Zirkulation
mittels Homomorphie und Goldener Schnitt
Free Instinctive Flow:
weiblicher Zyklus und Souveränität
Treffpunkt Philosophie – Neue Akropolis
Wilhelm-Hohenheim-Straße 17, 9500 Villach
11.-12. November 2023, 10h-18h
Voranmeldung auf www.sacranat.org/de
Bewusstseinsarbeit und sexuelle Energie
Aktivierung der faszialen Zirkulation
mittels Homomorphie und Goldener Schnitt
Free Instinctive Flow:
weiblicher Zyklus und Souveränität
Treffpunkt Philosophie – Neue Akropolis
Wilhelm-Hohenheim-Straße 17, 9500 Villach
11.-12. November 2023, 10h-18h
Voranmeldung auf www.sacranat.org/de