Nabuzaana Omunozzi w’Eddagala: Hearing Kiganda Ecology in the Music of Kusamira Ritual Healing Repertories

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 347-371
Author(s):  
Peter J. Hoesing
Keyword(s):  
Oral Traditions ◽  
Ethnic Identification ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Ritual Healing ◽  
Ethnic Formation

Abstract:This article argues that ritual performances of song by a guild of healers called basamize situate humans and other-than-human familiars in an ecology that has a strong impact on ethnic identification in southern Uganda. An idiomatic song, ubiquitous throughout the region in focus, helps define the contours of this ecology. Primary and secondary sources link the song to oral traditions that suggest a move beyond descent as an organizing principle in Africanist discourses on ethnicity and ethnic formation.

scholarly journals Assessing the Threats and Possibilities of Tourism development in Ethiopia: Tirusina Shrine in Oromo Special Zone

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-132
Author(s):  
Muhamed Awal Mehadi Idris
Keyword(s):  
Road Transport ◽  
Oral Traditions ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Past ◽  
Skilled Manpower ◽  
Tourism Resources ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
Radio Programs ◽  
Special Zone

Ethiopia is a country of varied natural and cultural tourist potentials. Still, the country is not fully used its potential tourism resources because of lack of infrastructure, road transport, inadequate facilities, lack of skilled manpower, lack of awareness about tourism resources for the socio-economic development of the country. For the past decades, the culture and tourism offices at both regional and Oromo zone of Jille Dhumuga district did not work a lot to advertise the region's tourism potential sites by Television and radio programs, on Facebook and other websites to increase the flow of tourist arrivals in the district. Since there is a dearth of written material that deals with the importance of the Tirusina Shrine as a tourism site, the researcher, therefore, depends on some oral traditions and interviews, questionnaires, field surveys or observations to realize this study. Furthermore, both primary and secondary sources existing were wisely used and analyzed in an apt method. Based on the investigation and analysis of these sources, the writer concluded that to understand the values of tourism, further identification of the tourism sites and a well-organized work associated with tourism potentials of the site should be conducted in the southern part of the Wallo zone especially on Oromo Zone of Amhara national regional state.

scholarly journals Living Texts

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambelin Kwaymullina ◽  
Blaze Kwaymullina ◽  
Lauren Butterly
Keyword(s):  
Life Histories ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Oral Traditions ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Creation Stories

This article explores and extends one aspect of the research theories and methods defined by Lester-Irabinna Rigney (1999) as ‘Indigenist research’, namely, published sources. We view published sources broadly as incorporating poetry, life histories, community histories, creation stories, scholarly articles and books. This article seeks to operationalise Indigenist research in the context of the sources that are central to academic work and critically engage with how the ontologies that inform knowledges are valued in the academy. We aim to explore the relationships Aboriginal people create with the parts of their knowledges that have become translated into text. Whilst acknowledging that oral traditions and processes are fundamentally important, this article seeks to situate sources published by Aboriginal people as a key part of the ‘contestation of knowledge’ that lies at the heart of Indigenist research (Rigney 1999: 116). Our aim is to start the conversation about the issues that are raised in framing how primary and secondary sources might be constituted within Indigenist research. We are two Aboriginal scholars of the Palyku people, and one non-Indigenous scholar. Writing in this academic space requires openness, sharing and profound trust between collaborators, which we have had the privilege of developing together over many years.

scholarly journals Social movements in a time of pandemic: The case of Tech4Covid19 in Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
Fernando Almeida ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Media

The COVID-19 pandemic had a strong impact on Portuguese society and raised the need for new technological projects to help frontline professionals in the fight against coronavirus and its effects on the local population and economic agents. It is in this context that the Tech4Covid19 movement was founded by Portuguese technological startups. This initiative brings together more than 5000 volunteers and offers technological solutions in the areas of health, education, and local economy. This study aims to understand and explore the organizational model and dynamics of Tech4Covid19 through the adoption of qualitative methods based on primary and secondary sources that have allowed the movement to be explored from multiple perspectives. The findings reveal that Tech4Covid internally promotes the development of its own projects, but also accepts projects proposed by external entities that are aligned with the principles and values of the movement. The organization of the movement is supported by autonomous self-managed teams regarding each project, and there is a coordination group responsible for the aggregate management of the various initiatives and for establishing communication with partners, the media, and social networks.

Ethnic Formation with Other-Than-Human Beings: Island Shrine Practice in Uganda’s Long Eighteenth Century

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 397-443
Author(s):  
David L. Schoenbrun
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Lake Victoria ◽  
Ethnic Identification ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Core ◽  
Long Period ◽  
History Of ◽  
Language Region ◽  
Ethnic Formation ◽  
Long Eighteenth Century

Abstract:Many studies of ethnic formation find metaphors of descent at the core of largely masculinist discourse about belonging and difference. This study integrates the meaning, affect, and information-sharing prompted with the other-than-human beings – in particular, trees – enlisted during rhythmic assembly at an Island shrine in east Africa’s Inland Sea (Lake Victoria), in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Fostering ethnic identification there drew on lateral connections that crossed language, region, and standing without creating boundaries. A gendered discourse exceeding the masculine was likely indispensable to this sort of belonging. The beginning of a long period of bellicose state expansionism and the deep history of public healing in the region framed these developments.

scholarly journals Pemerintahan Jokowi-Jusuf Kalla Menurut Kacamata 5 Media Massa di Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Theresia D Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Presidential Leadership ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Printed Media ◽  
One Year ◽  
Indicators Of Success

Mass media has strong impact to public interest and has formed public perception on issues based on news they published. One of the most popular issues was one year period of Jokowi-Kalla presidential leadership in October 20, 2015. Evaluation, achievement, and reflection of both President and vice president who raise Nawacita program are assumed as indicators of success of them in leading Indonesia. Media objectivity in mass media is the main key in this research because objectivity is very important. The research used quantitative analysis by Robert Entman framing method. It was conducted by text analysis to editorial of five printed media, i.e: Jawa Pos, Kompas, Media Indonesia, Republika, and Tempo, published at October 20, 2015. The research also employs interview and observe secondary sources to as a part of contectual analysis. The result shows objectivity and imparsiality of five printed media in Indonesia in covering Jokowi and Jusuf Kalla presidential leadership. It is shown how media preserve Jokowi-Kalla performance in their 1st year governance as news object.

Specifying the Contact Hypothesis in a Minority-Minority Context

2013 ◽  
Vol 221 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuuli Anna Mähönen ◽  
Katriina Ihalainen ◽  
Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti
Keyword(s):  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Ethnic Identification ◽  
Contact Hypothesis ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Intergroup Anxiety ◽  
Intergroup Interactions ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Basic Tenet

This survey study focused on the attitudes of Russian-speaking minority youth (N = 132) toward other immigrant groups living in Finland. Along with testing the basic tenet of the contact hypothesis in a minority-minority context, the mediating effect of intergroup anxiety and the moderating effect of perceived social norms on the contact-attitude association were specified by taking into account the identity processes involved in intergroup interactions. The results indicated, first, that the experience of intergroup anxiety evoked by a negative intergroup encounter was reflected in negative outgroup attitudes only among the weakly identified. Second, negative contact experiences of minority adolescents were found not to be reflected in negative attitudes when their ethnic identification was attenuated, and when they perceived positive norms regarding intergroup attitudes.

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