Brazil

Popular Music ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-226
Author(s):  
Charles A. Perrone
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Art Music ◽  
Pop Music ◽  
Urban Regions ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Musical Cultures ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

With its blends of Amerindian, African and European sources, Brazil has one of the richest and most diverse musical cultures in the world. Primitive tribal musics flourish in the Amazon, rural and urban regions practise many folk/traditional forms, and cosmopolitan art music has been produced since before the time of Villa-Lobos. Various musics that can be considered popular reflect both this wide national spectrum and the impact of international mass media pop music. Here, a description of the major tendencies in contemporary urban popular music of Brazil will be followed by bibliographical and discographic indications for further study or research.

The impact of the Beatles on pop music in Australia: 1963–66

Popular Music ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Zion
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Pop Music ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Impact

For young Australians in the early 1960s America was the icon of pop music and fashion. This was the result of the projection of America through the mass media and the numerous American rock'n'roll acts that were brought to Australia by Lee Gordon, an American entrepreneur who lived in Sydney (Zion 1984). This overall tendency led the American, A. L. McLeod, to observe when writing about Australian culture in 1963 thatin general, Australian popular music is slavishly imitative of United States models; it follows jazz, swing, calypso or whatever the current fashion is in New York or San Francisco at a few months distance. (McLeod 1963, p. 410)Yet by late 1963 the potency of America was in decline. For while the Californian surf music craze made a somewhat delayed impact, especially in Sydney, the popularity of the Beatles was gathering momentum. This can be traced crudely through the Top Forty lists of the day: in Sydney the song ‘From Me To You’ entered the charts on 12 July 1963 and eventually reached number six (Barnes et al. 1979, p. 50).

Nordic Modernity and the Structure of the Musical Landscape

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Holt
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Cultural Geography ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Music Industry ◽  
Pop Music ◽  
Musical Style ◽  
Global Modernity

This chapter outlines macro structural changes in the Nordic music landscape, drawing from sociological theory of modernity. The chapter identifies popular music in wider tensions in Nordic modernity, particularly in relation to shifting hegemonic cultures to uncover the underlying dynamics of tensions between shifting mainstream formations and their alternatives. Following this logic, musical style and taste involve positionings in relation to issues of capitalism, nationalism, and mass media. The chapter analyzes changes in the region’s music landscape within the region’s evolving modernity, particularly in the transition from a national to a more global modernity. This is illustrated by the declining status of Stockholm’s Anglo pop music industry as the region’s center into a more decentralized and networked transnational cultural geography.

scholarly journals (Re)positioning art music in contemporary traditional and digital mass media/radio context

New Sound ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
Marija Karan
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Art Music ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
High Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interpretive Method ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Key Parameter

This paper discusses, actualizes and problematizes the representation and treatment of art music in the context of contemporary mass media radio discourse, in its traditional and digital/internet formats. The thesis is that understanding the content of high culture and art music is key to the social and cultural progress of the audience, and that it implies the clear views of the creator of the work of art music, on the one hand, and the experience of the recipient - that is, the audience, on the other hand. In this context, traditional and digital mass media must continue to act as the main transmitters/mediators of musical creation. Through the prism of art music on the radio, the types and ways of the operation of contemporary (meta) mass media are detected, as well as the effect of the reception of elements of mass/media culture on the audience. The critical-analytical-interpretive method interprets the phenomenon of artistic music on the radio and contributes to the research of the impact on the audience with music as the key parameter of mass media discourse.

scholarly journals COUNTRY IMAGE AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT: IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF INTERDEPENDENCE

2020 ◽  
pp. 122-134
Author(s):  
Beruniy ALIMOV
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Investment Climate ◽  
Global Media ◽  
The World ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modern Technologies

This article analyzes the impact of the country's media image on foreign investment flows. Researches show, that the development of any country tensely depends on its reputation in information space. Media coverage of economic reforms and important political changes is the main reason why investors in other states show interest in the country. As a result, it is possible to achieve a multiple increase in the inflow of foreign investments. The investment of foreign investors in the national economy depends not only on the rating of enterprises or on the results of economic activity, but also on the geopolitical location of the country and its domestic and foreign policy. Investors choose the most stable countries to invest capital. That is why all countries around the world are trying to do as much as possible to minimize investment risks. Like all countries in the world, Uzbekistan is making a lot of efforts to improve the attractiveness of the investment climate in the national economy. In particular, in recent years, a special attention has been paid to the investment policy of the Republic. At the same time, mass media in Uzbekistan are trying to spread the information about the great achievements of the country to the world. In this process, modern technologies of national mass media, in particular the Internet and satellite capabilities are being used. However, it would be desirable to increase the effectiveness of the existing information capacity, strengthen mechanisms for enhancing the country's image in the global media space.

Rock 'n' roll in a very strange society

Popular Music ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 159-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Hamm
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Rock N Roll

An investigation of the reception and perception of early rock 'n' roll in various parts of the world may tell us little new about the music itself, but it can inform us on contemporary issues and attitudes in these places, and remind us of the ways in which popular music has been utilised by commercial and political forces controlling the mass media.

scholarly journals Historicizing medical drones in Africa: a focus on Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-125
Author(s):  
Samuel Adu-Gyamfi ◽  
Razak Mohammed Gyasi ◽  
Benjamin Dompreh Darkwa
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The World ◽  
Mainstream Healthcare ◽  
The Impact

While the genesis of the drone technology is not clear, one thing is ideal: it emerged as a military apparatus and gained much attention during major wars, including the two world wars. Aside being used in combats and to deliver humanitarian services, drones have also been used extensively to kill both troops and civilians. Revolutionized in the 19th century, the drone technology was improved to be controlled as an unmanned aerial devices to mainly target troops. A new emerging field that has seen the application of the drone technology is the healthcare sector. Over the years, the health sector has increasingly relied on the device for timely transportation of essential articles across the globe. Since its introduction in health, scholars have attempted to address the impact of drones on healthcare across Africa and the world at large. Among other things, it has been reported by scholars that the device has the ability to overcome the menace of weather constraints, inadequate personnel and inaccessible roads within the healthcare sector. This notwithstanding, data on drones and drone application in Ghana and her healthcare sector in particular appears to be little within the drone literature. Also, few attempts have been made by scholars to highlight the use of drones in African countries. By using a narrative review approach, the current study attempts to address the gap above. Using this approach, a thorough literature search was performed to locate and assess scientific materials that focus on the application of drones in the military field and in the medical systems of Africa and Ghana in particular. With its sole responsibility to deliver items, stakeholders of health across several parts of the world have relied on drones to transport vital articles to health centers. Countries like Senegal, Madagascar, Rwanda and Malawi encouraged Ghana to consider the application of drones in her mainstream healthcare delivery. Findings from the study have revealed that Ghana’s adoption of the drone policy has enhanced the timely delivery of products such as test samples, blood and Personal Protective Equipment to various health centres and rural areas in particular. Drones have contributed to the delivery of equity in healthcare delivery in Ghana. We conclude that with the drone policy, the continent has the potential to record additional successes concerning the over-widened gap in healthcare between rural and urban populations.

scholarly journals Mitologia artystyczna na kontrkulturowych ścieżkach: Roy Harper

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Marek Jeziński
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Dimension ◽  
The Public ◽  
Musical Works ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Fairy Story

<p>W artykule niniejszym przedstawiam polityczny wymiar muzyki popularnej w kontekście działań mitologizacji własnej twórczości przejawianych przez politycznie i społecznie zaangażowanych wykonawców z kręgu miejskiego folku i rocka, na przykładzie brytyjskiego artysty Roy’a Harpera</p><strong>Artistic Mythology on Counterculture Paths: Roy Harper</strong><p>SUMMARY</p><p>The article presents the political dimension of popular music in the context of actions meant to mythologize their own musical works by politically and socially engaged urban folk and rock performers, as exemplified by a British artist Roy Harper. The case of this performer shows that artistic mythology can be gradually constructed strictly according to the patterns taken from mythical narratives that function in all cultures in the world. It serves the specifically understood process of mythologizing the activities of an artist and the personality created by the performer. Harper’s biography is a contemporary version of the heroic myth transmitted to the public through the mass media and complemented with themes originating from folkloristic stories such as the magic fairy story. A myth like that is a certain pivot around which a mythological narrative is developed, consisting of diverse elements essential to a specific artist.</p>

scholarly journals „Фейк” — современное лицо масс-медийного обмана

2018 ◽  
pp. 193-202
Author(s):  
Łukasz Małecki
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
Fake News ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Impact

The phenomen of “fake news” disseminated by the mass media is a relatively new phenomenon, the impact of which has not been extensively studied. The article is devoted to the problem of fake in contemporary mass media, which is understood not only as a modern type of lie, but also a fabricated information designed to manipulate public opinion and creating specific form of an image of the world in the human consciousness.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENTS ON ADOLESCENTS : A LITERATURE REVIEW

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-82
Author(s):  
Eti Wiyati Nurcahyani ◽  
Fera Kresyca ◽  
Nadila Sopya Indriyani ◽  
Fajaria Nurcandra
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Cigarette Consumption ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cigarette Advertising ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Harmful Effects

Cigarette consumption occurs throughout the world and is widespread among teenagers. Moreover, the existence of cigarette advertisements as a promotional media that is easily found in various mass media, can provide smoking influences to adolescents. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of cigarette advertising on adolescent smoking initiation. This study uses a literature review. Google Scholar, Sciene Direct, and Proquest are used to select literature related to the topic to be discussed. The analysis in this study was also assisted with several articles found on the internet. Based on research, the influence of various types of cigarette advertisements in general in various countries can lead to smoking initiation among adolescents. The image in cigarette advertisements makes smokers look attractive. Teenagers who are exposed to cigarette advertisements are more open and have a high curiosity about the use of cigarettes. Some actions need to be taken to reduce cigarette consumption in adolescents, such as providing cigarette education to adolescents, as well as enforcement of strong anti-smoking advertising, promotion and sponsorship policies. So, the teenagers know and understand the harmful effects of using these cigarettes. Keywords: Cigarette advertisement, adolescent health, smoking.

scholarly journals Unilateral Exposure to Mass Media: Non-Communicative Person

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-479
Author(s):  
Denis I. Chistyakov
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Transmission Model ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Impact

The article discusses the forms and ways of the impact of modern digital media on people, groups, and society as a whole. The unilateral communication effect on a person is emphasized. The accent is made on the transmission model of information dissemination, taking into account the formation of its ritualized form. The author pays his particular attention to the status and role of an individual in interaction with mass media; provides arguments about the exclusion of a person from the communication dimension. The activity of modern digital media structures is substantiated as social constructors of reality. The researcher shows the technological and visual possibilities of mass media in the creation of artificial, illusory simulated models of the world perceived by a person as objective, authentic, and real. Mass media are presented as an integral social institution of modern society, operating autonomously, based on its own rules and norms, technological and content principles, conditions of network communication, digitalization, and mediatization of society. The article presents the concepts of theoretical comprehension of mass media as a self-sufficient autopoietic system of N. Luhmann, and consideration of media communication implementation as a non-communication of J. Baudrillard. The author stresses the role of spectacle and visuality in the process of TV influence on the subjects, in the construction of images and models of the world, comparable with the already available information consumers pictures of the world. The contradictory and ambiguous conceptual assessments of the activity and influence of mass media on the modern man are emphasized.

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