Meaning-making and resilience: case studies of a multifaceted process

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda C. Theron ◽  
Adam M. C. Theron
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Meaning Making

User-Driven Content Creation in Second Life A Source of Innovation?

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Sisse Siggaard Jensen
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Service Project ◽  
Symbolic World

In this chapter, Second Life is conceived as an open space and symbolic world of user-driven co-creation of content. The questions asked concern the ways in which the actors of three case studies design, mediate, and remediate their Second Life projects and how the choices they make contribute to user-driven content creation and possibly to innovative practices. To answer these questions, concepts of innovation, in particular closed and open innovation are introduced and motivations for engaging in co-creation are identified. It is suggested that we understand user-driven innovation in a world like Second Life in terms of symbolic reorganization of conceptual frameworks and meaning-making. Subsequently, the concept of remediation is suggested as a way to conceive of mediation in the cases studied. It is shown how difficult it is for actors to co-create, mediate, and remediate thus to generate user-driven innovative practices in two Danish business projects (Wonder DK and Times) and in one public service project (Literary). To conclude the analysis of the case studies, it is suggested that methods of creative co-creation and innovative practices can build on the concept of remediation borrowed from research on new media and redefined in virtual worlds.

Refugee and asylum seekers’ experiences

2021 ◽  
pp. 281-290
Author(s):  
Rachel Tribe ◽  
Angelina Jalonen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Service Users ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

This chapter reviews the socio-political environment and legal factors that provide the context and influence the lived experience of many refugees and asylum seekers. These factors are considered in relation to flight, arrival, and settlement in a new country. How these contextual factors may impact upon refugees and asylum seekers, their sense of identity, and mental health will be reviewed. The chapter reflects upon the possible challenges faced by many refugees and asylum seekers, as well as arguing that the strengths, resilience, and coping strategies that many asylum seekers and refugees exhibit need to be adequately considered by clinicians, if a meaningful service is to be provided. The importance of clinicians being culturally curious and listening to service users’ meaning-making is vital. An overview of some other issues that clinicians may need to consider is provided. The chapter contains a number of case studies to illustrate the related issues.

Digital Story-Making in Support of Student Meaning-Making

2013 ◽  
pp. 192-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Matthews-DeNatale
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Learning Sequence ◽  
Digital Story ◽  
Digital Stories ◽  
Student Meaning ◽  
The Impact

Learning design is critical to success when using visual media to enhance learning. This process involves beginning with the end goals in mind and working backwards to craft a thoughtful learning sequence. Through a pair of case studies, this chapter demonstrates the role student-generated digital stories can play in helping students make meaning of firsthand learning experiences. Digital story-making engages students in a multi-modal, multi-sensory experience that deepens engagement and improves the memorability of learning. Educators are under increasing pressure to provide evidence of the impact that coursework has on student learning, and student-generated digital stories provide valuable artifacts of learning.

scholarly journals Singing well-becoming: Student musical therapy case studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Murphey
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Folk Music ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Agents Of Change

Much research supports the everyday therapeutic and deeper socialneurophysiological influence of singing songs alone and in groups (Austin, 2008; Cozolino, 2013; Sacks, 2007). This study looks at what happens when Japanese students teach short English affirmation songlet-routines to others out of the classroom (clandestine folk music therapy). I investigate 155 student-conducted musical case studies from 7 semester-long classes (18 to 29 students per class) over a 4-year period. The assignments, their in-class training, and their results are introduced, with examples directly from their case studies. Each class published their own booklet of case studies (a class publication, available to readers online for research replication and modeling). Results show that most primary participants enjoyed spreading these positive songlets as they became “well-becoming agents of change” in their own social networks. “Well-becoming” emphasizes an agentive action or activity that creates better well-being in others, an action such as the sharing or teaching of a songlet. The qualitative data reveals a number of types of well-becoming such as social and familial bonding, meaning-making, teaching-rushes, and experiencing embodied cognition. The project also stimulated wider network dissemination of these well-becoming possibilities and pedagogical insights.

scholarly journals Employing cognitive metonymy theory in the analysis of semantic relations between source and target text in translation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-198
Author(s):  
Charles Denroche
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Semantic Relations ◽  
One To One ◽  
Recurrent Theme

Abstract This article offers a model of translation which frames semantic relations between source- and target-text elements in terms of metonymy, and translation in terms of metonymic processing. Translators/interpreters constantly use approximations rather than exact one-to-one correspondences in their work, as meaning making is by nature partial and built-in matches between language systems do not exist. Approximation is identified as a recurrent theme in Translation Studies, while Metonymy Studies is seen as providing a toolkit for describing in detail the approximate semantic relations between source- and target-text elements. Models from Metonymy Studies are applied to two translation case studies and a translation revision case study. An original typology of metonymic relations is proposed based on whether or not source and target are encoded linguistically as vehicle and topic respectively. It is concluded that the semantic relations between source- and target-text elements in translation are distinctive in two respects: (1) they are characterized by facetization and zone activation rather than metonymization; (2) they are examples of Topic metonymy (both source and target concepts are encoded) and Code-switching metonymy (the source and target concepts are encoded in different languages).

scholarly journals Persepsi Penggemar Pasangan Boys Love (BL Ship) terhadap Homoseksualitas

Koneksi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 302
Author(s):  
Sintya Frank Sianturi ◽  
Ahmad Junaidi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Sensory Stimulus ◽  
Qualitative Research Method ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Personal Experiences

These past few years, Thailand’s entertainment industry has been increasing their production of Boys’ Love series and movies. The genre blew up in 2014, and until 2020, around 57 BL series had been produced and released. This has led to the phenomenon of the escalation of the number of Thai BL fans in Indonesia. The aim of this research was to find out how BL Ship’s fans or shippers perceive homosexuality. Perception is a meaning making activity of a sensory stimulus through gathering and interpreting process of information or message. To elaborate it, this research used the qualitative research method with case studies approach towards the members of BL ship Off Jumpol-Gun Atthaphan’s fans kingdom. Data was gathered by interview, observation, and documentation. To analyze it, researcher conducted Glaser and Strauss’s constant comparative method, and Mahpur’s coding steps. The results showed that shippers’ perception of homosexuality more or less got affected by what they consumed through media, such as BL series and ships. Along the way, their cultural background, religious views, personal experiences and values also influenced their views of the meaning of homosexuality. Researcher suggest that the professionals who are working in the industry of this genre to be mindful and take extra care since it’s going to affect the audience’s perception.Beberapa tahun terakhir, industri hiburan Thailand semakin gencar memproduksi drama serial dan film romantis bergenre Boys’ Love (BL). Sejak pertama kali meledak tahun 2014 hingga 2020, terdapat setidaknya 57 serial drama BL yang telah dibuat dan ditayangkan. Hal ini menyebabkan fenomena peningkatan penggemar pasangan Thai Boys’ Love (BL Ship) di Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana persepsi penggemar BL Ship terhadap homoseksualitas. Persepsi merupakan kegiatan pemberian makna pada stimulus sensorik yang diperoleh melalui proses menyimpulkan dan menafsirkan informasi dan atau pesan. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah anggota kelompok penggemar pasangan BL Off Jumpol-Gun Atthaphan. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah teknik wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Data yang telah terkumpul kemudian direduksi, dikategorisasi, disintesisasi, dan kemudian ditarik kesimpulannya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat faktor personal dan situasional yang mempengaruhi persepsi individu terhadap homoseksualitas. Latar belakang budaya, kepercayaan secara religius, dan nilai-nilai dari sekitar maupun pribadi individu turut mengambil peran dalam proses pembentukan persepsi individu atas homoseksualitas. Penting bagi pegiat genre ini untuk memerhatikan apa yang diproduksi karena apa yang ditampilkan akan mempengaruhi persepsi yang diterpanya.

scholarly journals How Interactive Art Installations Can Be Utilized For Practices Of Mourning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Petkovic ◽  
Boris Pantev
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Interactive Art ◽  
Loved One ◽  
External Space ◽  
Living Body ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
Mourning Process

This research examines how interactive art installations can facilitate practices of mourning. The paper considers the following questions; 1) How does our relationship with space, time, and art affect how we mourn a deceased loved one? 2) How does space affect the living body when grieving? 3) How does time affect the memory of a departed loved one? 4) How does art therapy as meaning-making benefit the mourning process? The research engages with questions of perception, memory, inner and external space, and the embodied experiences of art. It offers an analysis through a phenomenological and socio-psychological lens of how art can be used to benefit the mourning process. The paper contains case studies examining current art installations and interactive art installations depicting mourning and grief. The paper explores how art and perception create meaning within our sense of self, and how this can benefit the grieving process.

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