The Audio-Visual Aesthetics of Music and Dance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Orgs ◽  
Claire Howlin
Keyword(s):  
Music Perception ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Visual Aesthetics ◽  
Evolutionary Origins ◽  
Rhythmical Activity ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Musical Accompaniment ◽  
Rich History

Dance and music appear to belong together: Conventional definitions of dance often conceive it as a rhythmical activity in which a series of steps is performed to musical accompaniment. Indeed, dance and music share many similarities such as rhythm and may have co-evolved as a form of nonverbal communication between groups of people. Despite a rich history of composers and choreographers exploring the aesthetic relationship between dance and music, only a few scientific studies have systematically explored how the visual aesthetics of dance interact with the auditory aesthetics of sound and music. In this chapter we will focus on such interactions; we will explore the common evolutionary origins of dance and music and review existing research on how dance and music influence each other to produce an audio-visual aesthetics of sound and movement. The chapter will explore interactions in both directions: music influences dance perception by altering movement expressiveness, orienting visual attention, and by modulating memory. At the same time music perception strongly depends on groove and danceability and is shaped by the listener’s dance experience. The chapter closes with a review of methodological challenges to studying the audio-visual aesthetics of dance and music and suggestions for future research in this field.

scholarly journals Journal of the History of Economic Thought Preprints - Monetary Theory and Cameralist Economic Management, c. 1500-1900 A.D.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Rössner
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
History Of Economic Thought ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Monetary Theory ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common

More than England and other states the German principalities were, in the preindustrial period, hampered by silver outflow and persistent pressures on the balance of payments which led to idiosyncratic models and strategies of economic development usually but not entirely helpfully called “Cameralism”. It is less well understood how Cameralism as a policy of order and development and monetary theory went together. The present paper will attempt a sketch of these working mechanisms as well as provide a few angles for new perspectives and future research. A first section after the brief introduction studies general issues of development in relation to balance of payment constraints (II), followed by the discourses on whether the domestic currency ought to remain stable in terms of intrinsic (silver) value (III), or whether it may be debased so as to raise domestic exports and competitiveness (IV). Both options were considered, at times and by varying actors, as valid strategies of promoting economic development, especially export-led growth, although most contemporaries viewed coin debasement as harmful to the economy. A fifth section discusses an alternative to the aforementioned strategies, by raising effective monetary mass through increasing velocity. Since the middle ages and into the nineteenth century the German economic tradition had a clear understanding of how velocity could be managed and the common weal stimulated by an increase in “vivacity” of circulation (V). Upon hindsight it appears that we find here a powerful programme towards promoting economic development and Europe’s rise towards capitalism. A conclusion will offer some thoughts for further research (VI).

The Lexical Foundation of the Big Five Factor Model

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boele de Raad ◽  
Boris Mlačić
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Common Stock ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Personality Description

A dictionary is the tangible repository of the common stock of words, although dictionaries comprise at best 10% of the full lexicon. Part of the lexicon is made up of the words used to describe what people do and what people are like. The psycholexical approach to personality focuses on this subset of words and on its exploitation, or what can be said to be the glossary of personality. This chapter is concerned with the history of the psycholexical approach to personality description, from ancient history to the more recent efforts, albeit focusing in particular on its modern history. Psycholexical taxonomies from around the world will be considered, as well as taxonomies based on nouns, verbs, adverbs, and their combinations. Ongoing controversies, difficulties, and disputes regarding alternative psycholexical personality structures will be considered, as well as recommendations for future research.

Low frequency and infrasound: A critical review of the myths, misbeliefs and their relevance to music perception research

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg H. Mühlhans
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Music Perception ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Well Being ◽  
General Information ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Production Measurement ◽  
The One

Over the last several decades low frequency and infrasound have become relevant to many fields of research – most recently psychology and musicology, among others. Interpretation of data from experimental research has raised concern that low frequency and infrasound could be potentially harmful to humans’ well-being. While the physiological and psychological effects of infrasound are well documented, a variety of myths promulgated by pseudoscientific authors and newspapers still make it difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction, especially for people with little or no knowledge in acoustics. Myths are widespread today and result mainly from the one-dimensional view on sound, out-of-context citations, and a number of “sensational” findings from biased studies. The aim of this review is to evaluate the relevance of data from a music-psychological and psychoacoustic point of view, to give a consistent overview of the history of research, to examine the transferability of findings, and to trace the origins of myths to debunk them. Additionally, general information about the characteristics of low frequency sound, its production, measurement, and difficulties in experimental research is given to avoid mistakes in future research.

Evolution of Plant NLRs: From Natural History to Precise Modifications

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 355-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janina Tamborski ◽  
Ksenia V. Krasileva
Keyword(s):  
Small Rnas ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Functional Specialization ◽  
Leucine Rich Repeat ◽  
Plant Immune System ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Multiple Species ◽  
Shed Light

Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) monitor the plant intracellular environment for signs of pathogen infection. Several mechanisms of NLR-mediated immunity arose independently across multiple species. These include the functional specialization of NLRs into sensors and helpers, the independent emergence of direct and indirect recognition within NLR subfamilies, the regulation of NLRs by small RNAs, and the formation of NLR networks. Understanding the evolutionary history of NLRs can shed light on both the origin of pathogen recognition and the common constraints on the plant immune system. Attempts to engineer disease resistance have been sparse and rarely informed by evolutionary knowledge. In this review, we discuss the evolution of NLRs, give an overview of previous engineering attempts, and propose how to use evolutionary knowledge to advance future research in the generation of novel disease-recognition capabilities.

The Influence of Non-mainstream Culture on the Aesthetic Judgment of Fashion Trends

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
Fan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Judgment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
New Era ◽  
History Of ◽  
One Step ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
Mainstream Culture ◽  
Looking Back

By looking back into the history of fashion, if any fashion element went even one step beyond the traditional standards, it would be considered as betrayal. All betrayals would be undoubtedly resisted by mainstream culture (aristocracy culture). After the recent half century, postmodern fashion designers have been evoking people to question and debate about the traditional aesthetic standards of fashion. It is the moment of fierce shocks between mainstream and non-mainstream culture, and traditional and modern aesthetics. The inspiring spark broke through all fetters and would bring about the aesthetic judgment of non-mainstream culture into the saintly palace of high fashion. The consciousness of the non-mainstream culture of postmodernism will continue to create newer items and turn fashion culture into a new era. It is important for future research on aesthetics to directly look to impacts on human aesthetics in fashion, and furthermore, in attitudes towards values or life.

Imagination De-Naturalized

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Rich History

Many of the common assumptions regarding the role imagination plays in phenomenology reflect misunderstandings regarding the nature of phenomenological research. This chapter starts by clarifying some of these misunderstandings. It then presents Husserl’s groundbreaking investigations and considers the most important contribution he made to phenomenological research on the imagination: his “de-naturalization” of the imagination. The chapter then details some of the ways in which Sartre and Merleau-Ponty depart from Husserl’s approach. It gives an account of how both build upon Husserl’s earlier work and also reject some of its tenets. Able here to present only a few facets of the rich history of phenomenological treatments of the imagination, the chapter singles out Sartre and Merleau-Ponty as the two most well-known contributors after Husserl. Both significantly advanced phenomenological research on the imagination and widened its role. Their new impulses changed the trajectory of that history and aided its diversification.

scholarly journals Kärlekens etos i Gösta Ågrens 1960-talslyrik

2017 ◽  
pp. 22-37
Author(s):  
Anna Möller-Sibelius
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Rudolf Steiner ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Common Opinion ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Post War ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Aesthetic

The Ethos of Love in Gösta Ågren’s Poems from the 1960s Gösta Ågren is one of the most appreciated poets in contemporary Finland-Swedish literature. Nevertheless, his early works dating back to the 60s have been considered (not least by himself) to be of little interest. The common opinion is that his engagement with left-wing politics impoverished the aesthetic aspects of his poetry; when released from these ideological bonds in the late 1970s he became an important poet. The aim of this article is to call into question the reasons put forth by the negligence of his early poetry. Ågren is one of the earliest examples of the 1960s left-wing movement in Finland-Swedish poetry, which per se is of literary historical interest. However, he combines his Marxist perspective with ideas recognizable in a broader tradition of history of ideas, which makes his ideological and ethical undertaking complex. In addition, he integrates political and existential aspects in his poems at an early stage. In this article, I examine a central theme in Ågren’s early poetry from the 1960s: love. I relate his thoughts on the topic to various thinkers such as eodor W. Adorno & Max Horkheimer, R.W. Emerson, C.G. Jung and Rudolf Steiner. Although love between man and woman in many respects is a timeless issue, the contextual aspects of love are important in Ågren’s poems. Furthermore, in his early poetry dating from the rather dystopic post-war period in Europe love has an emphasized ethical function. In his efforts to find a solution to the problems of a contemporary world in distress, the very concept of “woman” becomes a metaphor for ideas such as peace, hope, love and freedom. Clearly, this is an idealist but also (more surprisingly) a feminist standpoint.

The Relationship of Calligraphy and Painting to Literature

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Egan
Keyword(s):  
Formative Stage ◽  
History Of ◽  
Composite Form ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Literary Composition ◽  
Verbal Imagery ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Aesthetic Values ◽  
Rich History

Calligraphy and painting have a long and rich history of association with literary composition, especially poetry. These three “arts of the brush” share not just materials and tools of production but also a critical vocabulary and certain aesthetic ideals. The pronounced attention in the early history of each art to the world of nature as a source of verbal imagery, subject matter, and even graphic design bound these arts together in the formative stage of theoretical writings about each. As the practice of these arts matured in medieval times, it became common for them to appear together in a single, composite work: a painting inscribed with a poem, written as a calligraphic display. This composite form became a hallmark of Chinese visual and literary culture. Thus even when they were used separately, the aesthetic values of the others often remained in the minds of the poet-artist and reader or viewer.

A Review of Remote Sensing Drought Monitoring Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 1073-1076 ◽  
pp. 1891-1894
Author(s):  
Liang Qiao ◽  
Hui Qian ◽  
Ai Di Huo
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Drought Monitoring ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Coverage Area ◽  
Monitoring Method ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Space ◽  
The Common

Drought is one of the most common and largest impact natural disasters to human. Since its complexity, it’s really difficult to monitoring the beginning, duration and ending of drought, neither assessment the coverage area, severity and influence of drought accurately and quantified. The development of Remote Sensing brings drought monitoring and assessment into a new space, which makes it possible to capture data timely and faster in larger scale area for drought research. In this paper, the development history of remote sensing drought monitoring is present, and the common method, arithmetic of key factor and data sources-MODIS are introduced. At the last, the future research key points are proposed.

Toward a Speech Sciences Community

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Donald Finan ◽  
Stephen M. Tasko
Keyword(s):  
Science Research ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Mandated Curriculum ◽  
Professional Discipline ◽  
Common Area ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Speech Science

The history of speech-language pathology as a profession encompasses a tradition of knowledge generation. In recent years, the quantity of speech science research and the presence of speech scientists within the domain of the American Speech-Hearing-Language Association (ASHA) has diminished, even as ASHA membership and the size of the ASHA Convention have grown dramatically. The professional discipline of speech science has become increasingly fragmented, yet speech science coursework is an integral part of the mandated curriculum. Establishing an active, vibrant community structure will serve to aid researchers, educators, and clinicians as they work in the common area of speech science.

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