The Radio Communication Project in Nepal: A Culture-Centered Approach to Participation

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 442-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan Jyoti Dutta ◽  
Iccha Basnyat
Keyword(s):  
Popular Music ◽  
Role Modeling ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Radio Communication ◽  
Entertainment Education ◽  
Discursive Space ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Culture Centered

Considerable research has been conducted on the topic of entertainment-education (EE), the method of using entertainment platforms such as popular music, radio, and television programming to diffuse information, attitudes, and behaviors via role modeling. A significant portion of the recently published EE literature has used the case of the Radio Communication Project (RCP) in Nepal to demonstrate the effectiveness of EE and to argue that EE campaigns can indeed be participatory in nature. In this project, we apply the culture-centered approach to examine the discursive space created by the RCP and its claim of being participatory. A critical examination of RCP discourse brings forth an alternative lens for approaching EE and its participatory claim.

scholarly journals Development of the Audiovisual Industry in Brazil from Importer to Exporter of Television Programming

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Marques De Melo
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Recent Success ◽  
Amérique Latine ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultural Programming ◽  
Amerique Latine

Abstract: In Latin America at mid-century, the formal media of communication (press, radio, cinema) satisfied the tastes of the colonizing elites for European and American programming, while the informal types of communication (songs, dances, poetry) remained faithful to indigenous local values. In the 1970s, the extension of broadcasting systems created a demand for popular cultural programming. There was also an increase in the regional exchange of programming between Latin American nations. Gradually, Latin American popular programs have begun to co-exist naturally with imported ones. Using Brazil as a case study, the article details some Brazilian networks' (Globo, Manchete, Bandeirantes) recent success as international exporters of popular genres (telenovelas, popular music), as Latin America begins to overcome its history of cultural dependency. Résumé: En Amérique latine à mi-siècle, les moyens de communication formels (presse, radio, cinéma) répondaient aux demandes des élites métropolitaines pour des émissions européenes et nord-américaines, pendant que les genres de communication informels (chansons, danses, poésie) ont resté fidèles aux valeurs locaux et indigènes. Dans les années soixante-dix, l'extension des systèmes de radiodiffusion crée une demande pour des émissions culturelles populaires. Il y avait aussi une hausse dans l'échange régionale d'émissions entre des pays de l'Amérique latine. Graduellement, les émissions populaires de l'Amérique latine commençent à coexister naturellement avec des émissions importées. Prenant comme exemple le Brésil, cette étude démontre les succès récents de quelques réseaux de télévision brésiliens (Globo, Manchete, Bandeirantes) comme exportateurs internationaux des genres populaires (téléromans, musique populaire) pendant que l'Amérique latine commence à surmonter son histoire de dépendance culturelle.

scholarly journals Sexual violence and free speech in popular music

Popular Music ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Lucy Hill ◽  
Heather Savigny
Keyword(s):  
Popular Music ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Popular Music Studies ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Us Senate

AbstractThis article re-examines the use of arguments in favour of free speech when faced with difficult subjects in music, such as sexual violence against women. We present a new perspective on the 1985 US Senate Hearing on Record Labeling and challenge the orthodoxy that the Hearing was only a matter of free speech. Using critical discourse analysis we argue that the sexist environment of the Hearing, the misogyny of the musicians, plus homosocial bonding resulted in the PMRC's arguments being unaddressed as attention turned to censorship. Subsequent academic work has continued to focus on censorship, neglecting to investigate how music can propagate dangerous representations. This article indicates the need for a shift in popular music studies towards careful consideration of those aspects which are difficult and dangerous for women. It therefore opens up popular music to important new areas for critical examination and feminist analysis.

Bioterrorism-Related Beliefs, Attitudes and Behaviors of Community-Based Clinicians

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S48
Author(s):  
Robyn R. M. Gershon ◽  
Kristine A. Qureshi ◽  
Stephen S. Morse ◽  
Marissa A. Berrera ◽  
Catherine B. Dela Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Community Based ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors

The Impact of Universal Suicide-Prevention Programs on the Help-Seeking Attitudes and Behaviors of Youths

Crisis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Klimes-Dougan ◽  
David A. Klingbeil ◽  
Sarah J. Meller
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Universal Prevention ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Suicide Prevention Programs ◽  
The Impact

Background: While the ultimate goal of adolescent suicide-prevention efforts is to decrease the incidence of death by suicide, a critical intermediary goal is directing youths toward effective sources of assistance. Aim: To comprehensively review the universal prevention literature and examine the effects of universal prevention programs on student’s attitudes and behaviors related to help-seeking. Method: We systematically reviewed studies that assessed help-seeking outcomes including prevention efforts utilizing (1) psychoeducational curricula, (2) gatekeeper training, and (3) public service messaging directed at youths. Of the studies reviewed, 17 studies evaluated the help-seeking outcomes. These studies were identified through a range of sources (e.g., searching online databases, examining references of published articles on suicide prevention). Results: The results of this review suggest that suicide-prevention programming has a limited impact on help-seeking behavior. Although there was some evidence that suicide-prevention programs had a positive impact on students’ help-seeking attitudes and behaviors, there was also evidence of no effects or iatrogenic effects. Sex and risk status were moderators of program effects on students help-seeking. Conclusions: Caution is warranted when considering which suicidal prevention interventions best optimize the intended goals. The impact on adolescents’ help-seeking behavior is a key concern for educators and mental-health professionals.

The More You Say, the Less They Hear

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsbeth D. Asbeek Brusse ◽  
Marieke L. Fransen ◽  
Edith G. Smit
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Protection ◽  
Entertainment Education ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Attitude Measures ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Abstract. This study examined the effects of disclosure messages in entertainment-education (E-E) on attitudes toward hearing protection and attitude toward the source. In addition, the (mediating) role of the underlying mechanisms (i.e., transportation, identification, and counterarguing) was studied. In an experiment (N = 336), three different disclosure messages were compared with a no-disclosure condition. The results show that more explicit disclosure messages negatively affect transportation and identification and stimulate the generation of counterarguments. In addition, the more explicit disclosure messages affect both attitude measures via two of these processes (i.e., transportation and counterarguing). Less explicit disclosure messages do not have this effect. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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