Rising beyond museological practice and use: a model for community and museum partnerships working towards modern curatorship in this day and age

2020 ◽  
pp. 109-122
Author(s):  
Daniel H. Mutibwa
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
National Archive ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
National Media

This chapter discusses effective ways to develop relationships between communities and museums around shared cultural agendas, practice, and knowledge exchange. Through the lens of an eight-month pilot that emerged from the Pararchive project and was partnered by the National Media Museum (NMeM), Bradford, the chapter addresses what it means to access a dormant but invaluable national archive and associative collections from the position of differently situated community groups. It highlights how the Pararchive–National Media Museum partnership (PNMeM) promoted opportunities for community groups to select, document, and creatively exploit archival resources in ways in which conventional museological practice and use do not allow. The chapter also outlines the key challenges encountered. In doing so, this chapter draws on detailed notes generated through participant observation, on the study of relevant documents and artefacts, and on important insights gained from audio recordings of relevant project meetings and an evaluative end-of-project workshop.

Lebanese conversational style and cultural values

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-604
Author(s):  
Sasha G. Louis ◽  
Rana N. Khoudary
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Conversational Style ◽  
Topic Shift ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
Expressive Phonology

Abstract This paper investigates the Lebanese conversational style in relation to Lebanese cultural values. The study adopts a discourse analysis approach based on interactional sociolinguistic methodology for the analysis of audio-recordings and semi-structured interviews involving Lebanese nationals (multi-active culture) and members of linear-active cultures, in addition to participant observation. Four distinctive linguistic features characterizing the Lebanese conversational style are identified: topic (focus on personal topics and abrupt topic shift), pacing (overlap and fast pace), expressive phonology and intonation, and formulaic language. The findings of this study reveal that the Lebanese have a high-involvement conversational style as a result of their cultural values which reflect those of high-context, multi-active and collectivist cultures. Furthermore, a connection is made between cultural and communicative differences which can account for instances of stereotyping and misunderstandings between members of the two cultural groups.

scholarly journals Sonoridades Afro-Brasileiras em Corumbá: um estudo sobre representações musicais em rituais de Umbanda

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (31) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmem Silvia Moretzsohn Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Black Community ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Visual Anthropology ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
Religious Context ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Musical Representations ◽  
The Universe

O objetivo deste artigo é compartilhar alguns aspectos da tese de doutoramento em curso. Para a execução da pesquisa partimos da concepção de Seeger, na qual é preciso observar todo o contexto em que a manifestação musical ocorre, com o intuito de compreender mais profundamente seus significados. Como metodologia, utilizamos a observação participante e entrevistas semiabertas com alguns dos importantes personagens inseridos no contexto umbandista local. Também registramos o campo por meio de fotografias, vídeos e gravações em áudio, a fim de viabilizar a criação de um acervo e facilitar a transcrição e análise do material coletado. Com a realização deste estudo, pretendemos demonstrar que o universo sonoro em rituais de Umbanda é crucial e constitutivo dessas manifestações religiosas. Nesse sentido, observamos a recorrência de referências à África e à Bahia, à escravidão, aos pretos velhos e ao sofrimento da comunidade negra, juntamente com uma estreita associação ao movimento negro, à comunidade quilombola e às suas manifestações. Palavras chave: Etnomusicologia. Umbanda. Religiões afro-brasileiras. Negritude. Antropologia visual.  African-brazilian sonorities in Corumbá: a study of musical representations in Umbanda rituals Abstract   The purpose of this article is to share some aspects of the doctoral thesis in progress. For performing this research we started designing Seeger, in which one must look at the entire context in which the musical manifestation occurs, in order to more deeply understand their meanings. Participant observation and open-ended interviews with some of the major characters within the religious context were the main methodology used. We also recorded the field through photographs, videos and audio recordings in order to facilitate the establishment of a collection and facilitate the transcription and analysis of the material collected. With this study, we intend to demonstrate that the universe of sound in rituals of Umbanda is crucial and constitutive of these religious manifestations. In this regard, we note the recurrence of references to Africa and Bahia, to slavery, to the old black and suffering of the black community, along with a close association to black movements, community and its manifestations. Keywords: Ethnomusicology. Umbanda. African-brazilian religions. Negritude. Visual anthropology.

scholarly journals Perceptions of the uses of routine general practice data beyond individual care in England: a qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e019378 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Wyatt ◽  
Jenny Cook ◽  
Christopher McKevitt
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Patient Database

ObjectiveTo investigate how different lay and professional groups perceive and understand the use of routinely collected general practice patient data for research, public health, service evaluation and commissioning.Design, method, participants and settingWe conducted a multimethod, qualitative study. This entailed participant observation of the design and delivery of a series of deliberative engagement events about a local patient database made of routine primary care data. We also completed semistructured interviews with key professionals involved in the database. Qualitative data were thematically analysed. The research took place in an inner city borough in England.ResultsOf the community groups who participated in the six engagement events (111 individual citizens), five were health focused. It was difficult to recruit other types of organisations. Participants supported the uses of the database, but it was unclear how well they understood its scope and purpose. They had concerns about transparency, security and the potential misuse of data. Overall, they were more focused on the need for immediate investment in primary care capacity than data infrastructures to improve future health. The 10 interviewed professionals identified the purpose of the database in different ways, according to their interests. They emphasised the promise of the database as a resource in health research in its own right and in linking it to other datasets.ConclusionsFindings demonstrate positivity to the uses of this local database, but a disconnect between the long-term purposes of the database and participants’ short-term priorities for healthcare quality. Varying understandings of the database and the potential for it to be used in multiple different ways in the future cement a need for systematic and routine public engagement to develop and maintain public awareness. Problems recruiting community groups signal a need to consider how we engage wider audiences more effectively.

scholarly journals “Let’s Talk about Physical Activity”: Understanding the Preferences of Under-Served Communities when Messaging Physical Activity Guidelines to the Public

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 2782 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Nobles ◽  
Clare Thomas ◽  
Zoe Banks Gross ◽  
Malcolm Hamilton ◽  
Zoe Trinder-Widdess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
The Public ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Somali Women ◽  
Gathering Data ◽  
Research And Policy

Despite many countries having physical activity guidelines, there have been few concerted efforts to mobilize this information to the public. The aim of this study was to understand the preferences of under-served community groups about how the benefits of physical activity, and associated guidelines, can be better communicated to the public. Participatory workshops, co-developed between researchers, a local charity, and a community artist, were used to gather data from four groups in Bristol, UK: young people (n = 17); adults (n = 11); older adults (n = 5); and Somali women (n = 15). Workshop content was structured around the study aims. The community artist and/or the local charity delivered the workshops, with researchers gathering data via observation, photos, and audio-recordings, which were analysed using the framework method. All four groups noted that the benefits of physical activity should be included within any communications efforts, though not restricted to health-related benefits. Language used should be simple and jargon-free; terms such as “sedentary”, “vigorous” and “intensity” were deemed inaccessible, however all groups liked the message “some is good, more is better”. Views about preferred mechanisms, and messenger, for delivering physical activity messages varied both between, and within, groups. Recommendations for those working in physical activity communications, research, and policy are provided.

scholarly journals Building infrastructures for university-community knowledge exchange: The Role of Information Professionals and Literacy Educators

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather De Forest ◽  
Luanne Freund ◽  
Aleha McCauley ◽  
Heather L. O'Brien ◽  
Suzanne Smythe
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Community Knowledge ◽  
Position Information ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Knowledge Brokers ◽  
Literacy Educators ◽  
Role Of Information

This panel argues that information professionals and literacy educators play an important bridging role between universities and community groups and stakeholders. We describe the context of universitycommunity knowledge exchange, which is increasingly expected, but remains under-supported and under-theorised, and consider new opportunities that exist to support and build capacity in researchers and communities to co-create, share, and use information. We focus on the training and professional development needed to position information professionals and literacy educators as knowledge brokers, and innovative projects that demonstrate their value and potential in this role.

scholarly journals Transferring, translating and transforming knowledge: the role of brokering in healthcare networks

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon J. Williams ◽  
Zoe Radnor ◽  
James Aitken ◽  
Ann Esain ◽  
Olga Matthias
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Uk

PurposeThis research examines how knowledge and information are managed within two care networks. We develop a conceptual framework drawing on the notion of brokering and the 3T framework, which is used to describe the relative complexity of boundaries (referred to in the framework as syntactic, semantic and pragmatic) as well as capabilities and processes required to exchange information within the network. Previous research on brokering has focused on healthcare managers and professionals, but this research extends to patients and caregivers. Understanding knowledge exchange and brokering practices in healthcare is critical to the delivery of effective services.Design/methodology/approachFor this case research, non-participant observation and experienced-based interviews were undertaken with healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers within two care networks.FindingsThe findings reveal brokering roles occupied by healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers support the transfer, translation and transformation of knowledge and information across functional and organisational boundaries. Enablers and disablers to brokering and the exchange of knowledge and information are also identified.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is limited to two care networks for long-term conditions within the UK. Further research opportunities exist to examine similar care networks that extend across professional and organisational boundaries.Practical implicationsThis research informs healthcare professionals of the brokering capabilities that occur within networks and the enabling and disabling factors to managing knowledge across boundaries.Originality/valueThis paper provides a conceptual framework that categorises how increased levels of knowledge and information exchange and brokering practices are managed within care networks.

A Device to Mark Inaudible Behaviors on Audio Recordings

1987 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-240
Author(s):  
Edward A. Shirkey ◽  
Ruben D. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Speech And Language ◽  
Audio Tape ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Audio Recordings

A need exists for speech-language pathologists to have convenient and inexpensive ways to record, on audio tape, occurrences of important inaudible speech- and language-related behaviors. The device described below can be used to mark occurrences of such events.

Classification of Infant Vocalizations by Untrained Listeners

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3265-3275
Author(s):  
Heather L. Ramsdell-Hudock ◽  
Anne S. Warlaumont ◽  
Lindsey E. Foss ◽  
Candice Perry
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Additional Insight ◽  
Listener Responses ◽  
Infant Vocalization ◽  
Early Infant ◽  
Infant Vocalizations ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Speech And Language Development ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose To better enable communication among researchers, clinicians, and caregivers, we aimed to assess how untrained listeners classify early infant vocalization types in comparison to terms currently used by researchers and clinicians. Method Listeners were caregivers with no prior formal education in speech and language development. A 1st group of listeners reported on clinician/researcher-classified vowel, squeal, growl, raspberry, whisper, laugh, and cry vocalizations obtained from archived video/audio recordings of 10 infants from 4 through 12 months of age. A list of commonly used terms was generated based on listener responses and the standard research terminology. A 2nd group of listeners was presented with the same vocalizations and asked to select terms from the list that they thought best described the sounds. Results Classifications of the vocalizations by listeners largely overlapped with published categorical descriptors and yielded additional insight into alternate terms commonly used. The biggest discrepancies were found for the vowel category. Conclusion Prior research has shown that caregivers are accurate in identifying canonical babbling, a major prelinguistic vocalization milestone occurring at about 6–7 months of age. This indicates that caregivers are also well attuned to even earlier emerging vocalization types. This supports the value of continuing basic and clinical research on the vocal types infants produce in the 1st months of life and on their potential diagnostic utility, and may also help improve communication between speech-language pathologists and families.

Knowledge Contribution in Organizations via Social Media

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Behringer ◽  
Kai Sassenberg ◽  
Annika Scholl
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Expectancy Theory ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Abstract Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Willingness To Contribute ◽  
Social Media Tool

Abstract. Knowledge exchange via social media is crucial for organizational success. Yet, many employees only read others’ contributions without actively contributing their knowledge. We thus examined predictors of the willingness to contribute knowledge. Applying social identity theory and expectancy theory to knowledge exchange, we investigated the interplay of users’ identification with their organization and perceived usefulness of a social media tool. In two studies, identification facilitated users’ willingness to contribute knowledge – provided that the social media tool seemed useful (vs. not-useful). Interestingly, identification also raised the importance of acquiring knowledge collectively, which could in turn compensate for low usefulness of the tool. Hence, considering both social and media factors is crucial to enhance employees’ willingness to share knowledge via social media.

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