The Functional Role of Music in Communicating Death through/in YouTube Videos

Since the establishment of thanatology, the science of death, in the early 20th century, death has not only been considered a controversial subject, but it has also been regarded as a taboo topic. Various ways of communicating death have developed over the last few decades. With the advent of different mass and social media and their increasing impact on everyday life in the 21st century, death can now be communicated via a number of media platforms, such as television, radio, and online videos. This type of communication is underpinned by a series of dimensions, in particular music, that shape the conveyed message. Music has been extensively used in the dissemination of information in the wider media outlet. It is widely seen as a means of evoking emotions and of facilitating the process of assimilating information that is communicated via media. This paper seeks to discuss the functional role of music in communicating death in online video platforms. In particular, the example of the YouTube platform is used to identify the links between death, music and video platforms. This paper is part of a large-scale study on the functional role of music in communicating death through YouTube videos. It is suggested that music may serve as a link between media and death. The conclusions that are drawn in this paper are supported by the authors’ current and ongoing study and critical analysis of the deployment of music in the communication of death.

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The role of online videos in research communication: A content analysis of YouTube videos cited in academic publications

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology ◽

10.1002/asi.22717 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 63 (9) ◽

pp. 1710-1727 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Kayvan Kousha ◽

Mike Thelwall ◽

Mahshid Abdoli

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Research Communication ◽

Online Videos ◽

Academic Publications ◽

Youtube Videos

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The Functional Role of Large-scale Brain Network Coordination in Placebo-induced Anxiolysis

Cerebral Cortex ◽

10.1093/cercor/bhy188 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (8) ◽

pp. 3201-3210 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Benjamin Meyer ◽

Kenneth S L Yuen ◽

Victor Saase ◽

Raffael Kalisch

Keyword(s):

Functional Role ◽

Large Scale ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Clinical Importance ◽

Mental States ◽

Brain Network ◽

Anxiety Reduction ◽

Anterior Cingulate ◽

Network Activity

Abstract Anxiety reduction through mere expectation of anxiolytic treatment effects (placebo anxiolysis) has enormous clinical importance. Recent behavioral and electrophysiological data suggest that placebo anxiolysis involves reduced vigilance and enhanced internalization of attention; however, the underlying neurobiological mechanisms are not yet clear. Given the fundamental function of intrinsic connectivity networks (ICNs) in basic cognitive processes, we investigated ICN activity patterns associated with externally and internally directed mental states under the influence of an anxiolytic placebo medication. Based on recent findings, we specifically analyzed the functional role of the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) in coordinating placebo-dependent cue-related (phasic) and cue-unrelated (sustained) network activity. Under placebo, we observed a down-regulation of the entire salience network (SN), particularly in response to threatening cues. The rACC exhibited enhanced cue-unrelated functional connectivity (FC) with the SN, which correlated with reductions in tonic arousal and anxiety. Hence, apart from the frequently reported modulation of aversive cue responses, the rACC appears to be crucially involved in exerting a tonically dampening control over salience-responsive structures. In line with a more internally directed mental state, we also found enhanced FC within the default mode network (DMN), again predicting reductions in anxiety under placebo.

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Forumartikel: Rapport Project X Haren revisited

Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschappen ◽

10.5117/2015.043.002.108 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Peter Vasterman ◽

Huub Wijfjes

Keyword(s):

News Media ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Large Scale ◽

Critical Mass ◽

Research Project ◽

Cross Media ◽

Complex Interactions ◽

The Media ◽

Media Hype

Project X Haren research revisited. A critical analysis of the research project about the role of the media in the Facebook riots in September 2012 Project X Haren research revisited. A critical analysis of the research project about the role of the media in the Facebook riots in September 2012 In September 2012 the Dutch town of Haren witnessed a real-time version of a Project X party, starting with a Facebook event page and culminating in riots and substantial property destruction.The Cohen Committee studied the alleged mobilizing role of the news media and social media in the start-up phase. In this article a critical analysis will be made of the results and the methodology of this study. The results will be placed in the perspective of scientific research traditions on media and mobilization processes leading to large scale social disturbances. The Cohen Report tried to prove that a ‘cross-media-hype’ developed based on the critical mass on Facebook, but the empirical data contradict this position. They show that Facebook exploded after the first reports on Project X Haren in the news media. The concept of ‘cross media interactions’ leading to a powerful and comprehensive media hype is also quite problematic. It will be shown that new concepts are needed to analyze these complex interactions, combining different research paradigms on (online) media, youth culture and mobilization.

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Gentrification in Latin America: Overview and Critical Analysis

Urban Studies Research ◽

10.1155/2014/986961 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

John J. Betancur

Keyword(s):

Latin American ◽

Local Governments ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Large Scale ◽

Global South ◽

Urban Restructuring ◽

Local Conditions ◽

Global North ◽

American Cities

This paper offers a critical review and interpretation of gentrification in Latin American cities. Applying a flexible methodology, it examines enabling conditions associated with societal regime change and local contingencies to determine its presence, nature, extent, and possibilities. Questioning the uncritical transfer of constructs such as gentrification from the Global North to the Global South, the paper advocates analyses of mediating structures and local conditions to determine their applicability and possible variations. Overall, the review questions the feasibility of self-sustained, large scale gentrification in central areas of the region’s cities today tying it to each city’s level of incorporation into global circuits and the role of local governments. Rather than an orthodox hypothesis testing, this is an exercise in interpretation that calls for nuanced approaches to the study of urban restructuring in cities of the global South.

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Robotic Transformation and its Business Applications in Food Industry

Robotics, Automation, and Control in Industrial and Service Settings - Advances in Civil and Industrial Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8693-9.ch011 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 281-305

Author(s):

Anas Mathath ◽

Yudi Fernando

Keyword(s):

Critical Analysis ◽

Food Industry ◽

Large Scale ◽

Industrial Applications ◽

Business Applications ◽

Business Practitioners ◽

Business Competitiveness ◽

Production Capacities ◽

Shed Light

The role of robots is becoming substantial for industrial applications and business competitiveness. The robot transformation in food industry has increased business productivity, reduced cost and enhanced customer experiences. The usage scale of robots has an increasing trend globally when industries modernize and increase the production capacities with ability in handling complex tasks. The objective of this chapter is to explore robotic transformation in literature and to investigate its business applications in food industry. There are two points raised in the discussion, would the robot technology which has been developed only capable owned by large scale food companies and the experiences gained in the restaurant which serves by robots can replace the human touch. At the end of this chapter, some solutions are given to shed light on the application of robot in food industry and deepen critical analysis for researchers, technocrats and business practitioners.

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Probing the circuits of conscious perception with magnetophosphenes

10.1101/449769 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

J. Modolo ◽

M. Hassan ◽

G. Ruffini ◽

A. Legros

Keyword(s):

Functional Role ◽

Large Scale ◽

Brain Regions ◽

Conscious Perception ◽

Alpha Band ◽

Beta Band ◽

The Impact ◽

Integrated Information Theory ◽

Local Segregation

AbstractBackgroundConscious perception is thought to involve the large-scale, coordinated activation of distant brain regions, a process termed ignition in the Global Workspace Theory and integration in Integrated Information Theory, which are two of the major theories of consciousness.MethodsHere, we provide evidence for this process in humans by combining a magnetically-induced phosphene perception task with electroencephalography. Functional cortical networks were identified and characterized using graph theory to quantify the impact of conscious perception on local (segregation) and distant (integration) processing.ResultsConscious phosphene perception activated frequency-specific networks, each associated with a specific spatial scale of information processing. Integration increased within an alpha-band functional network, while segregation occurred in the beta band.ConclusionsThese results bring novel evidence for the functional role of distinct brain oscillations and confirm the key role of integration processes for conscious perception in humans.

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