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.

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 PRÁTICAS DE LEITURA NA CONTEMPORANEIDADE: EXPERIÊNCIAS EM BIBLIOTECAS NA CIDADE DO RIO DE JANEIRO

2017 ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Marisa Schincariol De Mello
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The World ◽  
And Function ◽  
The City ◽  
The Universe

Resumo O presente artigo tem por objetivo principal apresentar uma investigação acerca das múltiplas práticas de leitura em bibliotecas localizadas na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Para a realização deste estudo, buscamos delimitar o universo de frequentadores, suas práticas de leitura na biblioteca, os mediadores entre os textos, sons, imagens e a leitura, bem como as relações entre os espaços das bibliotecas e os territórios onde estão inseridos. Investiga-se ainda qual a importância e a função da leitura para os que a praticam, nos níveis objetivo, subjetivo, simbólico e imaginário. Através de entrevistas e da observação participante, procuramos trazer à tona a relação dos usuários com os livros, outros conteúdos, mídias e suportes. Cada vez mais, observamos práticas que combinam leitura, oralidade e escrita em um cenário transmidiático. Com os resultados, procura-se também contribuir com informações sobre a experiência dos usuários para a formulação e avaliação das políticas públicas de leitura e aquelas voltadas para as bibliotecas.   Palavras-chave: Rio de Janeiro, bibliotecas, práticas de leitura, leitura do mundo, experiências.   Resumen El presente artículo tiene por objetivo principal presentar una investigación acerca de las múltiples prácticas de lectura en bibliotecas ubicadas en la ciudad de Rio de Janeiro. Para la realización de este estudio, buscamos delimitar el universo de sus frecuentadores, sus prácticas en la biblioteca, los mediadores entre los textos, sonidos, imágenes y la lectura, además de las relaciones entre los espacios de las bibliotecas y los territorios que las abarcan. Investigamos además cual es la importancia y función de la lectura para sus practicantes, en los niveles objetivo, subjetivo, simbólico e imaginario. A través de entrevistas y de la observación participante, buscamos recuperar la relación del público con los libros y otras formas de lectura del mundo, a través de otros suportes, como el audiovisual, la música, etc. Cada vez más, observamos prácticas que combinan lectura, oralidad y escrita en un escenario transmediático. A partir de los resultados se pretende contribuir para la formulación y evaluación de las políticas públicas de lectura y bibliotecas.   Palabras clave: Rio de Janeiro, bibliotecas, prácticas de lectura, lectura de mundo, experiencias.     Abstract The major purpose of this article is to present a research on the multiple reading practices in libraries in the city of Rio de Janeiro. We attempted, firstly, to define the universe of its users, their reading practices at the library, the mediators between the texts, sounds, images and reading, as well as the relationships between the libraries´ venues and the territory in which they are set in. It is also analyzed what is the importance and function of the reading for those who practice it, in objective, subjective, symbolic and imaginary levels. Through interviews and participant observation, we tried to highlight the users´ relationship with books, other contents, medias and formats. We increasingly observe practices that combine reading, orality and writing in a transmedia scenery. Thus, we hope to contribute with information on the experience of the users for the formulation and evaluation of public reading and libraries´ policies.   Key words: Rio de Janeiro, libraries, reading practices, reading the world, experiences.

scholarly journals Appraisal of the Use of Earth for Sustainable Low-Income Housing Construction in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Ehimatie Atamewan ◽  
Grace Atah Otire ◽  
Innocent Ibi Egbuluwa
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Universe

Earth is indisputably the cheapest and most abundant nature-given building material in the universe. Housing or shelter which is second most important need of man after food has become unreachable and unattainable by the low-income group in developing countries today. This is due to the high cost of building materials and the dependence on contemporary materials which only the rich can afford. Therefore, this paper appraised the applicability of earth as a building material, the advantages and acceptability or otherwise in Cross River State, Nigeria. The method of study includes literature review, participant observation, questionnaire administration and use of focal group discussion. The data obtained was analyzed using simple statistical approach with results presented in tables. Findings revealed that over 85% of the buildings in the study area are constructed with earth. Also, the level of acceptability of earth material is very high in the study area. The study concluded that more awareness should be created on the use of earth and government agencies should promote earth acceptability by constructing some housing projects using earth.

Photography and the Ethnographic Method

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasanka Perera
Keyword(s):  
Social Research ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Visual Anthropology ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Social Anthropology ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Decorative Element ◽  
The Social ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Methodological Considerations

Photography has had a close association with anthropology from the beginning of the discipline. However, this proximity has not been as evident since the 1960s. Despite this seeming discomfort with photographs in contemporary social anthropology in particular, they can play a useful role in social research in general and social anthropology in particular as both sources of information and objects of research. This is not to about using photographs as a decorative element in a written text as is often done. What is useful is to see how photographs can become audible taking into account when and where they were taken and by whom. To do this however, methodological considerations of photography needs to travel from the sub-disciplinary domains of visual sociology and visual anthropology into the mainstreams of these disciplines as well as into the midst of the social science enterprise more generally.

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.

scholarly journals Search of amino group in the Universe: 2-aminopyridine

2015 ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
M.K. Sharma ◽  
M. Sharma ◽  
A.K. Sharma ◽  
S. Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Galactic Center ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Spectroscopic Studies ◽  
Interstellar Space ◽  
Amino Group ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Amino Acid Glycine

In search for life in the Universe, scientists are interested in identification of molecules having amino (-NH2) group in the interstellar space. The aminoacetonitrile (NH2CH2CN), which is precursor of the simplest amino acid glycine (NH2CH2COOH), is identified near the galactic center. The 2-Aminopyridine (H2NC5H4N) is of interest for scientists as it has a close association with life on the earth. Based on spectroscopic studies, we have calculated intensities of 2-Aminopyridine lines due to transitions between the rotational levels up to 47 cm?1 and have found a number of lines which may help in its identification in the interstellar medium. Frequencies of some of these transitions are found close to those detected in the envelope of IRC +10216 that are not assigned to any of the known species.

scholarly journals THE CONSTRUCTION OF MEANING FOR THE EMOTIONAL LABOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
ELIANE F. SANTOS ◽  
ISLEIDE A. FONTENELLE
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Labor ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
National Level ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Meaning Of Work ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
The City ◽  
The Universe

ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose of the research is to understand how the organization can assign meaning to the emotional labor performed by salespeople in the experience store. For this, it was analyzed the sources of the meaning of the work in the process of managing the emotions realized by the salespeople. Originality/value: There are few studies in the international literature that proposed to articulate the meaning of work (Rosso, Dekas & Wrzesniewski, 2010) and management of emotions (Grandey, 2000) and there is no research about it on the national level. Based on this gap, the present research proposes that the meaning of work and management of emotions are intrinsically related in the management field, as a way of homogenizing behaviors and feelings related to work and organization. The originality of the research is to explain how organizations can establish mechanisms of meaning to work and contribute to processes of management of emotions with a more genuine character, and, consequently, how this subjective form of the work contributes to the construction of the brand experience in the sales environment. Design/methodology/approach: This is qualitative research that occurred in an experienced store located in the city of São Paulo. The methodological strategy was to enter the universe of work of the salespeople, through participant observation technique, with the purpose of understanding and explaining how the sources of the meaning of the work can contribute in the process of management of the emotions realized by the salespeople. The Hermeneutics was adopted for data analysis. Findings: The research presents that the sources of the meaning of work promoted by the organization, such as "authenticity", "self-efficacy", "belonging", "self-esteem", "sense of purpose" and "transcendence" mobilizes the salespeople's genuine emotions toward organizational goals.

scholarly journals Análise sociológica sobre o karaté em Portugal

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35
Author(s):  
Vítor Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Direct Observation ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
National Level ◽  
Competition Model ◽  
Eastern Philosophy ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
Social Provisions ◽  
The Universe

In analysis of the cultures of graduated karatekas, we intend to analyze that the mythical warrior traditions of Japan Samurai is present in a dominant way in karate globalization process, constitutive by an eastern philosophy, an identity lifestyle, and private organizational involvements as a form of resistance to Western sports competition model. We set three hypotheses and construct an analysis model. We have used extensive methodology and the application of various techniques of social research: direct observation, participant observation, semi-directive interviews and survey. The universe was 244 practitioners of advanced karate (brown and black belts), at national level. 31 interviews have been made. The results show that there are an identity lifestyle among experienced practitioners of karate, although due to particular uses and social provisions. The analysis of the information mobilized points out the existence of a character multidimensional of orientation. The data also point out that the relationships between the experience apprentices of karate of the non-competition and sport competition have been becoming characterized for tensions, resistance and conflicts dynamics, generators of scissions among teaching agents, practice spaces or clubs and federal structure.

scholarly journals Analysis of Islamic Messages in the Lyrics of Sawéran Local Wisdom in The Pasirtamiang Communities in Ciamis

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Nani Widiawati ◽  
Ela Nurlaela Fitriyani
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Religious Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
Representative Model ◽  
Islamic Identity ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Islamic Values

<p>The research is focused on finding the social, geographical, and religious context of the <em>sawéran </em>tradition in the Muslim community of Pasirtamiang, the dynamics of the message narrative in the <em>sawéran</em> lyrics, and the Islamic values and messages contained therein. This focus is important so that the dialectic between religion and culture, which is sometimes seen as a form of syncretism that endangers religion's existence, can be clarified. In this writing, the Muslim community of Pasirtamiang shows a fairly representative model of religious and cultural dialectics so that their people can preserve their cultural heritage without losing their Islamic identity. The research used explanative methods to find causal relationships between local wisdom facts identified by participant observation and in-depth interviews. The results showed that the socio-geographic and religious factors of the Pasirtamiang community also influenced the development process of the sawéran tradition. The format and substance of the <em>sawéran </em>content have transformed, the lyrics are simpler, and the Islamic values are emphasized, both technically and substantially. Islamic values in the lyrics <em>sawéran</em> are classified into divine, spiritual, and moral values. Overall, the content of <em>sawéran's </em>lyrics is an integral part of the Islamic message.</p><p><em>Penelitian difokuskan untuk menemukan konteks sosial, geografis, dan religius tradisi sawéran dalam masyarakat muslim Pasirtamiang, dinamika narasi pesan dalam lirik saweran, serta nilai dan pesan Islam yang terkandung di dalamnya. Fokus ini penting supaya dialektika antara agama dan budaya, yang terkadang ditengarai sebagai bentuk sinkretisme yang membahayakan eksistensi agama, dapat diklarifikasi. Dalam tulisan ini, masyarakat muslim Pasirtamiang menunjukkan model dialektika agama dan budaya yang cukup representatif sehingga masyarakatnya dapat melestarikan warisan budaya tanpa kehilangan identitas keislamannya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksplanatif untuk menemukan hubungan kausalitas antara fakta kearifan lokal yang diidentifikasi melalui observasi partisipan dan wawancara mendalam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor sosial-geografis dan keagamaan masyarakat Pasirtamiang turut mempengaruhi proses perkembangan tradisi sawéran. Format dan substansi isi sawéran telah mengalami transformasi, penuturan liriknya lebih sederhana dan semakin menegaskan nilai-nilai keislaman, baik secara teknis maupun substansial. Nilai-nilai Islam dalam lirik sawéran diklasifikasikan menjadi nilai ketuhanan, spiritual, dan moral. Secara keseluruhan, isi lirik sawéran merupakan bagian tak terpisahkan dari pesan Islam.</em></p>

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