True Noise: Defining Scenes in Toronto’s Underground Music Community

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Music Scenes ◽  
Music Scene ◽  
Shared Space ◽  
Music Community ◽  
Non Local ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Underground Music ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City

Underground music refers to genres which are not mass disseminated in the same way as mainstream styles, often due to their abrasive and lo-fi aesthetic. In large cultural centres, such as Toronto, underground music listeners develop their own communities and infrastructure – the framework of musical scenes – and seek out likeminded music fans both locally and virtually. Scholars such as Will Straw, Sarah Cohen and Holly Kruse have all developed theories concerning the development and definition of musical scenes which, while helpful, do not sufficiently examine how scenes are created and interact beyond geographically shared space. To address this gap, I have developed a theory which posits all musical scenes can be placed in one of two categories: local scenes, which are based around a specific locality and the infrastructure available for local scene participants, or super-local scenes, which are not bound by any one locality and can consist of multiple local scenes as well as independent participants. This presentation defines the Toronto underground scene as a super-local scene comprised of several smaller music scenes in the GTA. I will analyze the interactions between these local scenes, as well as with non-local participants, touring international acts, the mass media and the city authorities in order to model the structure of the super-local Toronto underground music scene. I suggest this framework will be useful to other scholars, even those outside of musicology, who are studying similar types of communities.

French Scandals on the Web, and on the Streets: A Small Experiment in Stretching the Limits of Reported Reality

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Rogers ◽  
Noortje Marres
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Reality Check ◽  
Special Software ◽  
Institutional Dimension ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Web

The main argument of this paper is that the Web is well suited for the role of a streetwise informant for protest events. Using special software, we plot the network of Web sites of organisations related to the meat and anti-globalization protests in Milau, France, in June of 2000, and compare our findings about the nature of the actors with the reports in the mass media. Not only do the findings deepen mass media accounts but they also point to a new web-sociological means to re-open the question of the real. Putting on display the institutional dimension of the protest, the Web network simultaneously undermines and enriches the mass media accounts of the protests. The Web may provide a reality check on existing accounts of the protest and document encounters between opposing definitions of reality. Our analysis also suggests the Web can be harnessed to complicate the definition of real social action.

Portland Oregon, Music Scenes, and Change: A Cultural Approach to Collective Strategies of Empowerment

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey London
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Production ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Music Culture ◽  
Contingent Labor ◽  
Music Scenes ◽  
Independent Music ◽  
Music Community ◽  
Place Character ◽  
The City

This article highlights the role of the independent music culture of Portland, Oregon, in establishing a productive culture of consumption and spaces that contribute to the place character of the city. Derived from an ethnographic research project of urban culture and social change in Portland, Oregon, guided interviews and extended participant observation helped to bring to light the cultural economy that artists and musicians make for the city. The cultural production of Portlanders in the indie music community, and those who work and produce in neighborhood settings, has served the city in the most recent period of rapid gentrification. Many scholars have focused on the way bohemian concentrations have led to gentrification; others have highlighted the contingent labor that art makers provide. What I argue here is as the city develops in these ways, artisanal workers and music makers work to use their established networks and situated meaning in the city to fend off these processes and extend their presence in space. Through these collective strategies of empowerment, culture and music move into political discourse and affect political action on the city level.

The city that was creative and did not know

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Bottà
Keyword(s):  
Popular Music ◽  
New Left ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
Music Scene ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Urban Level ◽  
Creative Capital ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City

This article explores the relation between popular music and creative cities through the example of Manchester between 1976 and 1997. The formation of a local music scene is analysed through the notion of urban creative milieu stating its historical debt to the city industrial heritage; place-images produced by the local popular music scene are analysed as visual, aural and lyrical productions. The article examines the consolidation of the considered local popular music scene through bottom-up and autonomous projects and the regeneration of some areas of Manchester. It looks at the role of the 'New Left' municipality, its difficulties in recognizing the city's creative capital and its attitude towards the production and consumption of popular music. The conclusions present some general reflections on the Manchester legacy and its significance for a definition of creativity at the urban level.

scholarly journals Relasi Tingkat Kepercayaan Khalayak Terhadap Pemberitaan di Media Massa dengan Budaya Membandingkan Informasi

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Feri Ferdinan Alamsyah ◽  
Diana Amaliasari ◽  
Imani Satriani
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Pocket Money ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The City ◽  
Media Audience

The purpose of this study was to find out the characteristics of students in the city of Bogor which is a mass media audience, and to know the relation between the level of audience trust in the news in the mass media and the culture of comparing information. This study uses descriptive quantitative correlational methods. The population in this study were students who enrolled in the city of Bogor, determining the sample using incidental sampling technique. The results showed that the characteristics of the mass media audience in this study were students who were dominated by women with a ratio of 61.2 percent with 38.8 percent. Generally they (61.9 percent) are between 19 and 21 years old. Their purchasing power or pocket money a month is worth Rp. 500,000-1,000,000 with a total of 49.3 percent. Students who become respondents in this study are dominated by students from level 4 or students who study between the 7th and 8th semesters, that is, 50 percent. They generally (69.4 percent) have a cumulative index (GPA) 4. In the essence of the news indicator with knowledge, attention, and interpretation there is a real and significant relationship with a positive direction. While indicators of communicators or news deliverers with knowledge, attention, and interpretation there is no relationship, meaning that respondents do not care about the identity of the source of information they receive. Indicators of the number of news with knowledge and interpretation there is a real and very significant relationship with the direction of the relationship that is in the same direction or positive. However, there is no relationship between the amount of news and student attention in the media coverage.  Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui karakteristik mahasiswa di Kota Bogor yang merupakan khalayak media massa, dan mengetahui relasi tingkat kepercayaan khalayak terhadap pemberitaan di media massa dengan budaya membandingkan informasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif korelasional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa yang berkuliah di Kota Bogor, penentuan sampel menggunakan teknik incidental sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik khalayak media massa dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa yang didominasi oleh kalangan perempuan dengan perbandingan 61,2 persen dengan 38,8 persen. Umumnya mereka (61,9 persen) berusia antara 19 hingga 21 tahun. Daya beli atau uang saku mereka perbulan rata-rata senilai Rp. 500.000-1.000.000 dengan jumlah 49,3 persen. Mahasiswa yang menjadi responden dalam penelitian ini didominasi oleh mahasiswa dari tingkat 4 atau mahasiswa yang berkuliah di antara semester 7 dan 8, yakni sejumlah 50 persen. Mereka umumnya (69,4 persen) mempunyai indeks prestasi kumulatif (IPK) 4. Pada indikator esensi berita dengan pengetahuan, perhatian, dan penafsiran terdapat hubungan yang nyata dan signifikan dengan arah yang positif. Sementara indikator Komunikator atau penyampai berita dengan pengetahuan, perhatian, dan penafsiran tidak terdapat hubungan, artinya responden tidak peduli dengan indentitas sumber informasi yang mereka terima. Indikator jumlah berita dengan pengetahuan dan penafsiran terdapat hubungan yang nyata dan sangat signifikan dengan arah hubungan yang searah atau positif. Namun, antara jumlah berita dengan perhatian mahasiswa dalam pemberitaan di media massa tidak terdapat hubungan.

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL POTENTIAL OF MASS MEDIA IN THE EDUCATION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 171-182
Author(s):  
Margarita Hramova
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Foreign Teachers ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Definition Of

The introduction actualizes the urgent need to use the pedagogical potential of the mass media in the education of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation in continuing education with the use of hermeneutical and situational approaches. The purpose of this article is to substantiate the need to organize the education of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation using the pedagogical potential of the mass media. In the main part of the article, approaches to the definition of "pedagogical potential of the media" are considered. The works of Soviet-Russian and foreign teachers who investigated the phenomenon of "pedagogical potential of the media" and its influence on a person, including an employee of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation, are studied. The article considers the aspect of the information and propaganda work of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the context of the organization of educational work on the development of the personality of a police officer using hermeneutical and situational approaches.

Digital Resources: Social Media, Gender, and the Electronic Music Scene in São Paulo

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Polivanov
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Electronic Music ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Black Communities ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Music Scenes ◽  
Music Scene ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The City

Women occupy few professional roles in electronic music scenes worldwide. In Brazil, and particularly in the city of São Paulo, female collectives have been playing an important role in raising awareness and trying to change this scenario in recent years. In order to do so, they appropriate social media as communication tools, which become relevant digital resources. Mamba Negra was founded in 2013, and was initially organized by Carolina Schutzer and Laura Diaz. They are part of a cultural movement that seeks to occupy São Paulo’s underused public spaces for festivities that embrace especially the female, queer, and black communities. Their name is that of a dangerous snake from Africa (Dendroaspis polylepis). Their considerable number of supporters is concentrated on their Facebook fan page, which had more than 38,000 followers as of April 11, 2019. The page was created on August 27, 2013. Since its origin, the page aims at sharing multimedia content related to the collective’s activities, such as events (mostly performances and parties), their online radio show, and photos and videos from specific artists. Bandida Coletivo is a collective of female DJs, event and music producers, photographers, and graphic artists that was created in 2016 with the aim of building safe spaces for women within the electronic music scene, not only to experiment with their art, but also to obtain more visibility and professional participation in events. Their name can be translated as “Female Bandit Collective,” and they are especially addressed to an audience of women from the outskirts of São Paulo. Their Instagram profile, @bandidacoletivo, is their preferred outlet in social media. It was created in December 2016 and had almost 2,400 followers as of April 24, 2019. It is filled with pictures and videos from different events they promote, such as parties and workshops, and their DJs’ performances.

scholarly journals THE MASS MEDIA ROLE IN DISSEMINATING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION TO VEGETABLE FARMERS IN LAMPUNG

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumaryo Sumaryo
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
The West ◽  
Vegetable Farmers ◽  
Agricultural Programs ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
The City

The objective of this study was to describe the role of mass media, especially television in disseminating agricultural information to vegetable farmers in sub-urban and rural areas. The sample of the study was 55 farmers, who were randomly selected from a 550 farmer population. The findings pointed out that farmers in general were not interested in the broadcasted agricultural programs, since the programs’ contents did not match their needs. Additionally, the farmers in the city of Bandar Lampung watched a lot more varieties of television programs than those resided in the West Lampung district.

scholarly journals Fesyen Akademik sebagai Alternatif Kebaruan dalam Budaya Populer

Panggung ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lois Denissa
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Communicative Function ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The City ◽  
Descriptive Method

ABSTRACTFashion is not enough just to act as a protective body for weather,disease disorders,neatness and decency reasons. Fashion in its development has proven to be a medium of communication that expresses taste, attitude, gender, identity, trend, ethnicity, social class and culture. Research that uses analytical descriptive method has expanded the communicative function of fashion. The mass media has become a synergistic industrial agent in giving persuasion to modern women both in the city and region. Women tend to be enamored with the flow of ads in order to appear up to date and fetish ideal body like women in advertising. Advertising modelsare always displayed with beautiful, charming features highlight the sensual body. The academic fashion that puts research and creativity as the basis of work has countered the fashion advertising. Academic fashion contributes to popular culture by creating innovation that inspire modern women with layered messages.Keywords: AcademicFashion, Communication,Layered Message , Popular CultureABSTRAKFesyen sebagai busana tidak cukup hanya berperan sebagai pelindung tubuh atas gangguan cuaca dan penyakit, atau alasan kerapian dan kesopanan. Fasyen dalam perkembangannya terbukti telah menjadi media komunikasi yang mengungkapkan selera, sikap, gender, identitas, tren, etnisitas, kelas sosial dan budaya. Penelitian yang menggunakan metode diskriptif analitis ini memperlebar fungsi komunikatif fesyen. Media massa telah menjadi agen industri yang sinergis dalam memberi bujuk rayu kepada perempuan modern baik di kota maupun di daerah. Perempuan cenderung terpikat mengikuti arus iklan agar dapat tampil up to date dan menggemari pemujaan akan tubuh yang ideal layaknya perempuan dalam iklan. Model iklan selalu disiasati dengan paras cantik, menawan dan menonjolkan tubuh yang sensual. Fesyen akademik yang menempatkan penelitian dan kreativitas sebagai basis berkarya telah membantah fesyen iklan. Fesyen akademik ikut mengisi budaya popular dengan menciptakan kebaruan yang mampu menginspirasi perempuan modern dengan pesan yang berlapis.Kata Kunci: Budaya Populer, Fesyen Akademik, Komunikasi, Pesan Berlapis 

scholarly journals PERSPEKTIF KAREN ARMSTRONG TENTANG ISLAMOFOBIA DI MEDIA BARAT

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 282
Author(s):  
Rio Febriannur Rachman
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Western Media

Islamophobia written by Karen Armstrong, John L. Esposito, Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, et al (published by Mizan in 2018) explains how Islamophobia still afflicts some groups, including Westerners (Americans and Europeans). The causes are the materialization of the phenomenon of terrorism, ISIS, and wahabism which are considered as radical. Such representations are established by the mass media. The definition of Islam in the Western media is closely related to the distortion of meaning, sentiment and stigma. Though, some write objective defense for Islam.

scholarly journals SEVERAL TACTICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF PRELIMINARY MEASURES OF SEARCHING MISSING PERSONS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (83) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Leonīds Makans
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Sensitive Data ◽  
Missing Persons ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Definition Of

The article deals with the problems of searching missing persons and inviolability of private life of a person, namely, how proportionate, and reasonable is the publication of sensitive data of a person in the mass media when disappearance of a person reported. Analysis of the statistical indicators of the searching of missing persons gives basis for the conclusion that a significant number (80%) of persons reported as missed, in fact they are not such, but without warning their relatives were absent for various reasons – somewhere stayed late, left their place of residence for other reasons, went abroad. Nevertheless, photographs and other sensitive data of such persons are published in the mass media. Moreover, there was an opinion on the need to bring to administrative responsibility those who left the place of residence without warning their relatives. On the author’s opinion, one of the reasons for the unjustified use of the media for searching for persons and violating the privacy of a person is the poor performance of the preliminary searching measures for clarify the circumstances and causes of disappearance. The article also proposes to amend the definition of the missing person, clarify the essence of the notion of “to declare a search”, the procedure and officials authorized to declare such a search, and also introduce the category “Persons who have lost contact with relatives”.

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