scholarly journals Materiality and Sensibility: Phenomenological Studies of Brick As Architectural Material

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Tony Sofian ◽  
Iwan Sudradjat ◽  
Baskoro Tedjo
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Architectural Space ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Studies ◽  
Human Sensibility ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Meaningful Experiences

An incessant challenge for the architects nowadays is how to design architectural projects that support the  creation of meaningful experiences, benefitting from the interconnection between building materiality and human sensibility. The purpose of this study is to provide a phenomenological understanding of brick as an architectural material and how people perceive its architectural space and interpret its architectural meaning.Method of phenomenological analysis from Moustakas (1994) is adopted to guide the whole research procedures; using in-depth and multiple interviews with the users of three different buildings who shared experiences in inhibiting and interacting with the environment created with brick as an architectural material.

Contemplating Compilations

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Pate ◽  
Brian Kumm
Keyword(s):  
Music Making ◽  
Van Manen ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Sound Objects ◽  
Meaningful Experiences ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Max Van Manen

Through this chapter the crafting of compilations is explored as an act, art, and expression of music making, illuminating the listeners’ and compilers’ positions as cocreators of meaning, function, and purpose. Music becomes repositioned and repurposed as found or sound objects that pass through Gaston Bachelard’s triptych of resonance, repercussion, and reverberations, a process of music speaking to so as to speak for individuals’ deeply personal and significantly meaningful experiences. The chapter addresses the question, “What motivates someone to partake in this personally meaningful, vulnerable, and artistic endeavor?” Using Josef Pieper’s conceptions of leisure as celebration, an orientation toward the wonderful, and an act of affirmation, the chapter concludes that the creation and crafting of compilations (e.g., mix tape) affords poetic spaces for connection, enchantment, felt-aliveness, or what Max van Manen called an “incantative, evocative speaking, a primal telling, [whose] aim [is] to involve the voice in an original singing of the world.”

scholarly journals Taking Watsuji online: betweenness and expression in online spaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Osler ◽  
Joel Krueger
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
Contemporary Context

AbstractIn this paper, we introduce the Japanese philosopher Tetsurō Watsuji’s phenomenology of aidagara (“betweenness”) and use his analysis in the contemporary context of online space. We argue that Watsuji develops a prescient analysis anticipating modern technologically-mediated forms of expression and engagement. More precisely, we show that instead of adopting a traditional phenomenological focus on face-to-face interaction, Watsuji argues that communication technologies—which now include Internet-enabled technologies and spaces—are expressive vehicles enabling new forms of emotional expression, shared experiences, and modes of betweenness that would be otherwise inaccessible. Using Watsuji’s phenomenological analysis, we argue that the Internet is not simply a sophisticated form of communication technology that expresses our subjective spatiality (although it is), but that it actually gives rise to new forms of subjective spatiality itself. We conclude with an exploration of how certain aspects of our online interconnections are hidden from lay users in ways that have significant political and ethical implications.

Nicola Zabaglia’s Scaffoldings for the Maintenance of Architectural Space in St. Peter’s Basilica and throughout Europe in the Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan M. Holzer ◽  
Nicoletta Marconi
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Architectural Space ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Technological Potential ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Church

The scenographic architectural space of St. Peter’s represents an authoritative framework for the exhibition of the Vatican’s intellectual and technological potential. The creation and maintenance of St. Peter’s spurred inventions in construction practices and building technology, including the development of ad hoc scaffolding systems that could be assembled in prohibitive conditions. As demonstrated in this article, St. Peter’s Fabbrica and the Church fostered a reassuring place of experience, where rigour and tradition encouraged the realization of striking accomplishments. Notable among others were the scaffoldings designed by the master carpenter Nicola Zabaglia, to whose work the 1743 Castelli e ponti was dedicated. The 1824 reprint of this volume enjoyed a critical fortune in Europe, disseminating the place-specific knowledge of the Vatican Fabbrica.

Reworking Race, Nation, and Diaspora on the Margins

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-230
Author(s):  
Jamella N. Gow
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
First Century ◽  
Black Diaspora ◽  
Rapid Rate ◽  
Global Networks ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Open Borders ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Twenty First Century

At the turn of the twentieth century, terms like globalization, transnationalism, and diaspora heralded the increasing interconnectedness of cultures, nations, and politics. While such global networks continue to grow at a rapid rate, nationalist rhetoric and politics have also become more salient as some decry diversity, the threat of “open” borders, and the impacts of capitalist expansion under globalization. At a time when globalization has become a buzzword for the twenty-first century, how can there be both the proliferation of global cultures and increasing rhetoric of protectionist nationalism? I explore how and why diaspora has become salient particularly in an age where nations have been challenged and transformed under globalized capitalism. First, I trace the rise of hegemonic nationalism, its use in legitimizing racial and gendered differences under colonialism, and how its consequent displacements and marginalization led, for some, to claims of diaspora. I then suggest that the racialized Black migrant diaspora may serve as an example of how race and nationalism inform the creation of diaspora and how resistance can emerge across shared experiences of exclusion on this basis. I argue that diaspora has reemerged as one response to the politics of hypernationalism which has again sought to consolidate capital and wealth in an era of global capitalism. I conclude that Black diaspora may become a means for challenging nationalism through the dismantlement of its racial origins.

The interactional context of humor in Nigerian stand-up comedy

Pragmatics ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akin Adetunji
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Compact Disc ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Stand Up Comedy ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Call And Response ◽  
Interactional Context ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Linguistic Coding ◽  
Pragmatic Strategies

Research in the pragmatics of Nigerian humor is almost nil. This article, therefore, highlighted the major pragmatic strategies used by Nigerian stand-up comedians to involve their audiences in the creation of the interactional context of humor. Data comprised fifteen randomly-sampled extracts from the video compact disc recordings of the routines of five stand-up comedians. Analysis revealed the saliency of linguistic coding, stereotyping, formulas, call-and-response, self-deprecation, and shared experiences which not only involved both comedian and audience in humor production and consumption but which additionally reduced the stage authority of the comedian to the barest minimum. It was concluded that Nigerian stand-up comedy’s interactional tenor could be uniquely hinged on linguistic coding, essentially the code-alternation of Nigerian Pidgin (especially) and English Language.

The Acropolis Basilica Project, Sparta: a preliminary report for the 2000 season

2002 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 429-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Sweetman ◽  
Evi Katsara
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Use Of Space ◽  
Architectural Space ◽  
Ground Plan ◽  
British School ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Creation ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Church

The Acropolis Basilica, Sparta, was first excavated by G. Guttle, under the auspices of the British School at Athens, in the 1920s. Two further campaigns were carried out by members of the Athens Archaeological Society, who were not privy to the unpublished excavation daybooks of the British campaign. As a result, 80 years on, the church is still poorly understood; its date and chronological development have been the subject of much scholarly debate, as has its attribution to Osios Nikon. The first phase of a new study of the basilica is now well underway. This consists of non-intrusive study and recording to reach a better understanding of the monument and the previous investigations before new excavations are carried out. The aims of the first phase of the project are to undertake archaeological cleaning of the basilica and its associated buildings to facilitate the production of an accurate ground plan of monuments, the creation of stone by stone elevations of the exterior walls of all the buildings, and the detailed photography of every aspect of the entire basilica complex. Detailed recording of the features exposed in the basilica has been carried out in order to assess chronological phasing (both through context and architecture), use of space within the basilica and potential reconstructions of the edifices. Following the first season of the project, we have a number of preliminary ideas regarding the phasing of the basilica and use of architectural space. In this article we present these ideas, our methodology, a new plan of the monument and its associated buildings and, for the first time, a resume of Cuttle's excavations.

scholarly journals “Doing Things Together Is What It’s About”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Group Therapeutic Songwriting From the Perspectives of People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imogen N. Clark ◽  
Felicity A. Baker ◽  
Jeanette Tamplin ◽  
Young-Eun C. Lee ◽  
Alice Cotton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Musical Background ◽  
Meaningful Experiences

BackgroundThe wellbeing of people living with dementia and their family caregivers may be impacted by stigma, changing roles, and limited access to meaningful opportunities as a dyad. Group therapeutic songwriting (TSW) and qualitative interviews have been utilized in music therapy research to promote the voices of people with dementia and family caregivers participating in separate songwriting groups but not together as dyads.ProceduresThis study aimed to explore how ten people with dementia/family caregiver dyads experienced a 6-week group TSW program. Dyads participated in homogenous TSW groups involving 2–4 dyads who were either living together in the community (2 spousal groups) or living separately because the person with dementia resided in a care home (1 family group, 1 spousal group). The TSW program, informed by personhood, couplehood, family centered and group process frameworks, involved creating original lyrics through song parody and song collage. Qualified Music Therapists facilitated sessions and interviewed each dyad separately. Interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.FindingsFive recurrent group themes were developed, indicating group TSW: (1) was a positive shared experience, benefiting both members of the dyad and motivating further engagement with music; (2) stimulated mental processes and reignited participants’ interests and skills; (3) provided meaningful opportunities for reflection and connection with memories and life experiences; and (4) prompted interaction and collaboration, leading to social connections, empathic relationships and experiences of inclusion. Participants also highlighted how: (5) the facilitated process supported engagement, highlighting abilities and challenging doubts.ConclusionDyads identified group TSW as an opportunity to recognize strengths, voice ideas and opinions, share meaningful experiences, and do “more with music.” Participants valued TSW as a new, creative and stimulating experience that enabled connection with self and others and led to feelings of pride and achievement. Our findings further recognize how therapeutic intention and approach were reflected in participants’ engagement and responses regardless of dementia stage and type, dyad relationship, or musical background. This research may broaden perspectives and expand understanding about how people with dementia and their family caregivers access and engage in music therapy.

CHOOSING THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO EXPLORE A LIVED EXPERIENCE: METODOLOGICAL COMPARISON

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 307-319
Author(s):  
Juris Zuitiņš ◽  
Anita Pipere ◽  
Velga Sudraba
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Van Manen ◽  
Phenomenological Studies ◽  
Methodological Paper

With the escalating use of qualitative methods in health psychology, the need for the careful match between the studied topic and research design has been repeatedly stressed. The purpose of this study is to choose and substantiate the most compatible methodological approach for the use in the prospective phenomenological doctoral research investigating a lived experience of fathers of fatally ill child. This methodological paper compares three main phenomenological research approaches: Hermeneutic Phenomenology (van Manen, 1990), Psychological or Transcendental Phenomenology (Moustakas, 1994) and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, 1996). The comparative analysis of these three approaches to phenomenological research shows that the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis could be viewed as the most appropriate approach for analyzing the lived experience of fathers of fatally ill child considering the specific sample of this study, character of the research topic and experience of researcher with phenomenological studies. The methodological underpinnings and possible issues of chosen approach have been discussed at the end of paper.

scholarly journals Gaston Bachelard's poetics of space: Inverse dreambook for interpretation of thinking by means of building

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-32
Author(s):  
Andrea Raičević ◽  
Vladimir Stevanović
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Philosophical Work ◽  
Gaston Bachelard ◽  
Philosophical Thought ◽  
Architectural Space ◽  
Specific Field ◽  
Poetic Image ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Insight Into

This paper aims to examine the philosophical work of the French epistemologist and phenomenologist - Gaston Bachelard, by transferring its interpretation from the general into a specific field of architecture. The Poetics of Space (La Poétique de l'Espace), as a Bachelard's work that enjoys even today the most comprehensive reception among the architects and theorists of architecture, shall be taken as a starting point of our analysis. Intending not to limit itself to the considerations which encompass only texts that are strictly thematically or problematically dealing with architecture, this paper aims to position and contextualise Bashlar's philosophical thought within the phenomenological reflections that found their applications in the theory of architecture. In this sence, we shall provide an insight into the duality of relations between the Bachelard's concept of poetic image (l'image poétique) and a poetic object/motif, which, in our case, referes to the inherent elements of an architectural object intended for dwelling. Therefore, in addition to the material and geometric, we shall try to apprehend and explain the experiential manner of spatial perception, and single out the echoes of Bashlar's philosophical thought, which carry within themselves a potential to distort architectural thinking. The results of research shall indirectly demonstrate two possible ways of interpreting the Bachelard's work: 1) the analogous application and appropriation of interpretations of Bachelard's text as a reversed manualdreambook for provoking and inscribing the desired experience in the architectural space, and 2) the application of the mechanisms of phenomenological analysis itself, directed towards the interest in the process of creating a poetic image, as guidelines for the actualisation of an architectural object in its specific reality, through the work on its poeticity.

Work Environment and Adjustment Patterns of Filipino Nurses Abroad

10.17158/176 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ma. Remegia M. Cirujales ◽  
Letty G. Kuan
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Filipino Nurses ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Expected Outcomes

In an attempt to build an enabling work environment for nurses abroad addressing the work life issues that affect migrant nurses is crucial not only to uplifting the welfare of nurses overseas and their families, but also to meeting their expected outcomes for their patients and the system. Henceforth, this study is guided by the central question, “What characterizes the work environment and adjustment patterns of Filipino nurses deployed abroad?” With an in-depth phenomenological interviews conducted to eight (8) Filipino nurse returnees chosen by snowball sampling, the resulting shared experiences were analyzed, following the steps outlined by Ryan and Bernard (2003) for the phenomenological analysis. Interestingly, this study has identified three distinct yet interlocking nurses work environment typologies namely: demanding, challenging and rewarding. These three work life issues of the environment are discussed in this research.

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