Signs of the Spirit

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Perman
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Spirit Possession ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Musical Experience ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Specific Category ◽  
Musical Practices ◽  
Social Encounters ◽  
Ceremonial Life ◽  
Semiotic Theory

This book is an ethnography of spirit possession ceremonies and accompanying musical practices in the rural Ndau-speaking communities surrounding Chipinge, Zimbabwe. Collectively called madhlozi, these spirits are the “outsider spirits” of distant social encounters that have shaped Ndau identity and history. The purpose of this book is to explain how musicking during ceremonial life in rural Ndau communities in Zimbabwe is meaningfully experienced during a single spirit possession ceremony. It investigates the immediacy of musical experience and the ways in which the ongoing present of ceremonial performance becomes emotional and socially salient. It provides a model rooted in ethnography and semiotic analysis that illuminates the tight relationship between sound, meaning, experience, and emotion, engaging with three overlapping bodies of knowledge: Ndau spiritual life, semiotics, and studies of emotion and affect. Each chapter in Part II focuses on a specific category of spirits and emphasizes an element of semiotic theory to build a model for exploring affect, emotional experience, and ceremonial efficacy: objects, signs, effects, and continuity. The purpose of the ceremonies I describe and analyze is to transform possibility into actuality, desires into reality. Music is uniquely suited to facilitate experiential transformations such as this. Situated within the historical, spiritual, musical, and political contexts of contemporary Ndau life in Zimbabwe, this book explains how important the experience of meaning is to ceremonial life.

ANALISIS SEMIOTIKA POS STRUKTURAL PADA FOTO RHEIN II (A POST-STRUCTURAL SEMIOTICS ANALYSIS OF THE PHOTOGRAPH RHEIN II)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Markus Jiuhanteng ◽  
Acep Iwan Saidi ◽  
R. Drajatno Widi Utomo
Keyword(s):  
Text Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
Interpretive Study ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Process Creation ◽  
Visual Text ◽  
Visual Element ◽  
Semiotic Theory

<p>Abstract This paper is a study of Andreas Gursky’s photo Rhein II. In this study, the post-structural semiotic analysis method is used to interpret meaning based on signs on the Rhein II. The post-structural semiotic analysis becomes the basis for interpreting meanings using related references. In the study of Rhein II photo objects, visual text analysis is expected to provide positive benefits for the development of photography, especially academically. Rhein II is a photo by Andreas Gursky. In Rhein II’s photograph, a contemporary photo is presented as a multi-reality representation analyzed using the post-structural semiotic method. The object of research is interpreted as a text that has a layer of meaning that is squeezed out of its essence by semiotics. The deconstruction of the signification system in the visual element is identified by reading the structural postal semiotic theory codes: text analysis process, creation process. The results of semiotic extraction produce an interpretive study of Rhein II which is full of meaning.</p><p>Keyword: imagery, photography, semiotica</p><p>Abstrak Makalah ini merupakan kajian dari foto Rhein II karya Andreas Gursky. Dalam kajian ini digunakan metode analisis semiotika post struktural untuk menginterpretasikan makna berdasarkan tanda-tanda pada Rhein. Analisis semiotika post struktural menjadi landasan dalam menginterpretasikan makna-makna dengan menggunakan referensi terkait. analisis teks visual, dalam kajian objek foto Rhein II diharapkan dapat memberikan kebermanfaatan yang positif bagi perkembangan fotografi khususnya secara akademis. Rhein II adalah foto karya Andreas Gursky. Dalam karya Rhein II, sebuah foto kontemporer dihadirkan sebagai representasi multi realitas yang dianalisis menggunakan metode semiotika post struktural. Objek penelitian dimaknai sebagai teks yang memiliki lapisan makna yang terperas esensinya oleh semiotika. Dekonstruksi sistem penandaan dalam elemen visual diidentifikasikan dengan pembacaan kode-kode teori semiotika pos struktural. Proses analisis teks, proses penciptaan. Hasil ekstraksi semiotika menghasilkan kajian interpretatif Rhein II yang sarat makna.</p><p>Kata kunci: citra imaji, fotografi, semiotika</p>

Situated approaches to musical experience

2019 ◽  
pp. 11-33
Author(s):  
Christoph Seibert
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Musical Experience ◽  
Musical Practice ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Musical Practices ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Considerations ◽  
Systematic Framework

Informed by a review of recent attempts in cognitive science to overcome head-bound conceptions of the mind, this chapter investigates the contribution of ‘situated’ approaches to understanding music and consciousness, focusing on musical experience. It develops a systematic framework for discriminating between situated approaches, and based on this framework and an analysis of specific scenarios discusses the ways in which musical experience may be conceptualized as ‘situated’, elucidating the implications and explanatory potential of different approaches. Finally, there is a consideration of the framework’s value as a research tool for the analysis of situated aspects of musical practices. The aim is to advance an understanding of music and consciousness by contributing to conceptual clarity and by enriching the relationship between theoretical considerations and observation of musical practice.

Overnight

2020 ◽  
pp. 149-178
Author(s):  
Tony Perman
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Spirit Possession ◽  
Musical Performance ◽  
Emotional Experiences

The chapter explores emotional experience via attention to mhongo spirits, possession, and the effects of musical performance. It compares multiple performances in order to demonstrate how ceremonial conventions can be manipulated or undermined. The chapter introduces mhongo spirits, the intricate drumming that brings them to dance, and the consequences of shifting performance signs. The goal is to demonstrate how emotion itself is meaningful and explain how semiotic processes shape participants’ emotional experiences. I compare the successful Horus Farm ceremony to two other, atypical performances of music intended for mhongo spirits in which the host hoped to avoid spirit possession.

How Ubiquitous Technologies Support Ubiquitous Music

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Brown ◽  
Damián Keller ◽  
Maria Helena de Lima
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Pervasive Computing ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Musical Experience ◽  
Musical Interactions ◽  
The World ◽  
Musical Practices ◽  
Human Skills ◽  
Practical Experiences ◽  
Improve Access

Pervasive computing technologies are providing opportunities and challenges for new musical practices and offering greater access to musical interactions for people at all levels of musical experience. In this chapter we review theoretical insights and practical experiences of taking advantage of these opportunities and meeting these challenges; we describe how to leverage ubiquitous technologies to support ubiquitous music; and we discuss ideas and techniques that can assist in ensuring that social music activities provide an appropriate variety of experiences and strategies to maximize socially positive and musically creative outcomes. Strategies include starting with what is known and available, enhancing human skills with computational automation, and increasing participation through simplification to improve access and promote cultures of open sharing. Three case studies illustrate how these ideas are put into practice, covering experiences from across the world based in varied social contexts and using differing technologies, but sharing the same ambition of enhancing everyday experience through musical interactions mediated by pervasive technologies.

scholarly journals Learning Local Wisdom through the Symbols of Ma’nene’ Rituals in North Toraja: A Semiotic Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-120
Author(s):  
M. Dalyan Tahir ◽  
Hunaeni Hunaeni ◽  
Sylver Tri Poetra
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Note Taking ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Semiotic Perspective ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Semiotic Theory

This study examines the meaning of symbols and interpretations of local wisdom in ma’nene’ rituals in the Baruppu community of North Toraja Regency using a qualitative descriptive approach. Data regarding words and behavior in rituals were obtained through interview techniques, note-taking, recording, and documentation in the form of photos and videos. Data analysis used Pierce's semiotic theory. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of the ma’nene’ ritual is divided into two stages, namely: 1) Preparation (a) Ma'kongan ada', (b) Kapenomban pa'paranduk, (c) Manta'da, (d) Ma' pakande ada', (e) Umpasun bombongan; and 2) Implementation of (a) Ma'bungka', (b) Ma'kassa'i, (c) Massomba tedong, (d) Manglokko tedong sola bai, (e) Ma'pakande nene', (f) Mantutu', (g) Capenomban pa'paupu'. In carrying out the ritual, there are various symbols, including: (1) Tau-tau, (2) Bombongan, (3) Pangngan, (4) Kain ba'ru, (5) Tedong sola bai, (6) Bo'bo 'sola duku', (7) Punti leaves, (8) Tallang. Based on the semiotic analysis of the symbols in the ritual, several types of local wisdom were found, namely: (a) religious values, (b) brotherhood, and (c) unity.

scholarly journals ANALISIS SEMIOTIKA POS STRUKTURAL PADA FOTO RHEIN II A POST-STRUCTURAL SEMITOCS ANALYSIS OF THE PHOTOGRAPH RHEIN II

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Markus Jiuhanteng ◽  
Acep Iwan Saidi ◽  
Drajatno Widi Utomo
Keyword(s):  
Text Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
Interpretive Study ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Process Creation ◽  
Visual Text ◽  
Visual Element ◽  
Semiotic Theory

<p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>This paper is a study of Andreas Gursky's photo Rhein II. In this study, the post-structural semiotic analysis method is used to interpret meaning based on signs on the Rhein II. The post-structural semiotic analysis becomes the basis for interpreting meanings using related references. In the study of Rhein II photo objects, visual text analysis is expected to provide positive benefits for the development of photography, especially academically. Rhein II is a photo by Andreas Gursky. In Rhein II's photograph, a contemporary photo is presented as a multi-reality representation analyzed using the post-structural semiotic method.</em></p><p><em>The object of research is interpreted as a text that has a layer of meaning that is squeezed out of its essence by semiotics. The deconstruction of the signification system in the visual element is identified by reading the structural postal semiotic theory codes: text analysis process, creation process. The results of semiotic extraction produce an interpretive study of Rhein II which is full of meaning.</em></p><p><em>Keyword:Imagery, Photography, Semiotica </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p>Makalah ini merupakan kajian dari foto Rhein II karya Andreas Gursky. Dalam kajian ini digunakan metode analisis semiotika post struktural untuk menginterpretasikan makna berdasarkan tanda-tanda pada Rhein. Analisis semiotika post struktural menjadi landasan dalam menginterpretasikan makna-makna dengan menggunakan referensi terkait. analisis teks visual, dalam kajian objek foto Rhein II diharapkan dapat memberikan kebermanfaatan yang positif bagi perkembangan fotografi khususnya secara akademis. Rhein II adalah foto karya Andreas Gursky. Dalam karya Rhein II, sebuah foto kontemporer dihadirkan sebagai representasi multi realitas yang dianalisis menggunakan metode semiotika post struktural.</p><p>Objek penelitian dimaknai sebagai teks yang memiliki lapisan makna yang terperas esensinya oleh semiotika. Dekonstruksi sistem penandaan dalam elemen visual diidentifikasikan dengan pembacaan kode-kode teori semiotika pos struktural. Proses analisis teks, proses penciptaan. Hasil ekstraksi semiotika menghasilkan kajian interpretatif  Rhein II  yang sarat makna.</p><p> </p><p>Kata kunci : Citra imaji, Fotografi, Semiotika</p>

scholarly journals Semiotic Analysis: Social Critics Towards Government Depicted in The Songs of Marjinal Band

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Lambok Hermanto Sihombing
Keyword(s):  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Ferdinand De Saussure ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Semiotic Theory

This research aimed to determine the meaning of the songs belonged to Marjinal band, a punk band whose songs contain critics to the government. The songs that the reasearchers analyzed were Hukum Rimba and Buruh Tani. The researchers used the data taken from various digital platforms and analyzed the lyrics using Semiotic Theory from Ferdinand De Saussure. Furthermore, the results of the research from Hukum Rimba and Buruh Tani song implied that people who had money and power would be spared by the law. Meanwhile, the poor would always be oppressed by the law.Keywords: critics, government, lyrics, money, power 

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF SEMIOTIC RIFFATERRE IN WALT WHITMAN SELECTED POEM

JURNAL BASIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Rusmitha Sipahutar ◽  
Tomi Arianto
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Matrix Model ◽  
Basic Concept ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Figurative Language ◽  
Walt Whitman ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Dominant Point ◽  
Semiotic Theory

The object research in the Walt whitman poem was an Semiotic analysis seen from Michael Riffaterre’s theory. This research used the descriptive qualitative method for this research. That means the method of data collection by analyzing and interpreting also described to understand the theories contained in the poem. In this qualitative research, researcher used the Semiotic theory by Michael Riffaterre in his book Semiotic of poetry as a basic concept and framework of thinking. The concept contains three point: The first was unsustainability of expression in poetry include the displacing meaning, distorting meaning, and the creating of meaning. It discussed the figurative language such as metaphor, personification and also the structure of verse. The second was Heuristic and Hermeneutic reading that has a relation with reading a verse based on language convension and overall rereading with interpretation. The last was Matrix, model, and varian is key,transformation, and description in a poem. In the Walt whitman selected poem finds some point based on the result of the analysis the data. From an analysis, the researcher concluded the dominant point in the Walt whitman poem is unsustainability of expression in poetry.

scholarly journals Promotion of Pupils ’ Emotional Development in the Process of Listening to Music in Music Classes in Elementary School

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 486
Author(s):  
Laima Mūrniece ◽  
Aija Zakovska
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Emotional Development ◽  
Music Perception ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Musical Experience ◽  
Spiritual World ◽  
Learning Tasks ◽  
School Research

Emotionality or person’s ability to feel something keenly and sense is an important component of person’s development to which a serious attention should be paid in the educational process. Pupils’ spiritual world is enriched by situations in the learning tasks which are perceived through emotions, empathy, feelings of happiness and satisfaction. The aim of the article is to study the possibilities to promote development of pupils’ emotionality in the process of listening to music in music classes in elementary school. Research methods – analysis of scientific literature, pedagogical observation, survey. The research justifies the close contiguity between listening to the music and music perception, which, based on the pupils’ obtained musical experience, provides for formation of emotional experience of the image of composition and evaluating skills.

scholarly journals ANALISIS SEMIOTIKA MAKNA KESENDIRIAN PADA LIRIK LAGU “RUANG SENDIRI” KARYA TULUS

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Axcell Nathaniel ◽  
Amelia Wisda Sannie
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Know How ◽  
Love Relationship ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
Semiotic Theory

This article explores the meaning of solitude in the lyrics of Tulus' song "Ruang Sendiri" using Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis. There are three expressed meanings namely  denotation, connotation, and myth. To explain all three meanings of solitude in the lyrics of the song are used Roland Barthes' semiotic theory. The research method used is interpretive qualitative method or inductive way of thinking, which is a way of thinking from special to general. To collect data are used study of document  by  searching and obtaining from various sources contained the required data. The results of a semiotic study of the lyrics to the song "Ruang Sendiri" are as follows. The denotation meaning  of the lyrics of the song "Ruang Sendiri " is the desire of the songwriter to feel alone, feel free, and without a lover. The connotation is  boredom to his partner,  not know how his feeling  to his lover. The meaning of the myth is the songwriter wants to convey that solitude, doing anything alone, not always together are something needed by everyone who builds a  love relationship. 

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