RMWA ideas & authors Flashcards
my learning styles
relational, structured
relational learning style description
relating to people, variety, help others develop
relational learning style research methods
participant observation, learning an art form, interviews using open questions
structured learning style description
systematic and organized approaches, practical, hands-on-learning
structured learning style research methods
ehnographic interview using open questions, jottings, audio and video recordings with metadata included, research published sources: ethnographies, biographies, autobiographies, anthropological studies concerning that community
citation for learning styles
Johnston and Orwig 1999
citation for learning an art form (reflexive field work)
Titon 2009
citation for interviewing with open questions
Jackson 1987
citation for researching using published sources
Ruskin and Rice 2012
main theoretical background to guide my research
symbolic anthropology
features of symbolic anthropology (4)
how and what the artistic activity reveals about the culture, analyzing symbols provide insights into the makeup of the community, reflexively compare different instantiations of the genre to note similarities and differences, arts as means of communication engrained in culture
citation for arts as communication methods engrained in culture
Blacking 1992
definition of creativity
when people within a community create a new AGE which is valued by the community according to their standards of evaluation
citations for creativity
Toynbee 2003; Csikszentmihalyi 1996
research methods for creativity
determine who creates, how they create, what is acceptable as new, what symbolic systems are used to create new works, what gatekeepers need to be involved
research questions for creativity (10)
Who created it? How is it different from others? How much flexibility is allowed? Who can introduce new aspects? How to learn the genre? Improvisation allowed? Who performs? How does the audience react? What seems new? How does the audience feel about the innovations?
concerns related to language
What languages used? How does that relate to cultural identity?
Coulter 2011 quote concerning language
Evaluation of language use and cultural practices might reveal insights into the community’s cultural identity
research methods for language
record AGE and discuss languages used (mother-tongue? dialect? borrowed words? LWC used and why? did text/lyrics effectively communicate the message? How are the vernacular and LWC used in the arts?
purpose of studying transmission and change
knowing and understanding learning styles and how arts are used help gain insights into worldview
citation for arts in the community aid in understanding the culture
Beaudry 2008
research methods for transmission and change
learn an art form, analyze recordings from different time periods (differences and similarities), analyze performance with older performers, read published resources from different time periods, interview performers of different ages