Step 4C - Relate the event's genre(s) to its broader cultural context Flashcards

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Broader cultural context categories

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  1. artists
  2. creativity
  3. language
  4. transmission and change
  5. cultural dynamism
  6. identity and power
  7. aesthetics and evaluation
  8. time
  9. emotions
  10. subject matter
  11. community values
  12. community investment
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Artists main points

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who are the artists-what are their roles?
how do artists in this genre relate to the community?
how do people become artists in this genre?

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Who are the artists? sources

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Small (1998); Ruskin and Rice (2012)

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Small (1998)

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ACTIVITY (not thing) of musicking; everyone involved, down to the trash cleaner at the end of the concert

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Ruskin and Rice (2012)

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4 types: innovators, key roles, ordinary, anonymous; artists are the ones influencing new social structures

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Creativity main points

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o who are the creators of new works?
o how do new examples of this form come into being?
o what does “new” mean in this art form?
o where do components [creators; language/symbolic systems; audience/gatekeepers] lie?

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Creativity sources

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Csikszentmihalyi (1996); Toynbee (2003)

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Csikszentmihalyi (1996)

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  • creativity = people draw on personal competencies, symbolic systems, and social patterns to produce event of heightened communication that has not previously existed in that exact form [note that is systemic, between person’s thoughts and a given context]
  • domain = set of symbolic rules/procedures
  • field = gatekeepers of domain (have to accept the new creation—creativity not just judged from innovation, but recognition of that innovation—creativity cannot be separated from its recognition)
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Toynbee (2003)

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the listener ultimately determines creativity! artist interacts

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where do components lie? sources

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Rice (2003); Clifford (1997)

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Rice (2003) - creativity: where do components lie

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with world in flux, 3 dimensions to describe individual’s music experiences: time x2, space, metaphor (perception of what art is)

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Clifford (1997)

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emphasis on intercultural connection, routes, not roots

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Language main points

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o which language(s), dialect(s), register(s) appropriate?
o what status/identity associated with each language choice?
o [see also Dye (2009), esp. #1, appropriate language/dialect/orthography, and #2, good translation]

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Transmission and change main points

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how passed on to others?

how has the form changed historically?

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Transmission and change sources

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Nettl (2005); Coulter (2011); Fishman (1991); Lewis and Simons (2010); UNESCO (2003)

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Nettl (2005) - transmission and change

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ethnomus now more interested in change; 4 types (concentrate on changes to essential character); musical change slowest where….; music focused on either innovation or variation, but not both

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Coulter (2011)

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sustainability—language survey tools SEQ and RTT for GMSS, 8 steps, addition of “locked” (fixed repertoire for tourists—not everyday part of community)

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Fishman (1991)

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GIDS

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Lewis and Simons (2010)

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EGIDS, from 8 stages to 13 (but preserved numbering with levels a, b, etc.; new stages beginning—international and end—dormant, extinct)

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UNESCO (2003)

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new attention to education, protection, etc., of art forms

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Cultural dynamism source

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Schrag (2013)

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Schrag (2013)

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[also listed under Step 3], use malleable to strengthen stable; use stable as point of reference to understand the malleable

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Identity and Power main points

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what kinds of people identify with this form? how does this form relate to social stratification, gender, other distinctions? [examples of wielding power through music]

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What kinds of people identify with this form? sources

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Merriam (1964); Bourdieu (1977)

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Merriam (1964) - identity and power

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artistic action creates feelings of cohesion; solidarity

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Bourdieu (1977)

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artistic action builds social capital = way you get a voice and potentially influence a community

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How does this form relate to social stratification, gender, other distinctions? source

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Nettl (2005)

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Nettl (2005) - identity and power

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societies not equal in participation; men perhaps have had access/paid attention more to men? with more women in the field, perhaps will learn more….

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[examples of wielding power through music] sources

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Daughtry (2006); Shelemay (2001)

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Daughtry (2006)

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negative reaction in Russia to melodic associations of “old anthem tune,” even though words new and better suited

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Shelemay (2001)

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hidden vs. public agendas (South African national anthem; reggae subversive resistance; Shoshone powwow flag/war songs)

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Aesthetics and Evaluation sources

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Small (1998); Merriam (1964); Fitzgerald and Schrag (2006)

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Small (1998)

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beauty = when relationships communicated by object/gesture align with ideal relationships in mind of perceiver; musicking involves both performing and listening

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Merriam (1964) - aesthetics and evaluation

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Western aesthetic concepts (distance self from object, manipulate form for its own sake) don’t transfer into other cultures; the arts are all one, stemming from same source but just using different materials

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Fitzgerald and Schrag (2006)

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identify signs at work; identify purposes of song; see how well aligned—do the signs effect the purposes?

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Time main points

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experience time during performance differently

borader temporal context (yearly cycle, month/date)

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experience time during performance differently - sources

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Goodridge (1999); Rice (2003)

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Goodridge (1999)

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“patterned energy flow of action…marked by changes in level of intensity, speed and duration”

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Rice (2003) - time

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historical and experiential time

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Emotions sources

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Huron (2006); Keil (1995); Turino (1999); Racy (1991)

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Huron (2006)

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fight/flight/freeze (frission/laughter/awe)

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Keil (1995)

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people stay engaged because of the variations (groove, texture, timbral); importance of process; social time of creating together; constant negotiation

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Turino (1999)

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semiotics = lexical (symbolic, conventional); iconic (resemblance); indexical (by association)—these indices are perceived as part of the experiences, while symbols are simply about those experiences

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Racy (1991)

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importance of educated and responsive audience in getting tarab performer into ecstasy, sultana

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Subject Matter source

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Murdock (2004)

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Murdock (2004)

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themes common to many cultures