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This article raises the need for (Spanish) ethnomusicology to replace rigid nineteenth century approaches with renewed anthropological and sociological concepts and analytical tools, Through the notion of “social relevance,” the author... more
This article raises the need for (Spanish) ethnomusicology to replace rigid nineteenth century approaches with renewed anthropological and sociological concepts and analytical tools, Through the notion of “social relevance,” the author responds to this need and advocates for the
study of horizontal influence (dynamic, meaningful), rather than vertical roots (ancestral, quasi sacred) in a musical repertoire. “Social relevance” would be the academic opposite to “cultural paternity” (as ethnic ascription), prioritizing the importance that a song, instrument, or dance has for a community in a specific moment. Therefore, the main task of an ethnomusicologist is to understand the musical life of a society, because the relevance does not depend on music itself, but on its context. Consequently, the concept of social relevance rejects perceptions of popular music studies as marginal, and instead accepts the study of popular music as a discipline that deserves full scholarly attention, eliminating mythologized hierarchies of elite groups. The article discusses how social relevance manifests in three interrelated dimensions: meaning, or how a musical piece is perceived; the uses to which it is put; and its social functions. These analyses apply to different genres such as opera, jazz, rock, folk, classical, and avant-garde music, and point out the universal attributes they all share according to the principle of their
social relevance.
study of horizontal influence (dynamic, meaningful), rather than vertical roots (ancestral, quasi sacred) in a musical repertoire. “Social relevance” would be the academic opposite to “cultural paternity” (as ethnic ascription), prioritizing the importance that a song, instrument, or dance has for a community in a specific moment. Therefore, the main task of an ethnomusicologist is to understand the musical life of a society, because the relevance does not depend on music itself, but on its context. Consequently, the concept of social relevance rejects perceptions of popular music studies as marginal, and instead accepts the study of popular music as a discipline that deserves full scholarly attention, eliminating mythologized hierarchies of elite groups. The article discusses how social relevance manifests in three interrelated dimensions: meaning, or how a musical piece is perceived; the uses to which it is put; and its social functions. These analyses apply to different genres such as opera, jazz, rock, folk, classical, and avant-garde music, and point out the universal attributes they all share according to the principle of their
social relevance.
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No es rara la exhibición pública de cuerpos momificados en museos u otros tipos de instalaciones, algo que, por diversas razones, es objeto de justificadas controversias. El característico modelo dicotómico de Occidente siempre ha... more
No es rara la exhibición pública de cuerpos momificados en museos u otros tipos de instalaciones, algo que, por diversas razones, es objeto de justificadas controversias. El característico modelo dicotómico de Occidente siempre ha entendido las cosas y a las personas en relación de oposición. Por una parte, el mundo de la materia inerte y, por la otra, el de los seres vivos. Uno de los aspectos que resulta interesante de esta distinción es que el cuerpo, entendido
como res extensa por el cartesianismo, ha quedado entre estos dos polos y asume fácilmente la
categoría de objeto, como en el caso de los cadáveres o de los fragmentos corporales. En no pocas ocasiones, la exhibición de restos humanos tiene que ver con la práctica del racismo. En este artículo, me sirvo de la noción deleuziana de ensamblaje para analizar la centralidad
que posee el cuerpo en la problemática del racismo. A lo largo del texto presto una especial atención al caso del cuerpo disecado de un africano que, con la denominación de El Negro, estuvo expuesto en un pequeño museo naturalista de la ciudad catalana de Banyoles durante
casi todo el siglo XX. El caso de El Negro, que en los años 90 obtuvo repercusión mediática a escala internacional hasta que se consiguió su retirada del museo y la devolución de los restos del cuerpo a Botswana, puede entenderse dentro de una enmarañada red de ensamblajes en
los que, además del racismo, hay que contar con otros como el de la museística, sentimientos identitarios locales y el panafricanismo
como res extensa por el cartesianismo, ha quedado entre estos dos polos y asume fácilmente la
categoría de objeto, como en el caso de los cadáveres o de los fragmentos corporales. En no pocas ocasiones, la exhibición de restos humanos tiene que ver con la práctica del racismo. En este artículo, me sirvo de la noción deleuziana de ensamblaje para analizar la centralidad
que posee el cuerpo en la problemática del racismo. A lo largo del texto presto una especial atención al caso del cuerpo disecado de un africano que, con la denominación de El Negro, estuvo expuesto en un pequeño museo naturalista de la ciudad catalana de Banyoles durante
casi todo el siglo XX. El caso de El Negro, que en los años 90 obtuvo repercusión mediática a escala internacional hasta que se consiguió su retirada del museo y la devolución de los restos del cuerpo a Botswana, puede entenderse dentro de una enmarañada red de ensamblajes en
los que, además del racismo, hay que contar con otros como el de la museística, sentimientos identitarios locales y el panafricanismo
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One of the facts that characterizes the years of conflict in Catalonia since 2017 is the proliferation of visual elements on the street, which reflect the confrontation with the Spanish state such as flags, messages in the form of banners... more
One of the facts that characterizes the
years of conflict in Catalonia since 2017
is the proliferation of visual elements on
the street, which reflect the confrontation
with the Spanish state such as flags,
messages in the form of banners or
painted on the walls, and other visual
elements of protest. Beyond the
symbolic value of these visual elements,
a theoretical posthumanist approach
of this social activism in public spaces
leads us to apply a postanthropocentric,
non-dual and relational perspective.
In this way, without forgetting the
importance of discourse, meaning
and structure, attention is focused on
affects, intensities and the event in its
deleuzian sense. The unit of analysis is
not the visual elements or people but the
assemblages, relational fields in which
affects, feelings and emotions emerge.
The space and the elements that make
up the space are not misunderstood
as something disassociated from the
subject but rather understood in terms
of emplacement (Howes 2005), that
is, the sensuous and co-constitutive
interrelationship of body, mind and
environment. The visual elements on
which I will focus my presentation are
co-participants of the social life and they
powerfully contribute to the generation of
emotional atmospheres that are central
to understanding the emoscape of
Catalonia and its polarized identities in
these current years of conflict.
years of conflict in Catalonia since 2017
is the proliferation of visual elements on
the street, which reflect the confrontation
with the Spanish state such as flags,
messages in the form of banners or
painted on the walls, and other visual
elements of protest. Beyond the
symbolic value of these visual elements,
a theoretical posthumanist approach
of this social activism in public spaces
leads us to apply a postanthropocentric,
non-dual and relational perspective.
In this way, without forgetting the
importance of discourse, meaning
and structure, attention is focused on
affects, intensities and the event in its
deleuzian sense. The unit of analysis is
not the visual elements or people but the
assemblages, relational fields in which
affects, feelings and emotions emerge.
The space and the elements that make
up the space are not misunderstood
as something disassociated from the
subject but rather understood in terms
of emplacement (Howes 2005), that
is, the sensuous and co-constitutive
interrelationship of body, mind and
environment. The visual elements on
which I will focus my presentation are
co-participants of the social life and they
powerfully contribute to the generation of
emotional atmospheres that are central
to understanding the emoscape of
Catalonia and its polarized identities in
these current years of conflict.
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Resum La música contribueix a crear, mantenir i també subvertir l'ordre social. Aquesta és una de les diverses raons per les quals la música es tan important per als éssers humans. L'escenari polític a catalunya des de la tardor de 2017... more
Resum La música contribueix a crear, mantenir i també subvertir l'ordre social. Aquesta és una de les diverses raons per les quals la música es tan important per als éssers humans. L'escenari polític a catalunya des de la tardor de 2017 ofereix nombrosos exemples que il·lustren perfectament aquesta realitat. el moviment social relatiu a les reivindicacions del sobiranisme en un estat espanyol en involució democràtica ha generat la seva pròpia banda sonora constituïda pel paisatge acústic de les cassolades, les consignes i cants que es coregen als carrers o els esdeveniments musicals de caire reivindicatiu que s'organitzen a les principals poblacions del país. tot centrant-me en el període comprés entre la tardor de 2017 i començaments de 2019 oferiré una visió de la diversitat i creativitat de les pràctiques sonores i musicals que, amb la seva particular realitat acústica, caracteritzaren aquells moments de gran efervescència social.
Abstract Music helps to create, maintain and to subvert the social order. This is one of several reasons why music is so important to humans. The political scene in Catalonia since the autumn of 2017 offers numerous examples that illustrate this reality perfectly. The social movement relative to the demands of self-government in a State showing a democracy involution, has generated its own soundtrack made up of the soundscape of caceroladas, the chorused slogans and chants in the streets or the musical events of political kind, which are organized in the main towns of the country. Focusing on the period between the autumn of 2017 and beginning of 2019, I will offer a glimpse of the diversity and creativity of sound and musical practices, which with its own acoustic reality, characterize those moments of great social effervescence.
Abstract Music helps to create, maintain and to subvert the social order. This is one of several reasons why music is so important to humans. The political scene in Catalonia since the autumn of 2017 offers numerous examples that illustrate this reality perfectly. The social movement relative to the demands of self-government in a State showing a democracy involution, has generated its own soundtrack made up of the soundscape of caceroladas, the chorused slogans and chants in the streets or the musical events of political kind, which are organized in the main towns of the country. Focusing on the period between the autumn of 2017 and beginning of 2019, I will offer a glimpse of the diversity and creativity of sound and musical practices, which with its own acoustic reality, characterize those moments of great social effervescence.
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Asensio, S. y J. Martí: “Prólogo. Música en España y música española. Identidad y procesos transculturales”, en TRANS. Revista Transcultural de Música 8. Globalización, transculturación e identidad son tres conceptos que se hallan... more
Asensio, S. y J. Martí: “Prólogo. Música en España y música española. Identidad y procesos transculturales”, en TRANS. Revista Transcultural de Música 8.
Globalización, transculturación e identidad son tres conceptos que se hallan estrechamente relacionados. Con la globalización se acercan entre sí sociedades antes mucho más distantes, se unifican mercados y se difunden o generalizan infinidad de prácticas culturales. El fenómeno de la globalización no se entendería sin tener en cuenta sus tres componentes: la dimensión económica, la política y la cultural. Y si se tiende hacia un sistema mundial, un concepto clave para entender los complejos procesos que tienen lugar es el de transculturación. Es precisamente esta idea la que nos ayudó a superar aquellas viejas visiones que entendían las culturas como algo cerrado y casi autónomo. Los procesos de transculturación son parte intrínseca del existir humano, dado que nuestra especie no se entendería sin aquello que denominamos cultura o sin la vida grupal.
Globalización, transculturación e identidad son tres conceptos que se hallan estrechamente relacionados. Con la globalización se acercan entre sí sociedades antes mucho más distantes, se unifican mercados y se difunden o generalizan infinidad de prácticas culturales. El fenómeno de la globalización no se entendería sin tener en cuenta sus tres componentes: la dimensión económica, la política y la cultural. Y si se tiende hacia un sistema mundial, un concepto clave para entender los complejos procesos que tienen lugar es el de transculturación. Es precisamente esta idea la que nos ayudó a superar aquellas viejas visiones que entendían las culturas como algo cerrado y casi autónomo. Los procesos de transculturación son parte intrínseca del existir humano, dado que nuestra especie no se entendería sin aquello que denominamos cultura o sin la vida grupal.
In this article I present some ideas related to the posthumanist thinking concerning bodies. Trying to understand the reality by overcoming conceptual schemes of Cartesian dualism, anthropocentrism and biocentrism, the post-humanist... more
In this article I present some ideas related to the posthumanist
thinking concerning bodies. Trying to understand the reality by
overcoming conceptual schemes of Cartesian dualism, anthropocentrism and biocentrism, the post-humanist notion of the body
is based on different presuppositions from those of humanism.
It does not conceive the body as a mere support of the mind but
instead departs from the embodiment concept, but understanding
this idea in a wider form as it was originally formulated by
Thomas Csordas. The body is conceptualized as an assemblage
of different elements which only becomes understandable through
intra-actions (Karen Barad) with everything that surrounds
it, unlike the classical vision that considers the body as a unified
organic whole separated from its surroundings. The body does
not end at the skin (Donna Haraway). In this way, the boundaries
of the body, so clearly established by epistemological structures,
which are profoundly anthropocentric and based on individual/
society and mind/body dualities are blurred in the conceptual framework
of posthumanism. Within the characteristic non dualist
ontology of posthumanism what counts are relations not entities.
The body is understood rather than in terms of what it is, according
to its capacity of action and interaction (Gilles Deleuze).
Keywords:
body, posthumanism, agency, relationality, affect
thinking concerning bodies. Trying to understand the reality by
overcoming conceptual schemes of Cartesian dualism, anthropocentrism and biocentrism, the post-humanist notion of the body
is based on different presuppositions from those of humanism.
It does not conceive the body as a mere support of the mind but
instead departs from the embodiment concept, but understanding
this idea in a wider form as it was originally formulated by
Thomas Csordas. The body is conceptualized as an assemblage
of different elements which only becomes understandable through
intra-actions (Karen Barad) with everything that surrounds
it, unlike the classical vision that considers the body as a unified
organic whole separated from its surroundings. The body does
not end at the skin (Donna Haraway). In this way, the boundaries
of the body, so clearly established by epistemological structures,
which are profoundly anthropocentric and based on individual/
society and mind/body dualities are blurred in the conceptual framework
of posthumanism. Within the characteristic non dualist
ontology of posthumanism what counts are relations not entities.
The body is understood rather than in terms of what it is, according
to its capacity of action and interaction (Gilles Deleuze).
Keywords:
body, posthumanism, agency, relationality, affect
Este artículo presenta un análisis de los fondos del IRSH, CELTHO y
CFPM de Níger.
CFPM de Níger.
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El libro recoge textos sobre Africa de LLuís Mallart, Gustau Nerín, Virgina Fons, José María Ortuño, Antoni Castel, Albert Farré, Ramon Sarró, Jordi Tomás, Carme Junyent, Myriam Mallart, Creus, Josep Maria Perlasia, José Manuel Prada,... more
El libro recoge textos sobre Africa de LLuís Mallart, Gustau Nerín, Virgina Fons, José María Ortuño, Antoni Castel, Albert Farré, Ramon Sarró, Jordi Tomás, Carme Junyent, Myriam Mallart, Creus, Josep Maria Perlasia, José Manuel Prada, Josep Martí, Laura Mascarella, LLuís Mallart, Bernhard Bleibinger, Artur Colom i Yolanda Aixelà.
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One of the most interesting subjects related to research on hybridization in music is the study of its semantic implications in a given socio-cultural context. It is clear that hybridization, in one way or another, is an inherent... more
One of the most interesting subjects related to research on hybridization in
music is the study of its semantic implications in a given socio-cultural
context. It is clear that hybridization, in one way or another, is an inherent
process in all kinds of music. For this reason it is important not only to
observe the origins and development of this phenomenon, but also to pay due
attention to what hybridization refers to on the emic level, i.e. hybridization as
a bearer of meanings, elucidating which meanings are associated by social
agents to these kinds of processes. This article focuses on this important
question and presents some general reflections on the meanings of
hybridization through concrete examples from the Catalan musical tradition.
Discussion will be restricted to the ethnicity-semantics axis. For this reason,
the examples of the Catalan musical tradition that are taken into account
belong to those musical streams that have explicitly conferred ethnic value to
it
music is the study of its semantic implications in a given socio-cultural
context. It is clear that hybridization, in one way or another, is an inherent
process in all kinds of music. For this reason it is important not only to
observe the origins and development of this phenomenon, but also to pay due
attention to what hybridization refers to on the emic level, i.e. hybridization as
a bearer of meanings, elucidating which meanings are associated by social
agents to these kinds of processes. This article focuses on this important
question and presents some general reflections on the meanings of
hybridization through concrete examples from the Catalan musical tradition.
Discussion will be restricted to the ethnicity-semantics axis. For this reason,
the examples of the Catalan musical tradition that are taken into account
belong to those musical streams that have explicitly conferred ethnic value to
it
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Eine kurze Definition von "goig" kann so lauten: "Goig" ist ein Einzelblatt, das einen Lobgesang zu Ehren der Muttergottes, der Heiligen oder anderer religiöser Motive enthält sowie eine mehr oder weniger groBe... more
Eine kurze Definition von "goig" kann so lauten: "Goig" ist ein Einzelblatt, das einen Lobgesang zu Ehren der Muttergottes, der Heiligen oder anderer religiöser Motive enthält sowie eine mehr oder weniger groBe Illustration -meistens einen Holzschnitt.Peer reviewe
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més d'un centenar de persones que es dediquen a la investigació en matèria de comunicació social; les activitats que realitza la nostra entitat se centren a impulsar recerques especifiques en aquesta matèria, però també a organitzar... more
més d'un centenar de persones que es dediquen a la investigació en matèria de comunicació social; les activitats que realitza la nostra entitat se centren a impulsar recerques especifiques en aquesta matèria, però també a organitzar debats i jornades d'anàlisi com la que avui us presentem. La radio i la televisió públiques al segle XXI constitueix l'expressió d'una convergència d'interessos i de voluntat de col•aboració entre el Col-legi de Periodistes de Catalunya i la nostra societat, en sintonia també amb una preocupació sentida socialment com és la problemàtica a la qual han de fer front els mitjans de comunicació de titularitat pública al nostre país i, en general, a la resta d'Europa. Des dels inicis de la ràdio els anys vint, arreu del món es van configu-rar dos models de radiodifusió: l'anomenat «liberal» i el públic; el primer, fonamentat en la utilització privada de l'espectre radioelèctric, va arrelar als Estats Units i, amb els anys, s'...
Conferencia a carrec de Josep Marti, antropoleg i investigador del departament d’Arqueologia i Antropologia de la Institucio Mila i Fontanals (CSIC), sobre el concepte de posthumanisme
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To the current important question of intercultural relations and communication, the concept of culture undoubtedly belongs. It is not only because of its importance as a technical analytical tool but because today the idea of culture -in... more
To the current important question of intercultural relations and communication, the concept of culture undoubtedly belongs. It is not only because of its importance as a technical analytical tool but because today the idea of culture -in the anthropological sensegoes beyond the interest of the academic milieu. The concept of culture has powerfully erupted in the political arena; discourses about preservation of determined cultural traits or about the need for cultural integration of immigrants today belongs to daily life. In all discourses regarding ethnic minorities, nationalism, immigration, multiculturalism, intercultural relations, etc. culture clearly appears as a key concept.
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En aquest article es presenten algunes idees propies del pensament posthumanista en relacio als cossos. Tot intentant entendre la realitat mitjancant la superacio d’esquemes conceptuals del dualisme cartesia, l’antropocentrisme i el... more
En aquest article es presenten algunes idees propies del pensament posthumanista en relacio als cossos. Tot intentant entendre la realitat mitjancant la superacio d’esquemes conceptuals del dualisme cartesia, l’antropocentrisme i el biocentrisme, la nocio posthumanista del cos es basteix sobre pressuposits molt diferents als de l’humanisme. No concep el cos com a mer suport de la ment sino que parteix de la idea d’embodiment, pero entenent aquest concepte de forma mes amplia de com fou originariament formulada per Thomas Csordas. El cos se’l conceptualitza com un assemblatge de diferents elements que nomes resulta comprensible a partir de les intra-accions (Karen Barad) amb tot allo que l’envolta, a diferencia de la visio classica de considerar-lo com un tot organic unificat i separat del seu entorn. Els nostres cossos van molt mes enlla de la pell que els recobreix (Donna Haraway). D’aquesta manera, els limits del cos, tan clarament establerts per estructures epistemologiques prego...
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En aquest article es presenten algunes idees pròpies del pensament posthumanista en relació als cossos. Tot intentant entendre la realitat mitjançant la superació d’esquemes conceptuals del dualisme cartesià, l’antropocentrisme i el... more
En aquest article es presenten algunes idees pròpies del pensament posthumanista en relació als cossos. Tot intentant entendre la realitat mitjançant la superació d’esquemes conceptuals del dualisme cartesià, l’antropocentrisme i el biocentrisme, la noció posthumanista del cos es basteix sobre pressupòsits molt diferents als de l’humanisme. No concep el cos com a mer suport de la ment sinó que parteix de la idea d’embodiment, però entenent aquest concepte de forma més àmplia de com fou originàriament formulada per Thomas Csordas. El cos se’l conceptualitza com un assemblatge de diferents elements que només resulta comprensible a partir de les intra-accions (Karen Barad) amb tot allò que l’envolta, a diferència de la visió clàssica de considerar-lo com un tot orgànic unificat i separat del seu entorn. Els nostres cossos van molt més enllà de la pell que els recobreix (Donna Haraway). D’aquesta manera, els límits del cos, tan clarament establerts per estructures epistemològiques prego...
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Los "Goigs" están constituidos por un folleto suelto que contiene un himno laudatorio dedicado a la Virgen, a un santo o a otras advocaciones religiosas, así como una ilustración de mayor o menor tamaño, procedente, la mayoria... more
Los "Goigs" están constituidos por un folleto suelto que contiene un himno laudatorio dedicado a la Virgen, a un santo o a otras advocaciones religiosas, así como una ilustración de mayor o menor tamaño, procedente, la mayoria de las veces, de un grabado de madera. El canto en comunidad de este himno impreso forma parte de la liturgia popular tradicional. Se calcula en más de 30.000 los ejemplares de diferentes gozos impresos conservados en las principales colecciones catalanas, un número nada despreciable si tenemos en cuenta el carácter perecedero del material -papel- y el ámbito geográfico restringido de su difusión.Peer reviewe
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... D!XON, Kathleen (ed.), Outbursts (eds.), Musikolischc Volkskunde. Ak-nacionalismos y reglones, Madrid: 78. BUENKER, john D. i Lorman A pp. 632-645 ethmc small business me eco· di antropolo novatiom) pp. 309320 ocodeme multiculturollsm... more
... D!XON, Kathleen (ed.), Outbursts (eds.), Musikolischc Volkskunde. Ak-nacionalismos y reglones, Madrid: 78. BUENKER, john D. i Lorman A pp. 632-645 ethmc small business me eco· di antropolo novatiom) pp. 309320 ocodeme multiculturollsm and 01 1uell. ...
The edition of this book has been made possible thanks to the support of the research project "Body and modernisation processes in Africa. The Equatorial Guinea case" (Spanish National R+D plan CS02011-23718).
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C. Fauria y Y. Aixela (eds.) i comisionats de la Exposicio: "Barcelona, Mosaic de Cultures"
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Resumen: El contenido de este artículo analiza algunas de las características de la denominada música ambiental, aquella música programada no con el objetivo de constituir el punto central de atención del oyente sino sencillamente con el... more
Resumen: El contenido de este artículo analiza algunas de las características de la denominada música ambiental, aquella música programada no con el objetivo de constituir el punto central de atención del oyente sino sencillamente con el de proporcionar un ambiente o trasfondo sonoro. En el caso de las audiciones convencionales, el ritual, en su calidad de metamensaje, nos dice cómo debemos entender aquello que está sucediendo en el escenario, pero las músicas ambientales se nos aparecen desprovistas de todo ritual. Siendo la ubicuidad una de sus características, la música ambiental sirve tanto para vestir espacios vacíos como para disimular sus carencias o disfrazarlos. Abstract: This article studies some of the features of so-called background music; that which is not the main focus of the listener but is played to provide a sonic background and to create an atmosphere.<br> In the case of conventional listening, the ritual, when considered as a meta-message, prescribes our u...
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Este artigo trata da problemática da relação entre gênero e música. Sabemos que a música como meio de comunicação contribui também para a construção social da realidade; se nos interessamos pela música como fenômeno sócio-cultural, então... more
Este artigo trata da problemática da relação entre gênero e música. Sabemos que a música como meio de comunicação contribui também para a construção social da realidade; se nos interessamos pela música como fenômeno sócio-cultural, então o aspecto de gênero constitui uma dimensão que não pode ser ignorada. Ao longo deste artigo, apresentarei alguns dados relativos a uma pesquisa tipo survey realizada com jovens barcelonenses durante o outono de 1995. Entre os diferentes objetivos da pesquisa buscava-se obter informações sobre o significado e funções da música na sociedade catalã, com algumas questões orientadas para tratar do papel que desempenha a música nas relações de gênero. Concretamente, os resultados da amostra nos aportam dados sobre o uso da música como estratégia de identidade de gênero, assim como sobre as funções que pode exercer a música como expressão e ao mesmo tempo recurso de manutenção das relações de gênero, que em nossa sociedade caracterizam-se pela sua natureza...
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This challenge is formulated in terms of “humanities in transition,” that is, their approach and articulation in the face of the changes they must undergo to achieve the social weight that, due to their intrinsic relevance, should... more
This challenge is formulated in terms of “humanities in transition,” that is, their approach and articulation in the face of the changes they must undergo to achieve the social weight that, due to their intrinsic relevance, should correspond to them. Faced with these situations that would demand a reinforcement in research and dissemination in diverse aspects of the humanities, from multiple perspectives, paradoxically an adverse panorama is drawn for the development and dissemination of humanistic knowledge, which concerns different factors. Some are related to the consideration of the area of knowledge itself, its organization within the scientific system, the questioning of its own limits, and the interaction with another knowledge. Considering current transition scenarios does not mean having to abandon old objectives, but it adds to the work conducted new objects of study closely related to current reality, such as: the informational revolution; the relations with the ecosystem and the environmental crisis; globalization; the intensification of human mobility and migration flows; the growing economic and social inequality; the frictions derived from the articulation of collective identities; the decolonization of discourses; demographic dynamics; integration of technological advances; and viability and support for alternative models of society.Peer reviewe
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Anorexia nervosa has been a matter of concern in the Western society for decades. Since the body is of great interest for anthropology, we cannot ignore the contributions that this discipline can make towards better understanding this... more
Anorexia nervosa has been a matter of concern in the Western society for decades. Since the body is of great interest for anthropology, we cannot ignore the contributions that this discipline can make towards better understanding this issue. In this respect, the theoretical approach of the social presentation of the body [1] may be helpful to us. From the actor’s point of view, speaking of social presentation of the body implies the existence of a conceptualization about (external) aspects of the body, recognition of the big role that the body plays within social relations as well as different strategically premeditated actions concerning this body appearance in the view of personal purposes. If, according to Susan Bordo, we can understand anorexia nervosa as a characteristic expression of our society, or the crystallization of everything that fails in it, rather than an anomaly or aberration [2] it is perfectly suitable to resort to social theory to better understand all that anore...
En fer un breu repas deis treballs publicats en epoca recent a les re-vistes especialitzades etnomusicol6giques ens adonem de seguida de la gran diversificacio d'interessos que reflecteix I'actual investigacio. Al cos-tat de... more
En fer un breu repas deis treballs publicats en epoca recent a les re-vistes especialitzades etnomusicol6giques ens adonem de seguida de la gran diversificacio d'interessos que reflecteix I'actual investigacio. Al cos-tat de tematiques que posseeixen ja una s61ida tradicio en la disciplina com, per exemple, I'analisi formal, I'oralitat, I'estudi deis instruments musi-cals (organologia) o la baladistica, no hi manquen pas estudis centrats en les musiques populars, tal com es presenten en les societats postindus-trials, en els paisatges sonors, en els pracessos de transculturacio i glo-balitzacio en els quals la musica constitueix tambe un poderos agent ac-tiu, etc. La vida musical deis ambits rurals o de societats de dimensions re-du'ides que encara es puguin trabar mes o menys al marge de la civilitza-cio occidental, continua interessant a l'etnomusic6Ieg, per6 aquest tambe s'ha deixat seduir per I'interes de coneixer la dinamica de les practiques...
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En els darrers anys, observem un interes creixent per tot el que envolta la idea de cultura. A mes del fet de que cada cop son mes les publicacions i estudis teorics que presten atencio a aquest concepte i a tota la problematica que... more
En els darrers anys, observem un interes creixent per tot el que envolta la idea de cultura. A mes del fet de que cada cop son mes les publicacions i estudis teorics que presten atencio a aquest concepte i a tota la problematica que implica, nomes cal recordar l'ampli resso que va experimentar anys enrera aquell controvertit llibre del conservador nord-america Samuel P. Huntington, The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order, o el fet de que la ciutat de Barcelona estigui preparant amb una considerable assignacio de recursos economics el Forum de les Cultures. Tal com afirma Terry Eagleton, "... la cultura adquireix importancia intel⋅lectual quan es transforma en una forca amb la qual s'ha de comptar politicament"1, i es que, de fet, "el debat sobre la cultura ha tornat a ser politic"2.
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The author critizises the concept of ethnicity current in spanish studies on traditional music and develops - as an alternative category - the concept of social relevance. The social relevance of a determined music production in a concret... more
The author critizises the concept of ethnicity current in spanish studies on traditional music and develops - as an alternative category - the concept of social relevance. The social relevance of a determined music production in a concret socio-cultural situation appears in the interaction between significance, uses and its fonctional implications. We speak about the significance of a music, when it is possible to establish an identity connection between it and a cognitive category of a social dimension. Thus, we can associate heavy metal with youth and flamenco with Andalusia. Speaking about the use of a music, it seems pertinent to introduce the concept of Rmusical event"E1; as the realization of a musical act in a determined time and space. Indeeed, the type and the number of musical events will give us always good information about their use (ludic, commercial, religious, etc), and, thus, about their social relevance. On the other hand, when a music is socially relevant fo...
Actes del II Simposi de Musicologia Catalana: "La Musicologia a Catalunya, propostes de futur", celebrat al Santuari d'El Miracle (Solsones) el 8-10 d'octubre de 1997.
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This challenge is formulated in terms of “humanities in transition,” that is, their approach and articulation in the face of the changes they must undergo to achieve the social weight that, due to their intrinsic relevance, should... more
This challenge is formulated in terms of “humanities in transition,” that is, their approach and articulation in the face of the changes they must undergo to achieve the social weight that, due to their intrinsic relevance, should correspond to them. Faced with these situations that would demand a reinforcement in research and dissemination in diverse aspects of the humanities, from multiple perspectives, paradoxically an adverse panorama is drawn for the development and dissemination of humanistic knowledge, which concerns different factors. Some are related to the consideration of the area of knowledge itself, its organization within the scientific system, the questioning of its own limits, and the interaction with another knowledge. Considering current transition scenarios does not mean having to abandon old objectives, but it adds to the work conducted new objects of study closely related to current reality, such as: the informational revolution; the relations with the ecosystem and the environmental crisis; globalization; the intensification of human mobility and migration flows; the growing economic and social inequality; the frictions derived from the articulation of collective identities; the decolonization of discourses; demographic dynamics; integration of technological advances; and viability and support for alternative models of society.