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Contributors, Vibha Arora, Justin Scott-Coe

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Information about editors and contributors to articles in volume 9, issue 1 of Reconstruction.

From Contradanza To Son: New Perspectives On The Prehistory Of Cuban Popular Music, Peter L. Manuel

Publications and Research

While it is often claimed that the Cuban son emerged from rural Oriente and “invaded” Havana in the early 20th century, serious Cuban musicologists have clarifi ed that the true consolidation of the genre took place in Havana after around 1910–1920. Examination of 19th-century sources can help us trace with greater specifi city the origins of the particular musical features that distinguished the traditional son. Editions and descriptions of 1850s–1860s Havana contradanzas illuminate much about urban popular dance music of that milieu. In par-ticular, they reveal the presence of features typically associated with the son, such as melodies in duet …

Playing With A Different Sex: Academic Writing On Women In Rock And Pop, Monica Berger

Publications and Research

This annotated bibliography of academic writing on women in rock in pop should provide an overview of most of the scholarly literature on the topic and reflects my personal interest in methodology. When I returned to graduate school in the late 1990s to study American studies and popular culture, I discovered that academe had changed considerably from my undergraduate days when I studied history of art. Although traditional academic disciplines continue, I found that in the humanities and social sciences, there were no longer neat categories for disciplines and disciplines no longer were isolated from each other.

The topic of …

Contradance And Quadrille Culture In The Caribbean, Peter L. Manuel

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Chowtal Rang Bahar: A Treasury Of Chowtal Songs From India And The Caribbean, Ramnarine Sasenarine, Peter L. Manuel

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Flatness, Ornamentality And The Sonic Image: Puncturing Flânerie And Postcolonial Memorialisation In The Work Of David Chesworth And Sonia Leber, Jonathan W. Marshall

Sound Scripts

Much of the power of the cinema experience lies with the sound track, and the way it interacts with what happens on the screen. Soundtrack composition has become a complex art, where musical ideas are enhanced by sound reproduction technologies and complicated by sound effects demanded by the action. The effects of certain ranges of low frequency sound which are featured in the creation and presentation of both film music composition and cinematic sound effects can add an unique dimension to the experience of the soundtrack, and indeed the total cinematic experience. This paper discusses very low frequency sound features …

Music And Community: Interdependence And Shared Learning In An Undergraduate Elementary Music Methods Course, Lisa Huisman Koops

Faculty Scholarship

In this study, the author investigated the creation of a community of learners in an under- graduate elementary music methods course. Participants included undergraduate students (n = 23) and a professor at a Midwestern liberal arts college. Data consisted of fieldnotes from class observations and interviews with the professor and students. The following priorities and concepts emerged as themes: interdependence, shared learning, personal growth, safe environment, and inclusiveness. The success of the community of learners seemed to be due in part to the professor’s dynamic, student-centered, interdependent approach to the course. Transferable aspects related to the creation of a community …

Children Of Possibility: Children's Musicking In Communities Of Practice, Kimberly Cotter-Lemus

Open Access Dissertations

Inner-city youth are often labeled in social science research with the "at risk" construct, signifying the risk of anticipated failure based on children's (or families') deficiencies. In the context of an arts project, the inner-city students in this study demonstrated ability to overcome the deficient "at risk" label imposed by society. The year-long, teacher-practitioner research took place in an underprivileged K-5 elementary school in the Northeast. Using a sociocultural framework, I examined what happens when children in this school setting are given an arts project in which they are allowed to be self-directive. The arts project consisted of weekly participation …

Riding The Borderlands: The Negotiation Of Social And Cultural Boundaries For Rio Grande Valley And Southwestern Motorcycling Groups, 1900-2000, Gary L. Kieffner

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This Dissertation presents an analysis and interpretation of particular aspects of the social, cultural, and ideological history of motorcycling in the US-Mexican Borderlands from 1900 to 2000. It is based on interviews with historical correspondents, archival and other documents as well as thirty years of participant reflection during which the author was immersed in biker culture. The motorcycle served as a vehicle for personal and group identity, resistance, and liberation. Issues related to identity, gender, race, marginalization and resistance, imagery, and rhetoric become clearer when considering the perspective of riders. This study surveys interactive processes that occurred between historic motorcyclists, …

Bronx Soundscape: Reflections On The Multicultural Roots Of Hip Hop In Bronx Neighborhoods, Mark Naison

Occasional Essays

No abstract provided.

World Music And Dance Concert, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Center For Worship Grounds Musicians In God, Liberty University

December 2008

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Rockin' Las Américas: The Global Politics Of Rock In Latin/O America, Edited By Deborah Pacini-Hernéndez, Eric Zolov, And Hector Fernéndez-L'Hoeste., Tijen Tunali

Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas

No abstract provided.

If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Purposeful Collaboration For Research Libraries And University Presses, Michael J. Furlough

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

The Efficacy Of Smartmusic® Assessment As A Teaching And Learning Tool, Michael William Buck

Dissertations

This study examined the effects of SmartMusic® assessment on student music performance while integrating research-based teaching and learning components. Over approximately three weeks, 46 high school band students (N=46) received five 15-minute teacher-led music lessons, totaling 75 minutes of instruction. Two groups, teacher-led instruction or teacher-led instruction using SmartMusic® assessment, were determined by randomly splitting pairs of matched-subjects within woodwind, brass, or mallet percussion families. Constant for both groups, instruction and evaluation materials included teaching and learning practice rubrics, a criterion-referenced performance evaluation form, and short lyrical and technical etudes complemented with respective skill development exercises. Pre- and post-test measures …

Monitor Newsletter November 24, 2008, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Washington University Record, November 13, 2008

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Pan American (2008-11-13), J. R. Ortega

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

Vol. 65, No. 12

The Social Context Of Cervical Cancer Knowledge And Prevention Among Haitian Immigrant Women, Janelle Marie Menard

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Cervical cancer is the primary cause of cancer deaths among Haitian women; however, the social context of cervical cancer among Haitian immigrant women has not been systematically examined. The ways in which women assign meaning to this disease, understand its causality and situate it within the broader context of gynecological health are poorly understood. Further, Haitian immigrant women's perceptions of disease risk, including knowledge and understanding about Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the primary etiologic factor in cervical cancer, have not been explored. Few studies have assessed health behaviors, including culturally mediated feminine hygiene practices, among Haitian immigrant women, which may negatively …

Lewis, Fred (Sc 1777), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1777. Musical scores for songs transcribed by Fred Lewis for the Hawaiian guitar.

2008-2009 Philharmonia Season Program, Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, Sergei Babayan, Albert George Schram, Carol Cole, Ralph Fielding, Nadine Sierra

Philharmonia

Philharmonia No. 1

• October 11, 2008 at 7:30 PM and October 12, 2008 at 4:00 PM
• Jon Robertson, guest conductor ; Sergei Babayan, piano
• Overture to La Forza del Destino / Giuseppe Verdi -- Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor / Gustav Mahler -- Capriccio Espagnol, op. 34 / Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov -- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30 / Sergei Rachmaninoff

Philharmonia No. 2

• November 8, 2008 at 7:30 PM and November 9, 2008 at 4:00 PM
• Albert-George Schram, music director and conductor
• Leonore Overture No. 3, op. 72 a / Ludwig van Beethoven -- …

Volume Cxxvi, Number 3, October 10, 2008, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

North Indian Sufi Popular Music In The Age Of Hindu And Muslim Fundamentalism, Peter L. Manuel

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

The Faculty Notebook, September 2008, Provost's Office

Faculty Notebook

The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.

Appalink, Appalachian Studies Association

Appalink

No abstract provided.

On Musical Cosmopolitanism, Martin Stokes

Macalester International

No abstract provided.

Response To Lam - 2, Chuen-Fung Wong

Macalester International

No abstract provided.

About The Authors

Macalester International

No abstract provided.

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2008): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Brigham Young University–HawaiʻI

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol. 31, No 1-March 2008 edition of the Pacific Studies Journal.