Essays about: "Anthropology of Music"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Anthropology of Music.

  1. 1. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Rosanne Heijstek; [2024]
    Keywords : migraine; anthropology; pain; music; affect;

    Abstract : Migraine is an extremely common and disabling disease that affects three times more women than men, and is characterized by recurring migraines comprised of disturbances in sensation perception, intense head pain, nausea, and increased sensitivity to light and sound that can last from several hours to multiple days. Currently, there are no cures for the disease, no official social services that can help a person to handle living with it, and limited studies on its mechanisms or impact on a person’s life. READ MORE

  3. 2. THE SUBALTERNS SING : MUSIC, AGENCY, AND THE POLITICS OF LIFE DURING THE EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN WEST AFRICA

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Amat Jeng; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Ebola epidemic in 2014 was framed as the most serious humanitarian crisis that West Africa has faced since the beginning of this millennium. In Liberia and Sierra Leone, two countries that had just come out of civil wars less than twelve years ago, were the most affected. READ MORE

  4. 3. It's all about The Soul: Discourses of authenticity in old-time American folk music

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Lucy Clarke; [2017]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; authenticity; folk music; Social Sciences;

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  5. 4. Constructing music culture

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Mikko Jokela; [2013-06-19]
    Keywords : composition; worldbuilding; culture; anthropology; ethnomusicology;

    Abstract : This essay explores the creative possibilities of worldbuilding applied to music. It presents anthropological approaches to analysing music culture, and settles upon four main factors (meaning – situation – performance – content) as a basis for a creation of a fictional culture. READ MORE

  6. 5. Keepin' It Real vs. Bling-Bling: Shopping for Identity among Swedish Hip-hoppers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Carolina Larnett; [2012]
    Keywords : social anthropology; authenticity; identity; popular culture; hip-hop; culture; youth; community; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper describes the discourse of authenticity and the creating of identity through popular culture, using hip-hop, as a case to study. Based on data from how Swedish youth take in hip-hop through music lyrics, rapper stereotypes, the gangster rap subgenre and rap battles, it shows that including oneself into this culture can lead to changes in one’s identity and the redefinition of one’s persona. READ MORE