The articles I've been reading from the Music & Politics Journal have all had different styles. Their structure and language has varied, but all of the articles have similar purposes: to educate the audience on music's presence in politics. The use of reference is the same as well with them all supporting each quotation made and noting other author's discoveries at the very end of the paper. Direct quotes from musical artist and other researchers are exhibited and the creator of each is immediately mentioned.
The convention of structure is present in the journal articles. Each article has an introduction that explicitly tells the reader the purpose of the essay and what will be discussed. They are more concentrated on thesis ideas rather than hypotheses. For example in the article on music as an agent of learning, the thesis is that music has taught the masses about politics and it's effect on the ordinary citizen.
Language use in all of the articles initiates an audience's convictions about politics. With the article on Crass, there was a definite push for the reader to understand how angry the anarcho-punk musicians were about government regulation and control. And then the music in the concentration camps brought about a new realization of humanity. The usage of language with respect to convictions is a little bit more strongly applied to my articles. Because they are all calling for a strong opinion on musical influence throughout historical politics.
The Swales's Model applies to each article individually. For the Crass article there is topic generalization in the first few paragraphs with general view of musical influence in the 20th century. Then there are questions raised about punk rock artist and their political aspirations. The rest of the essay goes on discussing the proof of anarchy in punk rock circles and the inequality of current government rule. There is a lot of research done on which artist said what and especially on the song Yes Sir, I will. Swales's Genre Model can apply easily to all of the journal articles in Music & Politics much the same way.
The Music & Politics journal articles are of a more humanities epistemology. With its discussion of music as a way to rebel against the government, there is a world view position taken. The audience is supposed to be informed about the true usage of music in the concentration camps, in punk rock, and in political stands. We, as the readers or audience, simply look at the language and information itself to discern our opinion and our position. I would apply humanities because "the truth isn't necessarily out there" instead the author speaks of what he has discovered and presents it to the audience to analyze. It is a way to warrant an opinion on music in politics.
I very much enjoyed reading Music & Politics, because understanding music is something I believe we all can accomplish on some level. Applying politics makes for a very interesting argument and new discoveries on historical precedence.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
music was a concentration
Music in Concentration Camps
Remember all those years ago, when we studied WWII and the sheer audacity of a German nation to condemn populations of people upon people (6 million estimated) to torture and extermination? We all know the story. We all feel that uncomfortable horror and sorrow for unnecessary death. A lot happened at Auschwitz, Dachau, Buchenwald, and a hundred other camps that changed the world's view on human depravity.
While perusing the Music and Politics journal I came across a strange title: Music in Concentration Camps. I say strange, because I think we don't see the prisoners of those concentration camps and think music. I believe we all see suffering, despair, torture, and inhumanity. This article however, speaks to music in two ways: as a command, and as an escape.
I talked about slavery times in my last post and how the use of music created for them a way of rebellion and hope. The same could go for the prisoners of Auschwitz, but their music could also be their torture. The Nazi's commanded music. They commanded entertainment from their prisoners. They commanded the singing of songs that criticized their prisoners, that evoked within them indecency and inequality. They were forced to sing songs about how they were unworthy and without intelligence. They were forced to sing songs they did not agree with, did not appreciate, and songs that degraded their very being.
In the beginning the camp inmates were not a musical bunch. They were political antagonist who were thrown into camps because of their strong opinions and big mouths. But as the years progressed so did the musical talent and interest among the prisoners. There were secret musical events and politically musical meetings against Nazis. Music could bring pleasure and pain, but still brought hope.
As a double entendre, music was used to support and confide, but would weaken and destroy as well. The positives of music in these camps does not make it right, but instead gives us new understanding and insight. It holds the possibility that although we think of them as prisoners who were treated with the utmost inequality, they were also people of a human existence and complexity that we often fail to consider.
In Dachau they created great symphonies that live on to this day. In Buchenwald they started the first musically inclined band that generated great favor and applause. And in Auschwitz the prisoners sang to their deaths songs of rebellion.
Remember all those years ago, when we studied WWII and the sheer audacity of a German nation to condemn populations of people upon people (6 million estimated) to torture and extermination? We all know the story. We all feel that uncomfortable horror and sorrow for unnecessary death. A lot happened at Auschwitz, Dachau, Buchenwald, and a hundred other camps that changed the world's view on human depravity.
While perusing the Music and Politics journal I came across a strange title: Music in Concentration Camps. I say strange, because I think we don't see the prisoners of those concentration camps and think music. I believe we all see suffering, despair, torture, and inhumanity. This article however, speaks to music in two ways: as a command, and as an escape.
I talked about slavery times in my last post and how the use of music created for them a way of rebellion and hope. The same could go for the prisoners of Auschwitz, but their music could also be their torture. The Nazi's commanded music. They commanded entertainment from their prisoners. They commanded the singing of songs that criticized their prisoners, that evoked within them indecency and inequality. They were forced to sing songs about how they were unworthy and without intelligence. They were forced to sing songs they did not agree with, did not appreciate, and songs that degraded their very being.
In the beginning the camp inmates were not a musical bunch. They were political antagonist who were thrown into camps because of their strong opinions and big mouths. But as the years progressed so did the musical talent and interest among the prisoners. There were secret musical events and politically musical meetings against Nazis. Music could bring pleasure and pain, but still brought hope.
As a double entendre, music was used to support and confide, but would weaken and destroy as well. The positives of music in these camps does not make it right, but instead gives us new understanding and insight. It holds the possibility that although we think of them as prisoners who were treated with the utmost inequality, they were also people of a human existence and complexity that we often fail to consider.
In Dachau they created great symphonies that live on to this day. In Buchenwald they started the first musically inclined band that generated great favor and applause. And in Auschwitz the prisoners sang to their deaths songs of rebellion.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
music became an agent of learning
Music, Politics, Protest
“The power of song will exalt the spirit of rebellion,” Joe Hill inspired political action through humor and irony. He was an American singer who wrote songs like "The Ballad of Casey Jones" which talked of a union scab. Whether he was right in his songs or wrong is completely irrelevant because the main point of this week's journal entry is music as way of political persuasion.
Dard Neuman talks about the effect of music in teaching politics and how it is a very useful tool. Throughout the years music has taken on new ideas and shapes.It is said to have created movements (Crass) and knocked down ideologies. It has questioned the status quo and pushed people to their very limits. The sociologist R. Serge Denisoff says that music is magnetic persuasion. He says that songs have instigated unions and riots through their "call-to-action" lyrics.
Woody Guthrie was Joe Hill's musical successor his portrayal in the movie "Bound to Glory" is about people waiting and competing for scarce work during great economic turmoil. One song creates organization and uproars. One song politicized the whole game.
Music has also critiqued the power structures in nations. One great example is slavery. The songs on the plantation grounds belted out by slaves were not only a "requirement" of plantation owners, but secretly a political escapism and cry for freedom. These "spirituals" or hymns of music were the best sustained communication possible for slaves. They could say what they needed to, as well as feel encouraged.
"The point was to communicate compliance to dominant society while communicating defiance to one another." as Neuman states.
To be apart of a society with cultural and economic differences is politics whether we see it or not. Music is created with the purpose of sending a message, making a statement, and inducing a feeling. It is in itself political.
“The power of song will exalt the spirit of rebellion,” Joe Hill inspired political action through humor and irony. He was an American singer who wrote songs like "The Ballad of Casey Jones" which talked of a union scab. Whether he was right in his songs or wrong is completely irrelevant because the main point of this week's journal entry is music as way of political persuasion.
Dard Neuman talks about the effect of music in teaching politics and how it is a very useful tool. Throughout the years music has taken on new ideas and shapes.It is said to have created movements (Crass) and knocked down ideologies. It has questioned the status quo and pushed people to their very limits. The sociologist R. Serge Denisoff says that music is magnetic persuasion. He says that songs have instigated unions and riots through their "call-to-action" lyrics.
Woody Guthrie was Joe Hill's musical successor his portrayal in the movie "Bound to Glory" is about people waiting and competing for scarce work during great economic turmoil. One song creates organization and uproars. One song politicized the whole game.
Music has also critiqued the power structures in nations. One great example is slavery. The songs on the plantation grounds belted out by slaves were not only a "requirement" of plantation owners, but secretly a political escapism and cry for freedom. These "spirituals" or hymns of music were the best sustained communication possible for slaves. They could say what they needed to, as well as feel encouraged.
"The point was to communicate compliance to dominant society while communicating defiance to one another." as Neuman states.
To be apart of a society with cultural and economic differences is politics whether we see it or not. Music is created with the purpose of sending a message, making a statement, and inducing a feeling. It is in itself political.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
i listened to Crass
My political journal of choice:
http://www.music.ucsb.edu/projects/musicandpolitics/archive/2010-2/cross.html
Yes Sir, I will:
http://www.lyricstime.com/crass-yes-sir-i-will-lyrics.html
Crass's famous song, Yes Sir, I Will was top charts in Britain. It was all about indignation against the man and how our lives are controlled by an idiotic and small sector of people.
"Lennon said 'They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool',
He was right. Social intelligence merely requires agreement and compromise".
Rick Ross wrote an article about this song and how it inspired political movements all over. It raised questions towards authority and freedom. Socialism was attacked and degraded to merely a control of the masses. Conservatism was too organized and liberalism...well we all know how that worked out. In walks anarchy.
Take into context that this is a British band in the UK where anarchy to punk rock artist seemed like the savior of the world. There was a revival of anarchy.Crass created the movement towards punk rock artist's creative and political priorities. They were committed to the Do-It-Yourself mantra and sought to protect autonomy. Anarcho-punk was a collaborative effort among punk rock bands which both surprised and moved a whole generation. Its political aspirations towards anarchy and freedom did in fact have it's imperfections, but the shear audacity of such a surprising group of individuals to create this movement is in itself testimonial to political outrage.
Punk rock and politics, I always knew there was a connection between the two.
http://www.music.ucsb.edu/projects/musicandpolitics/archive/2010-2/cross.html
Yes Sir, I will:
http://www.lyricstime.com/crass-yes-sir-i-will-lyrics.html
Crass's famous song, Yes Sir, I Will was top charts in Britain. It was all about indignation against the man and how our lives are controlled by an idiotic and small sector of people.
"Lennon said 'They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool',
He was right. Social intelligence merely requires agreement and compromise".
Rick Ross wrote an article about this song and how it inspired political movements all over. It raised questions towards authority and freedom. Socialism was attacked and degraded to merely a control of the masses. Conservatism was too organized and liberalism...well we all know how that worked out. In walks anarchy.
Take into context that this is a British band in the UK where anarchy to punk rock artist seemed like the savior of the world. There was a revival of anarchy.Crass created the movement towards punk rock artist's creative and political priorities. They were committed to the Do-It-Yourself mantra and sought to protect autonomy. Anarcho-punk was a collaborative effort among punk rock bands which both surprised and moved a whole generation. Its political aspirations towards anarchy and freedom did in fact have it's imperfections, but the shear audacity of such a surprising group of individuals to create this movement is in itself testimonial to political outrage.
Punk rock and politics, I always knew there was a connection between the two.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
there was a war of experts
Let me break it down.
Miller is like a candy store there are limits, but the possibilities are endless
Bitzer is like a hardware store...everything is logical and good to know
Aristotle is like html coding for the cpu regeneration...you might want to ask for help.
In discussion today we compared Miller and Bitzer (two experts on the rhetorical situation). Both had a wealth of knowledge on the definition of an exigence and it's connection the rhetorical situation. My group decided that we preferred Miller's analysis because it's a little more open to interpretation and individual base assessment.
Here's a little video on the rhetorical situation that someone made for their writing class (she goes to FSU, I know not cool, but it was just too good to pass up)
Now i just feel like i should be that creative.
Miller is like a candy store there are limits, but the possibilities are endless
Bitzer is like a hardware store...everything is logical and good to know
Aristotle is like html coding for the cpu regeneration...you might want to ask for help.
In discussion today we compared Miller and Bitzer (two experts on the rhetorical situation). Both had a wealth of knowledge on the definition of an exigence and it's connection the rhetorical situation. My group decided that we preferred Miller's analysis because it's a little more open to interpretation and individual base assessment.
Here's a little video on the rhetorical situation that someone made for their writing class (she goes to FSU, I know not cool, but it was just too good to pass up)
Now i just feel like i should be that creative.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
i wikipedia'd it
Wikipedia is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia project based on an openly editable model (according to Wikipedia.com). There are over 3 million articles and almost 22 pages. 13 million registered users and 17 hundred administrators. Wikipedia has taken the world by storm. Jimmy Wales outdid himself when he thought, "wouldn't it be great if we could just have a collaborative knowledge base system that can be edited and written by anyone?" Yes because that's what we were all thinking we needed.
It's a great resource...to find out if Lindsay Lohan is in jail again and how long she'll be there. It's a great tool...to randomly read swedish literature. However the whole "anyone can edit it" thing makes me weary. If my professors didn't already tell me I couldn't use wikipedia, I probably still wouldn't use it. Any Joe Schmoe can get on there and say Shakespeare was actually a Roman bullfighter and call it truth. There just isn't any accountability for solid work.
The internet is full of false truths and imaginary work. It's just a side effect of web based technology, however to believe everything written on the internet is to be seriously misled. That's the bottom line.
We live in that glorious age where my generation only communicates through technology and at some point we're just going to have to learn and communicate things the old way, otherwise what will we have gained from our lives other than viruses and illegal music at the end of the day. I just think it'd be nice to really know all of my facebook friends...like in real life.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go wikipedia Justin Beiber
It's a great resource...to find out if Lindsay Lohan is in jail again and how long she'll be there. It's a great tool...to randomly read swedish literature. However the whole "anyone can edit it" thing makes me weary. If my professors didn't already tell me I couldn't use wikipedia, I probably still wouldn't use it. Any Joe Schmoe can get on there and say Shakespeare was actually a Roman bullfighter and call it truth. There just isn't any accountability for solid work.
The internet is full of false truths and imaginary work. It's just a side effect of web based technology, however to believe everything written on the internet is to be seriously misled. That's the bottom line.
We live in that glorious age where my generation only communicates through technology and at some point we're just going to have to learn and communicate things the old way, otherwise what will we have gained from our lives other than viruses and illegal music at the end of the day. I just think it'd be nice to really know all of my facebook friends...like in real life.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go wikipedia Justin Beiber
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
we created Razzle Dazzle
Razzle Dazzle: a noun and/or adjective that could or could not represent sparkly objects and/or be a dance club; commonly referred to in a positive light, possibly under the assumption that everyone around maybe knows what the heck you're talking about; our group name.
In class today we created group power team Razzle Dazzle consisting of the coolest people in tech writing: Jessica, Madison, and Joshua. Took the internet, sketchy name, sites, and a rundown of our favorite things, to finally come up with the name Team Razzle Dazzle. Our group has serious aspirations for this team building activity and we plan to make it dazzle...or something rather.
Brainstorming will be interesting in this group because we're all talkers. We're all opinionated. We're all just a bit controlling. And we really like to talk, especially Madison (just kidding). So I think we decided to section off part of our meeting times to get all our "How was your day" talking out of the way so we won't be tempted to talk about lots of other random stuff.
My goal for this project will be to listen. I constantly set this as my goal because I do tend to get a little spacey. In any situation where a person is talking for longer than 4 minutes (I have timed in the past) I can get a little distracted. In classes I'm usually a little better, because I'll write notes or participate because that keeps me active and engaged. But put me on one of the top three floors of the Cooper Library and watch my eyes wander because there are just too many people walking around that place.
watch out world here comes Razzle Dazzle,
In class today we created group power team Razzle Dazzle consisting of the coolest people in tech writing: Jessica, Madison, and Joshua. Took the internet, sketchy name, sites, and a rundown of our favorite things, to finally come up with the name Team Razzle Dazzle. Our group has serious aspirations for this team building activity and we plan to make it dazzle...or something rather.
Brainstorming will be interesting in this group because we're all talkers. We're all opinionated. We're all just a bit controlling. And we really like to talk, especially Madison (just kidding). So I think we decided to section off part of our meeting times to get all our "How was your day" talking out of the way so we won't be tempted to talk about lots of other random stuff.
My goal for this project will be to listen. I constantly set this as my goal because I do tend to get a little spacey. In any situation where a person is talking for longer than 4 minutes (I have timed in the past) I can get a little distracted. In classes I'm usually a little better, because I'll write notes or participate because that keeps me active and engaged. But put me on one of the top three floors of the Cooper Library and watch my eyes wander because there are just too many people walking around that place.
watch out world here comes Razzle Dazzle,
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