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John Blacking and the “Human/Musical Instrument Interface”: Two Plucked Lutes from Afghanistan
Full text linkBlacking’s theories about music structures and the physical movements in their performance –– Baily’s experimental work on motor control in pointing at visual targets –– ethnomusicological research on playing two Afghan lutes (dutar and rubab) with radically differing linear and tiered arrays of note positions –– learning to perform as an ethnomusicological research technique –– how the typical repertoires of the two lute types are related to the spatial distribution of note positions.Blacking’s theories about music structures and the physical movements in their performance –– Baily’s experimental work on motor control in pointing at visual targets –– ethnomusicological research on playing two Afghan lutes (dutar and rubab) with radically differing linear and tiered arrays of note positions –– learning to perform as an ethnomusicological research technique –– how the typical repertoires of the two lute types are related to the spatial distribution of note positions
Ruptures and Continuities: Lebanon’s Art Galleries in the 1980s with a Focus on Galerie Damo (1977–88)
Full text linkThe paper examines the development of art galleries and exhibition spaces in Lebanon since the beginning of the civil war in 1975 and throughout the 1980s, with a particular interest in the shifts and changes that occurred as a result of the hostilities. This includes the dissolution of Beirut as an artistic centre and the gradual decentring of spaces and activities outside the capital. While the focus is on the decade of the 1980s, the analysis will look at developments that began earlier in order to contextualize them. One gallery in particular, Galerie Damo, will be examined in detail, including its founding history, mission, and exhibition programme. The gallery began operating after the first phase of the civil war in 1977 and serves as an example of exhibition activity outside the capital. It relied largely on artists who had exhibited extensively in various art galleries, cultural centres, and other spaces in Beirut before the war, and is therefore well suited to analysing the ruptures that occurred after 1975, as well as possible continuities
Roundtable Discussion with Rose Issa and Mohammad El Rawas on the Exhibition Contemporary Lebanese Artists at London’s Kufa Gallery in Early 1988
Full text linkIn December 1986, Kufa Gallery opened in London’s Westbourne Grove. After exhibitions of Old Maps of the Arab and Islamic World (3–30 June 1987), three Europe-based Kurdish artists Walid Mustafa, Tahir Hamid and Karim Azad (15 July–8 August 1987), and an exhibition in memory of the Palestinian cartoonist Naji al Ali shortly after his assassination in London on 29 August 1987 (29 October–4 November 1987), Rose Issa dedicated an exhibition to Contemporary Lebanese Artists (15 January–24 February 1988). This exhibition took place during a period of war in Lebanon and in parallel with preparations for the landmark exhibition that was to take place at the Barbican Centre the following year, Lebanon—The Artist’s View (15 April–4 June 1989). Contemporary Lebanese Artists not only aimed to raise awareness about Lebanon’s artists and the country’s plight, but also to raise funds both for the artists and for the Lebanese Red Cross, which received part of the gallery’s commission. In this roundtable discussion, the main protagonists behind Contemporary Lebanese Artists, gallerist Rose Issa and artist Mohammad El Rawas, discuss the creation and reception of the exhibition
Testimonies of Violence during Ethnographic Research: A Look at Vicarious Trauma
No full textThis article looks at how anthropologists deal with the effects of witnessing violence. Although anthropologists work in interaction with human beings, they rarely discuss the consequences of these encounters on their mental equilibrium. However, concepts such as vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue, developed in medical and social work literature, do provide some insight into the consequences of exposure to difficult narratives. Based on the author’s research notes on cocoa cultivation in Peru, this article interweaves her experience with that of other researchers. This article proposes to consider these destabilizing effects of empirical research as an integral part of the research process, whatever the topic of the research, and thereby put the well-being of researchers at the heart of the methodology.Cet article questionne la gestion des effets des témoignages de violences sur les chercheur·euse·s en anthropologie. Bien que travaillant dans le cadre d’interactions avec des êtres humains, les anthropologues discutent très peu des conséquences que peuvent provoquer ces rencontres sur leur équilibre mental. Des concepts, tels que le traumatisme vicariant et la fatigue compassionnelle, développés dans la littérature sur le milieu médical et le travail social permettent toutefois de saisir les conséquences de l’exposition aux récits difficiles. En se basant sur ses notes de recherche sur la culture du cacao au Pérou, l’autrice croise son vécu avec celui d’autres chercheur·euse·s. Cet article propose de considérer ces effets déstabilisants de la recherche empirique comme faisant partie intégrante du processus de recherche, quel que soit le thème abordé par la recherche, tout en remettant le bien-être des chercheur·euse·s au centre de la méthodologie.This article looks at how anthropologists deal with the effects of witnessing violence. Although anthropologists work in interaction with human beings, they rarely discuss the consequences of these encounters on their mental equilibrium. However, concepts such as vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue, developed in medical and social work literature, do provide some insight into the consequences of exposure to difficult narratives. Based on the author’s research notes on cocoa cultivation in Peru, this article interweaves her experience with that of other researchers. This article proposes to consider these destabilizing effects of empirical research as an integral part of the research process, whatever the topic of the research, and thereby put the well-being of researchers at the heart of the methodology
Opinion Piece for The Ascona Transformation Charter
No full textThis opinion piece discusses the relevance of The Ascona Transformation Charter in the Peruvian case. This opinion piece discusses the relevance of The Ascona Transformation Charter in the Peruvian case. This opinion piece discusses the relevance of The Ascona Transformation Charter in the Peruvian case.
Sport in the Swiss Research and Innovation Landscape
No full textResearch and development are central to long-term success in sport. Surprisingly, research and development in and with sport plays a minor role in Switzerland as a center of research and innovation. Sport is barely visible institutionally at universities, universities of applied sciences or teacher training colleges. Sport hardly benefits from the funds available from the federal government. Research and development are not very present in the private sector. Research and development in and with sport is not institutionally anchored in sports associations and organizations.
A number of studies are currently being carried out to learn more about the situation research and development in sport and determine how and in which areas sport could become more and better embedded in Switzerland strong research and innovation system. In the workshop on "Sport in the Swiss Research and Innovation Landscape", three small studies will be presented in a compact one-hour format. They all provide insights into the institutional embedding of sport in Switzerland research, development and innovation system and make suggestions for strengthening research driven innovations in sport and in sport science
The role of the Global Observatory in addressing Gender Based Violence in Sport+
No full textIntroduction: Gender-based violence, including violence against women and girls, in all their diversity, is a pervasive human rights abuse and a public health crisis of epidemic proportions that has garnered considerable attention in political dialogues and within international institutions. Recently, attention on gender-based violence has extended to sport, physical activity and physical education (PEPAS) contexts. While a broad range of actors across government, intergovernmental, NGO, and sport sectors have begun to take action to address forms of gender-based violence in PEPAS there is a lack of coordinated action between stakeholders and sectors. However, within the sport sector there is the lack of coherent, standardized measurements, indicators, and research methodologies focused on gender-based violence, which are essential for generating accurate data and insights that can benchmark gender-based violence and accurately inform evidence-based policies and programmes, and guide stakeholder investment effectively. Furthermore, there are also major gaps in existing data and knowledge that informs programmes and policies that address gender inequalities such as violence against women in the sports ecosystem (OHCHR, 2020). Therefore, there is an urgent need for action to increase sector coherency, drive coordination and to develop standardised measurements and indicators to measure and guide progress in gender equality and gender-based violence in sport.
Methods: The Global Observatory for Gender Equality and Sport (the GO), in collaboration with stakeholders across the PEPAS sectors that include governmental, UN, civil society, private and academic entities, is developing shared indicators, collating data, insights, and expertise from across the globe to facilitate access and shared learning for impactful policy and service delivery. The Global Observatory contributes to gender equality efforts in PEPAS by facilitating coordination across movements and stakeholders (De Soysa & Zipp, 2019) who often work on similar aims but often in disparate sites.
Results: To date, the Global Observatory has responded to the urgent need to take action to overcome gender inequalities and drive action to address gender-based violence in sport through a range of outputs and with varying results. Primarily, the GO is tasked with mobilising actors to coordinate the development of shared measurement indicators and methods to track progress on gender equality and gender-based violence in PEPAS. Coordinating global action to achieve this task has been met with challenges. The role of developing effective partnerships is foundational to generate the necessary buy in required to mobilise the resources required. Underpinning the development of global indicators, the GO continues to mobilise expertise on gender-based violence to facilitate shared learning and to advance global research agendas.
Conclusion: There is lack of evidence of states comprehensively addressing violence against women and girls in PEPAS. Coherent, standardized measurements, indicators, and research methodologies are essential for generating accurate data and insights that inform state action.
References
OHCHR. (2020). Report on the intersection of race and gender discrimination in sport (A/HRC/44/26). United Nations Human Rights Council. https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc4426-intersection-race-and-gender-discrimination-sportreport-united
De Soysa, L., & Zipp, S. (2019). Gender equality, sport and the United Nation’s system: A historical overview of the slow pace of progress. Sport in Society, 22(11), 1783–1800. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.165101
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