Taking the Provinces Seriously

Using France as a case-study, this essay calls for enhanced recognition of cultural variegation within nation states in the era of European Romantic nationalism. It outlines a new, integrated and comparative approach to the study of provincial music in a context where national centralisation is the norm. The situation in France, especially during the height of the “provincial awakening” around 1900, is analysed in light of the ideas of Ivo Strecker and Joep Leerssen on regionalism and ethnic nationalism, and alongside broader questions of cultural decentralisation. Particular attention is drawn to the challenges posed by borderlands, by the intersection of cultural and political ideas, and by the dangers of false separations between high and low cultures at local level.The Leverhulme Trus

Озбиљно схваћене провинције

Using France as a case-study, this essay calls for enhanced recognition of cultural variegation within nation states in the era of European Romantic nationalism. It outlines a new, integrated and comparative approach to the study of provincial music in a context where national centralisation is the norm. The situation in France, especially during the height of the “provincial awakening” around 1900, is analysed in light of the ideas of Ivo Strecker and Joep Leerssen on regionalism and ethnic nationalism, and alongside broader questions of cultural decentralisation. Particular attention is drawn to the challenges posed by borderlands, by the intersection of cultural and political ideas, and by the dangers of false separations between high and low cultures at local level.Користећи пример Француске, у овом раду заговарам потребу за јачим признањем културне разноликости унутар националних држава у раздобљу европског романтичарског национализма. У раду је исцртан пут за нов, интегрисан и компаративан приступ проучавању музике настале у провинцијама, у контексту где национална централизација представља норму. Ситуација у Француској, посебно на врхунцу „буђења провинција“ око 1900. године, анализирана је у светлу идеја о регионализму и етничком национализму које су изложили Иво Стрекер и Јоеп Лерсен, као и у паралели са ширим питањима везаним за културну децентрализацију. Посебно скрећем пажњу на изазове које постављају пограничне области, затим, пресеци културних и политичких идеја, као и на опасности од лажне поделе на елитну и нижеразредну културу на локалном нивоу.This essay originates from a paper given at a seminar The Future of Music History organised by Prof. Jim Samson, during the eponymous conference at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (28–30 September 2017). Research for this article was aided by The Leverhulme Trust

PRIMO: Practice-as-Research in Music Online

Slides for a presentation describing the JISC-funded PRIMO multimedia EPrints repository project, undertaken by the Institute of Musical Research (IMR) and ULCC. The project entailed extensive customisation of EPrints, to support streaming multimedia and complex submission workflows describing embedded intellectual property rights of performers and composers. The JISC RSP event "Open Access and Repositories in the Arts" was a one-day workshop that brought together librarians, research managers and information professionals from colleges of art, design, music, drama and communications, to explore issues surrounding open access to outputs in these fields

A mixed methods inquiry into the experiences of Designated Safeguarding Leads working with young people at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation

This study attempts to explore the experiences of Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) in secondary schools in England working with young people at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and identify what facilitating factors and barriers they believe they face in their role. The study followed a two phase mixed methods exploratory sequential model based on a critical realist epistemology. In Phase 1 qualitative data was gathered from individual and paired interviews, conducted using a focus group process and script in the researcher’s local authority. The data was analysed using Inductive Content Analysis and initial categories identified for facilitating factors and barriers. These initial categories were then used to develop a questionnaire. For Phase 2 the questionnaire was sent out via Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) in England to DSL in secondary schools. The questionnaire involved both open and closed questions. The quantitative data from the questionnaire was analysed using descriptive statistics and Multinomial Logistic Regressions and the qualitative data was analysed using Content Analysis to assess the validity and transferability of the categories identified in Phase 1. The data analysis from Phase 1 and Phase 2 were interpreted together to explore the experiences of DSLs in England and identify the facilitating factors and barriers in their role. A Systems-psychodynamics lens was used to consider the implications of the findings. These included the need for supervision and protected time for DSLs , evidence-based intervention programmes for young people at risk, improved sharing of information between agencies, shared training opportunities and an increased understanding of the roles and boundaries within the local safeguarding system. The development of guidelines should be considered. A potential role for Educational Psychologists (EPs) to develop targeted interventions for young people (including those with Special Educational Needs [SEN]) and provide supervision for DSLs should be considered further

La presse : source nécessaire et périlleuse de la musicologie

Écrire l’histoire de la musique – celle du xixe siècle en particulier – sans faire un dépouillement expert de la presse musicale de l’époque semble aussi impossible aujourd’hui que cela aurait été inhabituel il y a quelques années. Mais, si Gallica a rendu ces ressources beaucoup plus accessibles, leur utilisation continue à exiger un soin comparable à celui qu’exigent manuscrits ou sources d’archive. Dans cette série de quatre conférences, le professeur Ellis puisera dans ses vingt années d’..

<em>Mireille</em>'s Homecoming? Gounod, Mistral and the Midi

Abstract In 1899, six years after Gounod's death, his Provençal opera Mireille (1864) suddenly became a focal point for regionalist celebration and debate in the South of France. It also, in a paradoxical sense, came “home” to Arles—a town that the original poem's author, Frédéric Mistral, made clear his heroine had never visited. In this article the resulting invented tradition, which began thirty-five years after the opera's Paris premiere and rested on standard notions of authenticity and belonging, is contextualized by reference to the very different life it led in the Midi as a standard “municipal” opera sent out, after significant revision, from Paris. Joep Leerssen's theory of cultural nationalism provides a frame for analyzing how and why this opera, which set a regionalist manifesto to music but was not a manifesto itself, could be only incompletely appropriated by Mistral and his félibres as an emblematic “national” work.</jats:p

Identifying sources of patient dissatisfaction when seeking care for a chronic and complex disease

Patients’ evaluations of healthcare often rely on patient satisfaction and encounter-specific approaches. Instead, valuable information can be gained by focusing on patient dissatisfaction with healthcare over time. This study examined patients’ sources of care dissatisfaction when seeking healthcare for a long-term chronic and complex disease (CCD). Participants with a CCD called polycystic kidney disease (N=387) completed an online questionnaire with an open-ended question about dissatisfying experiences. Content analysis was used to analyze responses. The coded data resulted in conceptual codes related to dissatisfaction with information, support, and care management. Analysis revealed the type of healthcare provider is often mentioned, and that more than one type of dissatisfaction can occur at the same time. Patients with CCDs are experiencing a variety of types of dissatisfaction when seeking healthcare, which may point to ongoing communication gaps between patients and the healthcare providers they see over time for their disease. Providers who see patients with CCDs should remember these patients may see multiple providers over time and have unique support needs. Providers can potentially improve care experiences by helping patients manage their care across both providers and experiences, as well as encourage patients to ask questions and express their concerns. Experience Framework This article is associated with the Patient, Family & Community Engagement lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework (https://theberylinstitute.org/experience-framework/). Access other PXJ articles related to this lens. Access other resources related to this lens

Implications for Training on Smartphone Medication Reminder App Use by Adults With Chronic Conditions: Pilot Study Applying the Technology Acceptance Model

Background: The majority of middle-aged to older patients with chronic conditions report forgetting to take medications as prescribed. The promotion of patients’ smartphone medication reminder app (SMRA) use shows promise as a feasible and cost-effective way to support their medication adherence. Providing training on SMRA use, guided by the technology acceptance model (TAM), could be a promising intervention to promote patients’ app use. Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to (1) assess the feasibility of an SMRA training session designed to increase patients’ intention to use the app through targeting perceived usefulness of app, perceived ease of app use, and positive subjective norm regarding app use and (2) understand the ways to improve the design and implementation of the training session in a hospital setting. Methods: A two-group design was employed. A total of 11 patients older than 40 years (median=58, SD=9.55) and taking 3 or more prescribed medications took part in the study on one of two different dates as participants in either the training group (n=5) or nontraining group (n=6). The training group received an approximately 2-hour intervention training session designed to target TAM variables regarding one popular SMRA, the Medisafe app. The nontraining group received an approximately 2-hour control training session where the participants individually explored Medisafe app features. Each training session was concluded with a one-time survey and a one-time focus group. Results: Mann-Whitney U tests revealed that the level of perceived ease of use (P=.13) and the level of intention to use an SMRA (P=.33) were higher in the training group (median=7.00, median=6.67, respectively) than in the nontraining group (median=6.25, median=5.83). However, the level of perceived usefulness (U=4.50, Z=−1.99, P=.05) and the level of positive subjective norm (P=.25) were lower in the training group (median=6.50, median=4.29) than in the nontraining group (median=6.92, median=4.50). Focus groups revealed the following participants’ perceptions of SMRA use in the real-world setting that the intervention training session would need to emphasize in targeting perceived usefulness and positive subjective norm: (1) the participants would find an SMRA to be useful if they thought the app could help address specific struggles in medication adherence in their lives and (2) the participants think that their family members (or health care providers) might view positively the participants’ SMRA use in primary care settings (or during routine medical checkups). Conclusions: Intervention training session, guided by TAM, appeared feasible in targeting patients’ perceived ease of use and, thereby, increasing intention to use an SMRA. Emphasizing the real-world utility of SMRA, the training session could better target patients’ perceived usefulness and positive subjective norm that are also important in increasing their intention to use the app. [JMIR Formativ Res 2017;1(1):e5