Music, Dance and Ethnic Elasticity in a Kurdish Cultural Association: The Complexity of Intercultural Experience

El objetivo de este artículo es examinar cómo un grupo de jóvenes se involucraron en una asociación cultural kurda en Estocolmo (Suecia), haciendo su herencia étnica socialmente relevante a través de la danza y la música. Se resalta la importancia de tener en cuenta la complejidad de la vida de las personas, para evitar establecer conexiones simplificadas entre las puestas en escena de sus formas expresivas y sus vidas cotidianas. El trabajo de campo incluyó la observación participante y la realización de entrevistas semi-estructuradas. El primer análisis se refiere a cómo los miembros de la asociación relacionan el baile de la música kurda con los recuerdos y las experiencias de la vida. El segundo análisis se centra en las cualidades multimodales de la música y la danza, como símbolos clave, y en la corporeización de la pertenencia étnica. El tercero se concentra en la relevancia cambiante de la etnicidad, la cual depende de los contextos actuales y de los cambios políticos. Para los miembros de la asociación la relevancia de desarrollar una identidad kurda ha aumentado. En sus veinte y pocos años se encontraban (i) en una fase de identidad formativa. Como miembros de una minoría étnica, (ii) era importante ser reconocido como ciudadanos suecos. Fueron (iii) afectados por lo que sucedió en la diáspora y la guerra en curso en Kurdistán. Las cualidades multimodales de la música y la danza permitieron a los miembros moldear una etnia única e inclusiva.O objetivo deste artigo é examinar como os jovens se envolveram em uma associação cultural curda em Estocolmo (Suécia) tornando sua herança étnica socialmente relevante através da dança e da música. Enfatiza a importância de levar em consideração o complexos mundos-cotidianos das pessoas, para evitar conexões simplificadas entre a performance de formas culturais expressivas e seu dia-a-dia. O trabalho de campo consistiu de observações participantes e entrevistas semiestruturadas. A primeira análise diz respeito a como os membros relacionam dançar a música curda com memórias e experiências de vida. A segunda análise enfoca as qualidades multimodais da música e da dança como símbolos-chave e a incorporação do pertencimento étnico. A terceira se concentra na relevância variável da etnia, dependendo dos contextos atuais e das mudanças políticas. Para os membros, a relevância do desenvolvimento de uma identidade curda aumentou. Eles estavam (i) em uma fase de formação identitária, ao redor de seus vinte e poucos anos. Como membros de minorias étnicas, (ii) era importante serem reconhecidos como autênticos cidadãos suecos. Eles foram (iii) afetados pelo que aconteceu na diáspora e na guerra em curso no Curdistão. As qualidades multimodais da música e da dança permitiram que os membros formassem uma etnia única e inclusiva.  The objective of this article is to examine how young people have engaged in a Kurdish cultural association in Stockholm, Sweden, making their ethnic heritage socially relevant through dance and music. It stresses the importance of taking people’s complex life-worlds into account, to avoid simplified connections between their performance of expressive cultural forms and their everyday lives. The fieldwork consisted of participant observations and semi-structured interviews. The first analysis concerns how the members relate dancing to Kurdish music to memories and life experiences. The second analysis focuses on the multi-modal qualities of music and dance as key-symbols, and the embodiment of ethnic belonging. The third concentrates on the shifting relevance of ethnicity, depending on current contexts and political changes. For the members, the relevance of developing a Kurdish identity had increased. They were (i) in a formative identity phase in their lower twenties. As ethnic minority members, (ii) it was important be recognized as equal Swedish citizens. They were (iii) affected by what happened in the diaspora and the ongoing war in Kurdistan. The multi-modal qualities of music and dance enabled the members to mold a unique and inclusive ethnicity

Surfplattor, tryckta medier och miljöpåverkan - en jämförande litteratursammanställning av livscykelanalyser

This thesis consists of an inventory and compilation of literature that present surveys of life cycle analysis (LCA) regarding printed media and tablets/slates. The aim is to compile and comparative data and answer the question: How does the environmental impact differ between tablets and printed media in terms of quantity of greenhouse gas emissions? Even though LCA is common method critique has been directed to the surveys comparability and ability to depict reality. The thesis describes the LCA-method and how it applies to information and communication technology (ICT) in general as well as printed media. Furthermore, the study problematizes how LCA results vary significantly due to choice of method and assumptions. The results suggest that the studies comparability is too low to draw reliable conclusions about what technology is preferable in terms of ghg-emissions. However, based on the studies presented, a comparative discussion and a few quantitative comparisons are made between the two types of technology. The thesis also gives advice regarding how emissions related to tablets and digital sheet music can be reduced. The work has been carried out on behalf of the company Aqordo who develops a sheet music app for tablet computers. Moreover, the assignment was given to the author by the organization Miljöbron who connects students with private enterprise

Music, Memory, and Affect Attunement: Connecting Kurdish Diaspora in Stockholm

Abstract This article takes its point of departure in Maurice Halbwachs' notion of collective memory, adding the distinction made by Jan Assmann between communicative and cultural memory, and Alfred Schütz's notion of communication, understood here as the sonorous communication of bodily affect. By combining and cross-fertilizing the concept of memory with that of affective experience, our aim is to take a new and productive perspective on music's role as and in cultural memory as well as the crucial role played by affect attunement. As examples, we use interviews and observations from an on-going research project on the role of music in ethnically-based associations in Sweden. In addition, we show how music often transgresses the categorical distinctions of collective memory. The main questions we ask are a) to the extent that there is a difference between music serving as a means for and as content of collective memory (what the memory is "about"), how can we account for and explain this difference? and b) how does verbally-narrated content relate to the sound of music when it comes to collective memory

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Music, Dance and Ethnic Elasticity in a Kurdish Cultural Association : The Complexity of Intercultural Experience

The objective of this article is to examine how young people have engaged in a Kurdish cultural association in Stockholm, Sweden, making their ethnic heritage socially relevant through dance and music. It stresses the importance of taking people’s complex life-worlds into account, to avoid simplified connections between their performance of expressive cultural forms and their everyday lives. The fieldwork consisted of participant observations and semi-structured interviews. The first analysis concerns how the members relate dancing to Kurdish music to memories and life experiences. The second analysis focuses on the multi-modal qualities of music and dance as key-symbols, and the embodiment of ethnic belonging. The third concentrates on the shifting relevance of ethnicity, depending on current contexts and political changes. For the members, the relevance of developing a Kurdish identity had increased. They were (i) in a formative identity phase in their lower twenties. As ethnic minority members, (ii) it was important be recognized as equal Swedish citizens. They were (iii) affected by what happened in the diaspora and the ongoing war in Kurdistan. The multi-modal qualities of music and dance enabled the members to mold a unique and inclusive ethnicity.El objetivo de este artículo es examinar cómo un grupo de jóvenes se involucraron en una asociación cultural kurda en Estocolmo (Suecia), haciendo su herencia étnica socialmente relevante a través de la danza y la música. Se resalta la importancia de tener en cuenta la complejidad de la vida de las personas, para evitar establecer conexiones simplificadas entre las puestas en escena de sus formas expresivas y sus vidas cotidianas. El trabajo de campo incluyó la observación participante y la realización de entrevistas semi-estructuradas. El primer análisis se refiere a cómo los miembros de la asociación relacionan el baile de la música kurda con los recuerdos y las experiencias de la vida. El segundo análisis se centra en las cualidades multimodales de la música y la danza, como símbolos clave, y en la corporeización de la pertenencia étnica. El tercero se concentra en la relevancia cambiante de la etnicidad, la cual depende de los contextos actuales y de los cambios políticos. Para los miembros de la asociación la relevancia de desarrollar una identidad kurda ha aumentado. En sus veinte y pocos años se encontraban (i) en una fase de identidad formativa. Como miembros de una minoría étnica, (ii) era importante ser reconocido como ciudadanos suecos. Fueron (iii) afectados por lo que sucedió en la diáspora y la guerra en curso en Kurdistán. Las cualidades multimodales de la música y la danza permitieron a los miembros moldear una etnia única e inclusiva

Music, Dance and Ethnic Elasticity in a Kurdish Cultural Association: The Complexity of Intercultural Experience

The objective of this article is to examine how young people have engaged in a Kurdish cultural association in Stockholm, Sweden, making their ethnic heritage socially relevant through dance and music. It stresses the importance of taking people’s complex life-worlds into account, to avoid simplified connections between their performance of expressive cultural forms and their everyday lives. The fieldwork consisted of participant observations and semi-structured interviews. The first analysis concerns how the members relate dancing to Kurdish music to memories and life experiences. The second analysis focuses on the multi-modal qualities of music and dance as key-symbols, and the embodiment of ethnic belonging. The third concentrates on the shifting relevance of ethnicity, depending on current contexts and political changes. For the members, the relevance of developing a Kurdish identity had increased. They were (i) in a formative identity phase in their lower twenties. As ethnic minority members, (ii) it was important be recognized as equal Swedish citizens. They were (iii) affected by what happened in the diaspora and the ongoing war in Kurdistan. The multi-modal qualities of music and dance enabled the members to mold a unique and inclusive ethnicity.O objetivo deste artigo é examinar como os jovens se envolveram em uma associação cultural curda em Estocolmo (Suécia) tornando sua herança étnica socialmente relevante através da dança e da música. Enfatiza a importância de levar em consideração o complexos mundos-cotidianos das pessoas, para evitar conexões simplificadas entre a performance de formas culturais expressivas e seu dia-a-dia. O trabalho de campo consistiu de observações participantes e entrevistas semiestruturadas. A primeira análise diz respeito a como os membros relacionam dançar a música curda com memórias e experiências de vida. A segunda análise enfoca as qualidades multimodais da música e da dança como símbolos-chave e a incorporação do pertencimento étnico. A terceira se concentra na relevância variável da etnia, dependendo dos contextos atuais e das mudanças políticas. Para os membros, a relevância do desenvolvimento de uma identidade curda aumentou. Eles estavam (i) em uma fase de formação identitária, ao redor de seus vinte e poucos anos. Como membros de minorias étnicas, (ii) era importante serem reconhecidos como autênticos cidadãos suecos. Eles foram (iii) afetados pelo que aconteceu na diáspora e na guerra em curso no Curdistão. As qualidades multimodais da música e da dança permitiram que os membros formassem uma etnia única e inclusiva.El objetivo de este artículo es examinar cómo un grupo de jóvenes se involucraron en una asociación cultural kurda en Estocolmo (Suecia), haciendo su herencia étnica socialmente relevante a través de la danza y la música. Se resalta la importancia de tener en cuenta la complejidad de la vida de las personas, para evitar establecer conexiones simplificadas entre las puestas en escena de sus formas expresivas y sus vidas cotidianas. El trabajo de campo incluyó la observación participante y la realización de entrevistas semi-estructuradas. El primer análisis se refiere a cómo los miembros de la asociación relacionan el baile de la música kurda con los recuerdos y las experiencias de la vida. El segundo análisis se centra en las cualidades multimodales de la música y la danza, como símbolos clave, y en la corporeización de la pertenencia étnica. El tercero se concentra en la relevancia cambiante de la etnicidad, la cual depende de los contextos actuales y de los cambios políticos. Para los miembros de la asociación la relevancia de desarrollar una identidad kurda ha aumentado. En sus veinte y pocos años se encontraban (i) en una fase de identidad formativa. Como miembros de una minoría étnica, (ii) era importante ser reconocido como ciudadanos suecos. Fueron (iii) afectados por lo que sucedió en la diáspora y la guerra en curso en Kurdistán. Las cualidades multimodales de la música y la danza permitieron a los miembros moldear una etnia única e inclusiva

Music, Dance and Ethnic Elasticity in a Kurdish Cultural Association : The Complexity of Intercultural Experience

The objective of this article is to examine how young people have engaged in a Kurdish cultural association in Stockholm, Sweden, making their ethnic heritage socially relevant through dance and music. It stresses the importance of taking people’s complex life-worlds into account, to avoid simplified connections between their performance of expressive cultural forms and their everyday lives. The fieldwork consisted of participant observations and semi-structured interviews. The first analysis concerns how the members relate dancing to Kurdish music to memories and life experiences. The second analysis focuses on the multi-modal qualities of music and dance as key-symbols, and the embodiment of ethnic belonging. The third concentrates on the shifting relevance of ethnicity, depending on current contexts and political changes. For the members, the relevance of developing a Kurdish identity had increased. They were (i) in a formative identity phase in their lower twenties. As ethnic minority members, (ii) it was important be recognized as equal Swedish citizens. They were (iii) affected by what happened in the diaspora and the ongoing war in Kurdistan. The multi-modal qualities of music and dance enabled the members to mold a unique and inclusive ethnicity.El objetivo de este artículo es examinar cómo un grupo de jóvenes se involucraron en una asociación cultural kurda en Estocolmo (Suecia), haciendo su herencia étnica socialmente relevante a través de la danza y la música. Se resalta la importancia de tener en cuenta la complejidad de la vida de las personas, para evitar establecer conexiones simplificadas entre las puestas en escena de sus formas expresivas y sus vidas cotidianas. El trabajo de campo incluyó la observación participante y la realización de entrevistas semi-estructuradas. El primer análisis se refiere a cómo los miembros de la asociación relacionan el baile de la música kurda con los recuerdos y las experiencias de la vida. El segundo análisis se centra en las cualidades multimodales de la música y la danza, como símbolos clave, y en la corporeización de la pertenencia étnica. El tercero se concentra en la relevancia cambiante de la etnicidad, la cual depende de los contextos actuales y de los cambios políticos. Para los miembros de la asociación la relevancia de desarrollar una identidad kurda ha aumentado. En sus veinte y pocos años se encontraban (i) en una fase de identidad formativa. Como miembros de una minoría étnica, (ii) era importante ser reconocido como ciudadanos suecos. Fueron (iii) afectados por lo que sucedió en la diáspora y la guerra en curso en Kurdistán. Las cualidades multimodales de la música y la danza permitieron a los miembros moldear una etnia única e inclusiva