Difference between revisions of "Notes on commodification and mediaization of religious music"
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| − | Arc of this course: | + | '''Arc of this course:''' |
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| + | from tradition to modernity? | ||
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| + | (1) "Traditional" topics: holistic world-view. Concepts of "music" and "religion" are often not emic, hence artificial with respect to belief and practice. | ||
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* Recitation of sacred texts | * Recitation of sacred texts | ||
* Chanting devotions | * Chanting devotions | ||
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* Relation between religious music and cosmology | * Relation between religious music and cosmology | ||
* Religious discourse about music | * Religious discourse about music | ||
| + | * General: Ethnomusicological focus on relation between (etic) music and culture-society (religion, etc.) | ||
(2) Differentiation of systems: art, religion, law, science, etc. within discourse and practice | (2) Differentiation of systems: art, religion, law, science, etc. within discourse and practice | ||
(emic difference) | (emic difference) | ||
| − | + | * In particular: Music system is differentiated from religious system within a "secular" society (meaning: a broader system transcending these subsystems) | |
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| + | * Differentiation: Corresponds to complex industrial society, monetary economy, division of labor, immigrant society (presenting problems of diversity) | ||
| − | + | New topics arise: | |
| − | * Religion in the music system (e.g. Christian rock, jazz in concert | + | * Religion in the music system (e.g. Christian rock, Christian jazz - in concert) |
* Music in the religious system (e.g. Christian rock, jazz - in church) | * Music in the religious system (e.g. Christian rock, jazz - in church) | ||
* General impact of religion on music system | * General impact of religion on music system | ||
* General impact of music on religious sytem | * General impact of music on religious sytem | ||
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* Media (technology), commodification (globalization) | * Media (technology), commodification (globalization) | ||
| − | - | + | ** Technology (concomitant of industrial society) enables media, music media, music mediation, accentuating the differentiation of systems. |
| + | ** Media system arises (media/techno-financial and global) | ||
| + | *** media technology | ||
| + | *** media channels | ||
| + | *** media content | ||
| + | *** production process | ||
| + | *** distribution process | ||
| + | *** consumption process | ||
| + | ** Media logic | ||
| + | *** logic may vary depending on application (music, religion, etc.) | ||
| + | *** Media address markets segmented by identity, while simultaneously striving to shape identity | ||
| + | *** profit and power (from perspective of media owners) remain driving forces throughout | ||
| + | ** Formerly, EM investigated relation of "music" and "culture-society" | ||
| + | ** Now, EM contends with 3 systems: "music", "media", and "culture-society". | ||
| + | *** Relation of "music" and "culture-society" ("religion") is mediated, impacted by media system. | ||
| + | *** Media system also affects both "music" and "culture-society" ("religion") directly. | ||
| + | *** Globalization undermines concept of bounded "culture" (each individual belonging to bounded sphere), to be replaced with "identity" (each individual exists at intersection of multiple groups) | ||
| + | *** Thus, "music", "media", and "culture-society" can no longer be (easily) regarded as plural; globalization implies interconnnection (but not homogeneity) | ||
| + | *** EM must examine how relations of power play out; functionalism no longer works | ||
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| + | - Driving forces: $, technology, power | ||
| + | - Triadic | ||
Latest revision as of 11:38, 28 March 2006
Arc of this course:
from tradition to modernity?
(1) "Traditional" topics: holistic world-view. Concepts of "music" and "religion" are often not emic, hence artificial with respect to belief and practice.
- Recitation of sacred texts
- Chanting devotions
- Production of emotion (trance)
- Relation between religious and aesthetic expressions
- Relation between religious music and cosmology
- Religious discourse about music
- General: Ethnomusicological focus on relation between (etic) music and culture-society (religion, etc.)
(2) Differentiation of systems: art, religion, law, science, etc. within discourse and practice (emic difference)
- In particular: Music system is differentiated from religious system within a "secular" society (meaning: a broader system transcending these subsystems)
- Differentiation: Corresponds to complex industrial society, monetary economy, division of labor, immigrant society (presenting problems of diversity)
New topics arise:
- Religion in the music system (e.g. Christian rock, Christian jazz - in concert)
- Music in the religious system (e.g. Christian rock, jazz - in church)
- General impact of religion on music system
- General impact of music on religious sytem
- Media (technology), commodification (globalization)
- Technology (concomitant of industrial society) enables media, music media, music mediation, accentuating the differentiation of systems.
- Media system arises (media/techno-financial and global)
- media technology
- media channels
- media content
- production process
- distribution process
- consumption process
- Media logic
- logic may vary depending on application (music, religion, etc.)
- Media address markets segmented by identity, while simultaneously striving to shape identity
- profit and power (from perspective of media owners) remain driving forces throughout
- Formerly, EM investigated relation of "music" and "culture-society"
- Now, EM contends with 3 systems: "music", "media", and "culture-society".
- Relation of "music" and "culture-society" ("religion") is mediated, impacted by media system.
- Media system also affects both "music" and "culture-society" ("religion") directly.
- Globalization undermines concept of bounded "culture" (each individual belonging to bounded sphere), to be replaced with "identity" (each individual exists at intersection of multiple groups)
- Thus, "music", "media", and "culture-society" can no longer be (easily) regarded as plural; globalization implies interconnnection (but not homogeneity)
- EM must examine how relations of power play out; functionalism no longer works
- Driving forces: $, technology, power
- Triadic
