research

istanbul music & things to research

2008-04-20T21:49:46+01:00

Agit - (pron. aught ??) Kurdish women wailing in music. traditional in Eastern Turkey

book (Andrew bought) - "Journey of a Sufi musician"

other music styles : Fasil, Arabesque music

Taksim - improvisation : A specific sequence of classical Turkish musical forms become a fasil, a suite an instrumental prelude, an instrumental postlude (saz semaisi), and in between, the main section of vocal compositions which begins with and is punctuated by instrumental improvisations taksim

makams - musical scales in Turkish music

instrument - Oud, Saz

explorative research links

2008-01-13T14:45:49+00:00

TechGnosis maillist website
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."
-Philip K. Dick-
VISIT TECHGNOSIS AT: http://techgnosis.info
SUBSCRIBE to TechGnosis List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TechGnosis/join
http://www.maybelogic.org
http://www.maybelogic.net
http://edge.org/
http://www.techgnosis.com - Erik Davis' site
http://www.undergrowth.org
http://www.barrelfullofmonkeys.org
http://www.entheo.net/ - entheogenesis Australia 2007 conference
http://www.docquan.com/lib_dead.html - an online collection / library of interesting books

International Course - Master of Arts in MediaArtHistories (Austria)

2007-09-15T20:45:58+01:00

International Course - Master of Arts in MediaArtHistories
(Low residency; International faculty, English language)

Following the inaugual launch of the course that brought students from
4 continents to the Wachau, the program MediaArtHistories starts this
November for the second time and is currently accepting applications.
MAH conveys the most important developments of contemporary art through
a network of renowned international theorists, artists and curators
like: Steve DIETZ, Erkki HUHTAMO, Lev MANOVICH, Christiane PAUL, Paul
SERMON, Edward SHANKEN, Jens HAUSER, Christa SOMMERER; Gerfried STOCKER,
Knowbotic Research, Charlie GERE, Oliver GRAU and many others.

Artists and programmers give new insights into the latest and most
controversial software, interface developments and their
interdisciplinary and intercultural praxis.

Keywords are: Strategies of
Interaction & Interface Design, Social Software, Immersion &
Emotion and Artistic Invention. Using online databases and other modern
aids, knowledge of computer animation, net art, interactive, telematic
and genetic art as well as the most recent reflections on nano art, CAVE
installations, augmented reality and wearables are introduced.
Historical derivations that go far back into art and media history are
tied in intriguing ways to digital art. Important approaches and methods
from Image Science, Media Archaeology and the History of Science &
Technology will be discussed.

MediaArtHistories MA is also based on the international praxis and
expertise in Curation, Collecting, Preserving and Archiving and
Researching in the Media Arts. What are, for example, the conditions
necessary for a wider consideration of media art works and of new media
in these collections of the international contemporary art scene? And in
which way can new Databases and other scientific tools of structuring
and visualizing data provide new contexts and enhance our understanding
of semantics?

Further Information:
http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis
http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/mediaarthistories
http://www.virtualart.at
http://www.mediaarthistories.org/pub/mediaarthistories.html

DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS - located in the UNESCO world heritage Wachau
is the first public university in Europe which specializes in advanced
continuing education offering low-residency degree programs for working
professionals and lifelong learners. Students come for 4 x 2 week blocks
to Monastery Goettweig in Austria.

With its new modular courses starting in November 2007 the DEPARTMENT
FOR IMAGE SCIENCE at Danube University Krems offers an educational
program internationally unique. Without interrupting the career working
professionals have the opportunity to further their career through
direct, individualized hands-on experience, social learning in small
groups and contacts with labs and industry. They gain key qualifications
for the contemporary art and media marketplace.

The Center in Monastery Goettweig, where most MediaArtHistories courses
take place, is housed in a 14th century building, remodeled to fit the
needs of modern research in singular surroundings. The Goettweig
Collection holds more than 30.000 prints and 2000 incunabla and
manuscripts dating from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque era
until today. International experts analyze the image worlds of art,
science, politics and economy and elucidate how they originated, became
established and how they have stood the test of time. The innovative
approach at the Department for Image Science is reinforced by
praxis-oriented study.

Contact:
Sabine Lindner
Department for Image Science
Danube University Krems
Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Str. 30, A-3500 Krems
Tel: +43(0)2732 893-2569
sabine.lindner@donau-uni.ac.at
http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis

For more information go to: www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis

asia net

2006-08-06T19:19:40+01:00

H-Asia - a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. The primary purpose of H-ASIA is to enable historians and other Asia scholars to easily communicate current research and teaching interests; to discuss new articles, books, papers, approaches, methods and tools of analysis; to test new ideas and share comments and tips on teaching. H-Asia is especially committed to discussing region wide, comparative and professional issues important to scholars of Asia. visit http://www.h-net.org/~asia/ for more details

seminar - delhi based journal on indian topics

2006-08-06T19:09:40+01:00

seminar attempts a departure from the usual journal. Problems, national and international, are posed and discussed. Each issue deals with a single problem. Those who hold different and at times opposing viewpoints express their thoughts.

the journal is released monthly with different topics discussed each month. there is a cd rom available which contains articles from 1988-1999

visit http://www.india-seminar.com/ for more details

EntheoGenisis Australia Conference 2006 - Experimental Shamanic Trance Dance, Sacred Plant and Sound System Workshop

2006-05-13T08:19:43+01:00

Workshop & Conference Presentation

Experimental Shamanic Trance Dance, Sacred Plant and Sound System
Workshop

Facilitator & Programmer
DJ Krusty

Please Register Your Interest :
egaexperimentaltrancedanceworkshop@hotmail.com

For All Details Check www.entheo.net (must be a Conference Delegate to
attend tickets pre sale only

Rational
Following my presentations from the EGA 2004 and 2005 and the feedback
and group discussions I feel that the next and most appropriate step
for the 2006 Conference is to present an Experimental Workshop.

Concept
Talk / Presentation / Discussion – Friday night

Workshop
Start : Sunday 3 pm
Finish : Sunday 11 pm

3.00 pm – 3.30 pm Arrival, Questions, Discussion
3.30 - 4.00 pm Preparation in the Space
4.00 - 4.30 pm Ritual & Ceremony
4.30 - 10.30 pm Trance Dance
10.30 - 11.00 pm Closure

This experimental workshop is an invitation to those individuals who
are interested in the trance dance experience as providing an
opportunity for mind/body/spirit/soul development. EGA 2006 will be a
unique opportunity for people who are experienced in the dance floor
and consciousness development approach to try something new, different,
fun and well focused, that is totally aimed at extending the boundaries
of each participants current experiential and knowledge paradigms.

I am very excited to be presenting this workshop along with other
co-facilitators
1. Robin Cooke - Mutoid Waste – Flame Powered Quad Rotary Strobe
2. Sil Ianello - Geni Flip – Sacred Space Installation
3. Kundalini - Space Between the Gaps – Sacred Space Installation
- Music Programming
4. Glen Armstrong - Vesuvius – Lighting and Fire Keeper

Please Register Your Interest!! – Very Important so we have an accurate
idea of numbers who wish to attend this workshop!!
If you are interested please send an email and stating you are
interested in attending or feel free to ask any question –
egaexperimentaltrancedanceworkshop@hotmail.com

The Workshop Explanation
Participants are asked to be prepared for a full consciousness 6 hour
trance dance. For the purposes of this workshop participants will be
asked to bring a focused mindful spiritual dimension to the event on
all levels.

An earth based ritual will be conducted to create a sacred dance floor
space whereby all workshop participants become co-creators in this
ceremony. The elements of fire, water, earth and air with be invoked
and acknowledged.

The 6 hour trance dance ritual will be loosely based on Joseph
Campbells ‘Mythos’ of the Hero’s Journey in such that the trance dance
shamanic journey consciousness workshop we will all be taking is not
something new but is essentially the same story told throughout
millennia by all cultures at all times. The space will be set up so
that focus is towards the centre of the dance floor where there will be
a ‘sacred’ fire. This moves the focus from the proscenium arch
performance construct and brings the event further forward for the
individuals as a co-creators.

The experimental dimension of the workshop comes as an opportunity for
participants to try and create a new direction and also creates an
opportunity for people who have been participants in the outdoor bush
doof psy trance global dance floor culture to activate within
themselves and their cultural ‘scene’ some new insights and paradigm
possibilities.

This experiment will be conducted within a shamanic sacrament paradigm,
in that it might be very challenging physically, mentally, emotionally
and spiritually. Participants will journey deep within themselves
through the trance dance with the aim of finding new insights and a
deeper understanding of self from the experience. The overall intention
is for participants to gain something positive and potentially a
profound healing from the workshop as well as some new insights into
the dance floor experience that can later be documented and discussed.

Participants are asked to:

• Acknowledge the experience a sacred experience and to connect with
the spirit of the earth, plants and the indigenous and non-indigenous
shamanic communities that have worked in such ways throughout
millennia.

• To co-create and acknowledge the dance floor as a sacred and divine
space during the workshop. This means a few guidelines such as no
talking unless needed, no spitting, no gear or things in the dance
space, bringing a positive intention to the experiment, supporting and
holding the space with a pure heart, being mindful of others and not
interrupt their journey, to have as much enjoyment as possible, to
engage with others in the dance as it happens.

Tools For The Journey

- Water container
- Costumes or layers of cloths as it may rain and it may be very cold
- Blanket & Towel
- An open mind and an open heart
- Anything else that may support you in your journey

Feedback mechanism and Reporting

It is the vision of EGA 2006 for participants of this workshop to
provide feedback and discussions via the EGA web site in the weeks and
months following the Conference.

Trance Dance Journey Diagram

Start 1 2 3 4 5 Finish
Hours

Gentle Tribal Activate Hard Trance Lift Confrontation Easy Flow
Chakra Spiral

Call to Adventure Threshold Test, Allies Inmost Cave Death
Ordeal Road Back Return with Elixir

**loosely developed from Joseph Campbell – The Hero with a Thousand
Faces

Dance Floor Space

• Surround Sound System
• Sacred Fire in Centre
• Flame Powered Rotary Strobe Towers – 4 Cardinal Points
• Sacred Space Installation

POD - print on demand publishing

2006-02-16T09:33:39+00:00

I've been thinking about different publishing & distribution methods and as it often happens the conversation appears on a site or mail list around the same time. early in feb, the node-l (node-London) promo emails starting making the rounds of the net lists. it sounds like a great collective of grassroots, funded & professional new media organisations based in London. (read through the list of projects on their site!) initially I was thinking this would be great to have internationally or at least in Australia / New Zealand as well - node-b (brisbane), node-s (sydney), node-m (melbourne), node-a (auckland) or node-au (australia) & node-nz (new zealand). another section of their promo which caught my eye was the POD - print on demand. I followed the links and discovered the mute site is based on CiviCRM which is an offshoot of Drupal (basically it's Drupal with a nice installer and some extra custom themes). Drupal's my favourite CMS as anyone who knows me would know - this site is done in drupal. (finally upgraded to latest version, but haven't had time to add more features yet). anyway, the POD concept is quite cool. people could make their own custom pdfs. researchers could pdf their reference articles for research. endless possibilities. I might try out the 'save to pdf' feature. on the Stealth message board I frequent, Mark was talking about new concepts & suggestions for Stealth mag, so I posted the below message. there's heaps of other options but not sure if he's wanting to go the online publishing method. I think it would work well in conjunction with the print mag and he seems quite busy these days & it sounds like he has to do most of the work which would be quite a lot of work.

more to think about and research though!

[quote]
More bout NODE.London:

NODE.London [Networked, Open, Distributed, Events. London] is committed to
building the infrastructure and raising the visibility of media arts practice in
London. Working on an open, collaborative basis, NODE.London will culminate, in
its first year, in a month long season of media arts projects across London in
March 2006. http://nodel.org/

Media Mutandis: A NODE.London Reader:

A survey of media arts, technologies and politics which aims to provide a critical
context for NODE.London's activities as an evolving media arts production and
infrastructure-building project. A 1000 publications will be printed initially and
sold at a low price at the events of the March season. Contributing authors and
artists include: Armin Medosch, Simon Yuill and Chad McCail, Adam Hyde, Sabeth
Buchmann, Ruth Catlow and Marc Garrett, Michael Corris, Matthew Fuller, Graham
Harwood/Mongrel, Richard Barbrook and Neil Cummings.

The publication is engineerd via the Print On Demand system by NODE.London partner
OpenMute. It will be available as a printed and bound volume, a PDF document on
the publication website (url tbc) and the texts will be made available in
formatted versions individually for editing and recompilation by readers, who can
either order a printed and bound version of their selections through Print On
Demand or simply print them off at home. Readers can also become 'agents,' or
distributors - please see www.metamute.org for a fuller explanation of the magic
potential of POD.
[/quote]

http://www.stealthmag.com/board/viewthread.php?tid=6280&page=2

[quote]
here's a few ideas - not sure if they're inline with what you're already planning or if aren't feasible due to financial or time based reasons. plus some could be used in conjunction with the existing print mag

- website with back issues, and online, searchable articles available to subscribers via login. preview to visitors to the site
eg http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/ or http://salon.com/ (not hip hop related examples, but they have a good rep and product also)

http://undergrowth.org/ is another aus project I was working on. they have a pdf mag and have just upgraded their site and are trying out the collaborative publishing features (so the load is shared & streamline the process - has workflow, different approval levels, notification + heaps more)

- rich media pdfs - eg embedded quicktime video in pdf (large file size). pdf-cast the pdfs (even just back issues or special releases)

- podcast / videocast - audio interviews, video mag (including still images/photos)

- POD - print on demand distribution.
http://www.metamute.org/files/pod_distribution_w2p.pdf
their site is currently using drupal CMS which can do all the above also - I use drupal also. highly recommended. I'm not sure what your printing costs are currently but the ones they quote seem reasonable. though it's colour cover with b&w pages for the book, but there'd be other publishers out there which might be more suitable.

eg a couple of example scenarios:
1. website contains articles in secure part of site (or open depending on how u want to model it). site member tags articles they want to include in their personalised book. they hit the POD-me button and a custom pdf is created for them to download.

2. website contains pre-edited versions of the mag. the site member creates their order then a copy of the book is printed on demand/ad hoc. you already have the number of copies required for existing subs so can arrange for them to be printed. it might not be too hard to setup an sms or email subscription order so if a person saw an ad or flyer or poster or whatever, they sms/email a special account (or you) and their order is placed. use paypal or bank transfer etc or existing payment options.

- standalone stealth cds with pdfs on them for music shops. or interactive so they open the webpages if u are networked.

I'm suggesting online content /distrib as it's usually quicker to publish and easy for contributors to help with. perhaps do a 'special print edition' or annual book with collection of articles etc like the disrupt guys. it costs more to buy and comes out less, but is fat and full of articles and there's info on their site in the meantime. so it's like the collectors version compared to the ephemeral version

> so it's like the collectors version compared to the ephemeral version

by this I don't mean the current stealth mag is ephemeral - I mean the online content if this type of scenario was used. eg news/events/msg boards/short articles
[quote]

CACHe - recovering computer arts history

2006-01-30T09:50:58+00:00

CACHe is a major research project into the origins and history of British computer arts.

We are based at the School of History of Art, Film and Visual Media at Birkbeck, University of London and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Board. The substantial government funding for our project indicates the level of interest in creating an historical framework for this period. CACHe began its work in 2002.

CACHe is investigating the early days of the computer arts in the UK from their origins in the 1960s to the 1980s, when the first personal computers began to be used. The project intends to archive, document and contextualise the computer arts. Its principal goals are to recover this history and confirm its cultural and aesthetic legitimacy.

CACHe aims to:

* Recover the work of leading pioneers in the field of digital-based art in Britain
* Identify artists, works, events and publications
* Document the contributions of artists, researchers, authors, academics, institutions and publications
* Collect material to create a permanent national collection based on a number of archives, including that of the late John Lansdown, co-founder of the Computer Arts Society and a pivotal figure in this field during the 1960s-1980s
* Construct a critical and historical context for the computer arts
* Enable access to this research through an online database, books, videos/DVDs and other materials

CACHe's work includes tracing and contacting people associated with the field during this period, or their families. In all cases, we are trying to build up a comprehensive picture of the digital arts in the 1960s and 1970s in the UK and cross-reference them to international developments.

visit http://www.bbk.ac.uk/hosted/cache/index.htm for more information

Auckland University of Technology

2006-01-30T04:02:17+00:00

AUT is New Zealand's most contemporary university, with a unique profile reflecting our history and innovative approaches to teaching, learning and research.

AUT enables opportunities in the modern professions and disciplines of today's economy, offering a wide range of postgraduate and undergraduate degrees, as well as diplomas and certificates.

visit http://www.aut.ac.nz/ for more information

quicktime + smil for creating quicktime videos

2005-12-25T07:36:08+00:00

I've been looking at the Linkubator script from Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen which is used to create a SMIL script that can be saved as a quicktime movie, and can combine videos, text, audio images etc hosted on the net into a 'remuxed' video.

research links:

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/Conceptual/QTScriptin...

http://homepages.cwi.nl/~media/SMIL/

http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/08/13/qtj_reintro.html

descktop vogging:
http://hypertext.rmit.edu.au/vog/desktopvogging/desktopvogging.html


SMILtext

citeulike - academic papers link system

2005-10-21T12:35:07+01:00

All about CiteULike

Read all about it

CiteULike is a free service to help academics to share, store, and organise the academic papers they are reading. When you see a paper on the web that interests you, you can click one button and have it added to your personal library. CiteULike automatically extracts the citation details, so there's no need to type them in yourself. It all works from within your web browser. There's no need to install any special software.

Because your library is stored on the server, you can access it from any computer. You can share your library with others, and find out who is reading the same papers as you. In turn, this can help you discover literature which is relevant to your field but you may not have known about.

visit http://www.citeulike.org/ for more details

female hip hop resources

2005-08-21T09:52:00+01:00

B-Girl Be History of Women in Hip Hop 3/2005

This resource list was compiled by Rachel Raimist, Miranda Jane, Monalisa Murray, and Desdamona. One of our goals for B-Girl Be is to unite women of all ages from all walks of life --- academics, activists, aficionados, and beginners --- to experience the elements of Hip Hop.

To bring everyone up to speed, we've compiled this comprehensive list of links, broken down by subject.

The B-Girl Be Summit begins on June 2, 2005. In the meantime, check out the following resources and other links to online magazines, websites and in-depth articles featuring women in Hip-Hop

Center for Digital Discourse and Culture

2005-04-21T23:14:00+01:00

The Center for Digital Discourse and Culture (CDDC) is a college-level center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the College of Arts and Sciences. Working with faculty in the Virginia Tech Cyberschool, the CDDC provides one of the world's first university based digital points-of-publication for new forms of scholarly communication, academic research, and cultural analysis. At the same time, it supports the continuation of traditional research practices, including scholarly peer review, academic freedom, network formation, and intellectual experimentation. Our aim is to be open to all forms of cultural, ideological, methodological, and scientific discourse, while encouraging diversity, interdisciplinarity, and academic excellence.

The Australia Institute - research for future change

2005-04-15T22:25:00+01:00

The Australia Institute is an independent public policy research centre funded by grants from philanthropic trusts, memberships and commissioned research.

Philosophy

The Institute was launched in 1994 to develop and conduct research and policy analysis and to participate forcefully in public debates. In addition, the Institute undertakes research and analysis commissioned and paid for by government, business, unions and community organisations. Those involved in the Institute have each, from different viewpoints, been concerned about the impact on Australian society of the priority given to a narrow definition of economic efficiency over community, environmental and ethical considerations in public and private decision making. A better balance is urgently needed.

Private markets, while effective at encouraging efficiency in many circumstances, frequently fail to reflect adequately the ethical, social and environmental priorities of the community. Governments must provide the appropriate institutional framework in which private markets operate so as to ensure that they contribute to justice, equity and sustainability as well as efficiency. Market outcomes are not value free and the Institute reasserts the place of ethics in making public and private decisions.

http://www.tai.org.au/

Young Women's Recruitment, Retention and Leadership study

2005-04-14T22:45:00+01:00

The WomenSpeak Network is currently working on a research project called
'Young Women's Recruitment, Retention and Leadership: lessons learned
from the women's movement.'

What is the overall aim of the policy research?

* To establish broadly young women's involvement and perceptions
of their involvement in women's organisations.
* To find out whether organisations are actively involved in the
recruitment, retention and promotion of young women's into leadership
positions.
* In line with the goals of the WomenSpeak Network reflect on how
effective young women's participation, networking and diversity is
within the organisations.

We have developed two surveys:
1) to ask young women about their involvement and perceptions of that
involvement in community organisations especially women's organisations.

2) to ask women's and community organisations about their current
experiences with young women's recruitment, retention and leadership.

The results of the research will be published later in the year and made
freely available. We also hope that the outcome of the research will
offer practical and useful suggestions and guides to what is being done
and could be done in many of our organisations.

The surveys are available on-line at:
- young women's survey http://www.ywca.org.au/survey_2.htm
- women's & community organisations survey
http://www.ywca.org.au/survey_1.htm

or can be made available as word files or in hard copy.

The more responses we get, the more useful the survey will be, so fill
one in yourself and forward this email on through your networks and
members.

Thank you for taking the time to complete one or both of the surveys and
passing the message on.

The WomenSpeak Network is one of four national networks of women's
organizations funded by the Australian Government Office for Women.

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me, Erica
Lewis, on ygals@ywca.org.au or 02 6230 5150.

Thanks
Erica

PS Apologies to all those who are going to get this email many times.

*********************************************
Since 1855, the YWCA has been empowering women and girls to lead change.
This work is driven by the passion, faith and vitality of women in 122
countries, who will not stop until the world is a better place for all
people.

Celebrate 150 years young by joining the YWCA Round-the-World Breakfast
on April 24, 2005!

From England to Ethiopia, Estonia to El Salvador, connect with YWCA
women in 122 countries for the event of the year. It's a chance to pay
tribute to 150 years of women's leadership and to ensure that women's
leadership will be well resourced for generations to come.

A celebration like this doesn't come around every century.

*********************************************
Erica Lewis
National Policy & Research Officer
YWCA Australia

w 02 6230 5150
fx 02 6230 5156
m 0412 409 514

PO Box 1022
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Hip Hop archive

2005-04-11T00:16:00+01:00

The Hiphop Archive was officially established in 2002 under the direction of Marcyliena Morgan. Since the early 1970s, Hiphop has become the most influential artistic, educational and social movement for youth and young adults. From The Hiphop Archive

McKenzie Wark - Internet research

2005-02-07T19:04:00+00:00

new media, hypertext, course notes
http://www.dmc.mq.edu.au/mwark/home/

Journal of Society and Information

2005-02-07T18:29:00+00:00

The Journal of Society and Information is an independent, online and refereed journal.

The journal acknowledges as a founding principle that both society and information are indefinite and amphorous concepts variably defined and infinitely interpreted.

Questia - online library of books and journals

2005-01-29T05:29:00+00:00

Questia is an online library of books and journals

Screen and media studies (Uni of Waikato, NZ)

2005-01-28T12:22:00+00:00

Screen & Media studies at University of Waikato, New Zealand research interests include: New Zealand in the global media economy, media education and media democracy, media and religion, digital gaming, and audience studies, including the investigation of the international reception of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.