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The Effect of the Seven Chakras on the Colors and Architecture of Ancient Iran
Seyed Kasra Mirpadyab,
Somayeh Shirinjani,
Elham Goljamali
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020
Pages:
78-86
Received:
16 September 2020
Accepted:
5 October 2020
Published:
4 November 2020
Abstract: In this paper, we intend to study fine examples of Islamic-Iranian architecture prove that the people was aware of the chakra's seven chakras and their attributes and therefore the impact is evident in the architecture. In a comparative study of six by six Persian style, party, Khorasani, mystery, Azeri and selected Isfahani The impact on them was seven chakras and the end of the article is to explore the three effects in both the time before and after the advent of Islam was taken. First, after the arrival of Islam in Iranian architecture, due to open third chakra, fifth, sixth, and seventh shifted. And secondly, the pre-Islamic Persian architecture according to the first chakra and the fourth chakra (see the green of nature and hear the sounds of nature from inside the building) was paid in the third period no reason to focus on the second chakra sex (no orange) is not. As well as by matching the dimensions of the human body chakras in the human body have got to the point that the golden proportion is derived from the human body chakras. In the end, we have come to the conclusion that in the architecture of Iran before the advent of Islam and even after the advent of Islam, whether in meaning and content, or in the form of form, or in space and decorations, the color orange has not been used at all. In the description of the second chakra meaning lust, architects have not used this color in architecture.
Abstract: In this paper, we intend to study fine examples of Islamic-Iranian architecture prove that the people was aware of the chakra's seven chakras and their attributes and therefore the impact is evident in the architecture. In a comparative study of six by six Persian style, party, Khorasani, mystery, Azeri and selected Isfahani The impact on them was ...
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An Expanded Understanding of Art as an Agent of Change in Higher Education
Anika van den Berg,
Karolien Perold-Bull,
Elmarie Costandius,
Neeske Alexander,
Danielle Becker
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020
Pages:
87-96
Received:
24 October 2020
Accepted:
16 November 2020
Published:
24 November 2020
Abstract: South African higher education institutions seek strategies to address belonging and decolonization. The student protest movement across South African university campuses during 2015–2016 further underlined this fact. We explored the capacity of interactive artworks to address belonging and active citizenship, both prioritized by university management. Art, in this sense, facilitates out-of-classroom education to aid the institutional decolonial vision of a university entrenched in colonial history and apartheid. Furthermore, the protests challenged the slow pace of institutional change at South African universities. This article examines responses to an interactive artwork placed on the Stellenbosch University campus. Our elastic understanding of art and education deviates from traditional art history and acts as a critical public intervention that aimed to stimulate conversation about belonging at Stellenbosch University. The employed research methods are informed by the decolonial framework which engages a crucial attentiveness of the power issues embedded in knowledge production, validation and dissemination. An interactive public artwork, titled “We Belong Here”, was placed on the main campus of Stellenbosch University in South Africa. We invited students on campus to make visual statements related to topics such as community, apathy, legacy, honour, protest, ethical conduct and creativity. Qualitative data was gathered from individual and group interviews with students, lecturers and staff members who were most likely to have encountered the artwork. Theories on critical citizenship education, and art education informed the research and discussion. The data suggests that art education in the expanded field has the potential to aid higher education institutions in bringing about personal and intellectual growth. Both accepting and dismissive opinions were raised by participants and welcomed by the researcher. Viewing their voice among many, led some to a sense of belonging in the university community, and their interaction led them to converse with others on the topic of citizenship. There was also criticism to the artwork text written in English, and concern that such a work could not create any relevant impact. Although the parameters of the artwork is limited within the field, the student protest movement was a forceful reminder of urgent matters in higher education and a reason to continue enquiry and interventions to decolonialize education.
Abstract: South African higher education institutions seek strategies to address belonging and decolonization. The student protest movement across South African university campuses during 2015–2016 further underlined this fact. We explored the capacity of interactive artworks to address belonging and active citizenship, both prioritized by university managem...
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Types of Vibrato in Contemporary Music and the Possibility of Their Use in Flute Pedagogy
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020
Pages:
97-102
Received:
5 November 2020
Accepted:
21 November 2020
Published:
4 December 2020
Abstract: This project falls within the area of developing innovative methods in teaching the flute. It focuses on search and application of types of vibrato as contemporary technique of sound production that may contribute to the creative development of classic vibrato and the sonority of the students. The research has been conducted systematically with the aim to deepen the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of the students, learn the types of vibrato and their symbols, and add them to their daily studies. For this purpose, different compositions and excerpts of compositions employing various types of contemporary vibratos have been selected and applied to resolve effectively various problems in sound production and result in a more grounded use of vibrato in the interpretation of contemporary music, as well as music of other historical eras. This objective gains its relevance following the implementation, today unavoidable, of the ancient music movement; this movement decisively transformed the interpretation of baroque and classical music “imposing” on the interpreters, who play on modern instruments, the challenge of finding the sound, wording and expressive resources suitable to the expression and rhetoric of these styles of music. Through auditory analysis and advanced methods of sound analysis was possible to understand and explain the effects of the contemporary vibratos in the modification of the diaphragm support, throat and embouchure, and the respective sound and musical results.
Abstract: This project falls within the area of developing innovative methods in teaching the flute. It focuses on search and application of types of vibrato as contemporary technique of sound production that may contribute to the creative development of classic vibrato and the sonority of the students. The research has been conducted systematically with the...
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Visual Representations of Newspaper Reportage of Boko Haram Terrorism in Nigeria
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020
Pages:
103-112
Received:
27 November 2020
Accepted:
8 December 2020
Published:
22 December 2020
Abstract: The Boko Haram terrorists have consistently attacked Nigerians in different parts, especially the northern part, of the country. The actions and inactions of this group have been covered, visually and verbally, by different media outlets. Extant studies on Boko Haram (BH) terrorism in Nigeria have gained attention from scholars from other non-linguistic fields. Hence, sufficient attention has not been paid to BH terrorism by linguists. Some of the linguistic studies that have examined the coverage of the BH actions and inactions have emphasised the verbal representations, neglecting the visual representations of the reports. This study, therefore, examines the pictorial representations in selected newspapers in representing BH terrorism. In gathering data, BH-related pictures and images are purposively selected from four newspapers which were published from 2011 to 2014. The four purposively selected newspapers, that is, Daily Trust, Leadership Nigeria, The Punch and The Nation are representative of the northern and southern parts of Nigeria. The newspapers allocate space to the pictorial representation of the BH activities. The analysis is mainly guided by van Leeuwen’s (visual) representation of social actors; and complemented with other relevant multimodal models. The newspapers’ visual representations cognitively and imaginatively influence readers’ experiences in relation to the activities of Boko Haram terrorists.
Abstract: The Boko Haram terrorists have consistently attacked Nigerians in different parts, especially the northern part, of the country. The actions and inactions of this group have been covered, visually and verbally, by different media outlets. Extant studies on Boko Haram (BH) terrorism in Nigeria have gained attention from scholars from other non-lingu...
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