Francesca R Sborgi Lawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 100732 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesca R Sborgi Lawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesca R Sborgi |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawson |
| SIGNATURE | LAWSON F R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5571-3214 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why can’t Siri sing? Cultural narratives that constrain female singing voices in AI
Despite the remarkable technological accomplishments in the areas of speaking and singing in AI research, this paper builds upon James W. Carey’s premise that technology is a totem for culture (1990), arguing that YouTube listeners sometimes experience highly charged emotional responses, such as anxiety, pleasure, and musical chills, when listening to the singing voices of Siri, Alexa, and Sophia the robot—responses that reveal an underlying cult…
Hidden musicality in Chinese Xiangsheng: A response to the call for interdisciplinary research in studying speech and song
Recent scholarship in the field of music cognition suggests the need for increased interdisciplinarity in moving beyond the boundaries of Western European music, and the study of the relationship between language and music is an especially fruitful area that can benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration. This paper heeds the call for collaborative research in cultures outside of Western Europe by focusing on Xiangsheng , a form of Chinese musi…
Consilience Revisited: Musical and Scientific Approaches to Chinese Performance
Research Article| February 01 2012 Consilience Revisited: Musical and Scientific Approaches to Chinese Performance Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnomusicology (2012) 56 (1): 86–111. https://doi.org/10.5406/ethnomusicology.56.1.0086 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson; Consilience Revisited: Musical a…
Music in Ritual and Ritual in Music: A Virtual Viewer's Perceptions about Liminality, Functionality, and Mediatization in the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Concepts such as liminality, functionality, and mediatization were clearly exemplified in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The fascinating use of the ancient practice of liminal integration of music and ritual in a modern mediatized performance illustrates both indigenous Chinese and contemporary Western performance theories. Despite the spectacular nature of the opening ceremony, however, it is doubtful that international …
Rethinking the Orality-Literacy Paradigm in Musicology
Rethinking the Orality-Literacy Paradigm in Musicology Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson (bio) The literacy-orality problematic, which has been debated from Plato to Postman, has focused on how the visuality of the literary medium affects the aurality of the oral medium. Recent research by John Miles Foley has addressed the particular advantages in using the most modern technology of the Internet to simulate and explore the oldest technology of orality,…
Rethinking the Orality-Literacy Paradigm in Musicology
Rethinking the Orality-Literacy Paradigm in Musicology Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson (bio) The literacy-orality problematic, which has been debated from Plato to Postman, has focused on how the visuality of the literary medium affects the aurality of the oral medium. Recent research by John Miles Foley has addressed the particular advantages in using the most modern technology of the Internet to simulate and explore the oldest technology of orality,…
Consilience Revisited: Musical and Scientific Approaches to Chinese Performance
Research Article| February 01 2012 Consilience Revisited: Musical and Scientific Approaches to Chinese Performance Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnomusicology (2012) 56 (1): 86–111. https://doi.org/10.5406/ethnomusicology.56.1.0086 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson; Consilience Revisited: Musical a…
Music in Ritual and Ritual in Music: A Virtual Viewer's Perceptions about Liminality, Functionality, and Mediatization in the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Concepts such as liminality, functionality, and mediatization were clearly exemplified in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The fascinating use of the ancient practice of liminal integration of music and ritual in a modern mediatized performance illustrates both indigenous Chinese and contemporary Western performance theories. Despite the spectacular nature of the opening ceremony, however, it is doubtful that international …
Rethinking the Orality-Literacy Paradigm in Musicology
Rethinking the Orality-Literacy Paradigm in Musicology Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson (bio) The literacy-orality problematic, which has been debated from Plato to Postman, has focused on how the visuality of the literary medium affects the aurality of the oral medium. Recent research by John Miles Foley has addressed the particular advantages in using the most modern technology of the Internet to simulate and explore the oldest technology of orality,…
Music in Ritual and Ritual in Music: A Virtual Viewer's Perceptions about Liminality, Functionality, and Mediatization in the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Concepts such as liminality, functionality, and mediatization were clearly exemplified in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The fascinating use of the ancient practice of liminal integration of music and ritual in a modern mediatized performance illustrates both indigenous Chinese and contemporary Western performance theories. Despite the spectacular nature of the opening ceremony, however, it is doubtful that international …
Consilience Revisited: Musical and Scientific Approaches to Chinese Performance
Research Article| February 01 2012 Consilience Revisited: Musical and Scientific Approaches to Chinese Performance Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnomusicology (2012) 56 (1): 86–111. https://doi.org/10.5406/ethnomusicology.56.1.0086 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson; Consilience Revisited: Musical a…
Hidden musicality in Chinese Xiangsheng: A response to the call for interdisciplinary research in studying speech and song
Recent scholarship in the field of music cognition suggests the need for increased interdisciplinarity in moving beyond the boundaries of Western European music, and the study of the relationship between language and music is an especially fruitful area that can benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration. This paper heeds the call for collaborative research in cultures outside of Western Europe by focusing on Xiangsheng , a form of Chinese musi…
Why can’t Siri sing? Cultural narratives that constrain female singing voices in AI
Despite the remarkable technological accomplishments in the areas of speaking and singing in AI research, this paper builds upon James W. Carey’s premise that technology is a totem for culture (1990), arguing that YouTube listeners sometimes experience highly charged emotional responses, such as anxiety, pleasure, and musical chills, when listening to the singing voices of Siri, Alexa, and Sophia the robot—responses that reveal an underlying cult…
Art (4 works) · Music History and Culture (3 works) · Musical (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (2 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)