Karen Pennesi
Biographic Data
| ID | 210119 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Pennesi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Pennesi |
| SIGNATURE | PENNESI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
What Does a Pandemic Sound Like? The Emergence of Covid Verbal Art
In times of social upheaval, people create and engage with verbal art for entertainment and a feeling of connection. While millions of people were forced to stay home to reduce the spread of COVID-19 from March to July 2020, verbal artists posted recorded performances online and viewers had more time than usual to watch and share them. COVID verbal art refers to songs, poems, and comedy skits that mention social and physical distancing, quarantin…
Differential responses to constraints on naming agency among indigenous peoples and immigrants in Canada
They can learn to say my name: Redistributing Responsibility for Integrating Immigrants to Canada
Newcomers to Canada whose names index identities other than "white" and "English" face pressure to alter their names to facilitate integration. Some immigrants oppose the forces of conformity and refuse to assimilate their names. In interviews, they explain this stance using discourses of agency centring on a belief in true names, a moral obligation to get names right, and a need for a strong self. Focusing on ideologies of identity and language …
NameCoach: Hear the name, say it right.” Stanford Venture Studio
References Pennesi, Karen. 2014. “Reading and Righting the Names at a Convocation Ceremony: Influences of Linguistic Ideologies on Name Usage at an Institutional Interaction.” Names: A Journal of Onomastics 62(1): 37–48
Constructing 'Farmer' and 'State' Identities in Moral Discourses about Semi-subsistence Agriculture in North-east Brazil
Anthropological analysis elucidates how discourses about agriculture in one North-east Brazilian community reflect relational roles of citizens and the state, the position of farmers in society, and the relationship of individuals to their work. In these discourses, farmers are positioned as moral, hard-working, autonomous citizens, justifying their participation in low-paying activities. The declining numbers of agricultural workers is explained…
Reading and Righting the Names at a Convocation Ceremony: Influences of Linguistic Ideologies on Name Usage in an Institutional Interaction
At a Canadian university with a diverse population, orators at convocation ceremonies follow a protocol to facilitate the correct pronunciation of names. I describe the protocol and analyze one name-announcement segment, incorporating data from interviews with faculty and students. I argue that linguistic ideologies influence and reflect the way names are used in institutional interactions. In an institutional discourse of multiculturalism, names…
When the river started underneath the land: Social constructions of a ‘severe’ weather event in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada
In June 2008, the community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada experienced a rainstorm that caused structural damage to the community's bridge and extensive permafrost erosion along the Duval River. The local government characterised the event as ‘severe’ and focused their attention on the bridge collapse, in contrast to the residents, who described this particular consequence as inconvenient at worst and at best, exciting. Instead residents express…
Predictions as Lies in Ceará, Brazil: The Intersection of Two Cultural Models
An examination of the interplay of cultural models of prediction and lie helps explain why climate forecasts are negatively evaluated by subsistence farmers in Ceará, Northeast Brazil. Analysis of linguistic differences between farmers and meteorologists reveals underlying conceptual differences that result in farmers interpreting the forecasts as false statements. Distrust of government, the unmet expectation of optimistic predictions, and the e…
Making Use of Hidden Data: Towards a Database of Weather Predictors
Anthropologists often have interesting and valuable data that remains ‘hidden’ because it does not fit easily into conventional academic publishing formats. This article suggests that it is worthwhile to make use of this hidden data for the benefit of other researchers and the study communities. To illustrate, the article describes initial efforts to create an online database of traditional weather prediction indicators derived from observations …
O encontro anual dos profetas da chuva em Quixadá, Ceará: A Circulação De Discursos Na Invenção De Uma Tradição
Traçamos as origens e o desenvolvimento do Encontro dos Profetas da Chuva, que ocorre no município de Quixadá, Ceará, demonstrando como a invenção dessa tradição depende da circulação de discursos populares, acadêmicos e midiáticos para realizar o objetivo primário de 'resgatar a cultura', que é imaginada existir na zona rural do sertão nordestino. Examinamos a interseção entre cultura e folclore, analisando a colaboração dos indivíduos, da mídia…
Making Forecasts Meaningful: Explanations of Problematic Predictions in Northeast Brazil
This study illustrates the need to consider the multiple interpretations and experiences that influence how climate forecasts are evaluated in local contexts when assessing how useful forecasts can be for increasing the resilience of rural communities. Video clips of predictions made by scientific and traditional forecasters were shown in interviews and focus groups to elicit explanations for why the predictions are sometimes judged to be inaccur…
Reading and Righting the Names at a Convocation Ceremony: Influences of Linguistic Ideologies on Name Usage in an Institutional Interaction
At a Canadian university with a diverse population, orators at convocation ceremonies follow a protocol to facilitate the correct pronunciation of names. I describe the protocol and analyze one name-announcement segment, incorporating data from interviews with faculty and students. I argue that linguistic ideologies influence and reflect the way names are used in institutional interactions. In an institutional discourse of multiculturalism, names…
They can learn to say my name: Redistributing Responsibility for Integrating Immigrants to Canada
Newcomers to Canada whose names index identities other than "white" and "English" face pressure to alter their names to facilitate integration. Some immigrants oppose the forces of conformity and refuse to assimilate their names. In interviews, they explain this stance using discourses of agency centring on a belief in true names, a moral obligation to get names right, and a need for a strong self. Focusing on ideologies of identity and language …
O encontro anual dos profetas da chuva em Quixadá, Ceará: A Circulação De Discursos Na Invenção De Uma Tradição
Traçamos as origens e o desenvolvimento do Encontro dos Profetas da Chuva, que ocorre no município de Quixadá, Ceará, demonstrando como a invenção dessa tradição depende da circulação de discursos populares, acadêmicos e midiáticos para realizar o objetivo primário de 'resgatar a cultura', que é imaginada existir na zona rural do sertão nordestino. Examinamos a interseção entre cultura e folclore, analisando a colaboração dos indivíduos, da mídia…
Predictions as Lies in Ceará, Brazil: The Intersection of Two Cultural Models
An examination of the interplay of cultural models of prediction and lie helps explain why climate forecasts are negatively evaluated by subsistence farmers in Ceará, Northeast Brazil. Analysis of linguistic differences between farmers and meteorologists reveals underlying conceptual differences that result in farmers interpreting the forecasts as false statements. Distrust of government, the unmet expectation of optimistic predictions, and the e…
Making Forecasts Meaningful: Explanations of Problematic Predictions in Northeast Brazil
This study illustrates the need to consider the multiple interpretations and experiences that influence how climate forecasts are evaluated in local contexts when assessing how useful forecasts can be for increasing the resilience of rural communities. Video clips of predictions made by scientific and traditional forecasters were shown in interviews and focus groups to elicit explanations for why the predictions are sometimes judged to be inaccur…
Making Use of Hidden Data: Towards a Database of Weather Predictors
Anthropologists often have interesting and valuable data that remains ‘hidden’ because it does not fit easily into conventional academic publishing formats. This article suggests that it is worthwhile to make use of this hidden data for the benefit of other researchers and the study communities. To illustrate, the article describes initial efforts to create an online database of traditional weather prediction indicators derived from observations …
O encontro anual dos profetas da chuva em Quixadá, Ceará: A Circulação De Discursos Na Invenção De Uma Tradição
Traçamos as origens e o desenvolvimento do Encontro dos Profetas da Chuva, que ocorre no município de Quixadá, Ceará, demonstrando como a invenção dessa tradição depende da circulação de discursos populares, acadêmicos e midiáticos para realizar o objetivo primário de 'resgatar a cultura', que é imaginada existir na zona rural do sertão nordestino. Examinamos a interseção entre cultura e folclore, analisando a colaboração dos indivíduos, da mídia…
When the river started underneath the land: Social constructions of a ‘severe’ weather event in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada
In June 2008, the community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada experienced a rainstorm that caused structural damage to the community's bridge and extensive permafrost erosion along the Duval River. The local government characterised the event as ‘severe’ and focused their attention on the bridge collapse, in contrast to the residents, who described this particular consequence as inconvenient at worst and at best, exciting. Instead residents express…
Predictions as Lies in Ceará, Brazil: The Intersection of Two Cultural Models
An examination of the interplay of cultural models of prediction and lie helps explain why climate forecasts are negatively evaluated by subsistence farmers in Ceará, Northeast Brazil. Analysis of linguistic differences between farmers and meteorologists reveals underlying conceptual differences that result in farmers interpreting the forecasts as false statements. Distrust of government, the unmet expectation of optimistic predictions, and the e…
Reading and Righting the Names at a Convocation Ceremony: Influences of Linguistic Ideologies on Name Usage in an Institutional Interaction
At a Canadian university with a diverse population, orators at convocation ceremonies follow a protocol to facilitate the correct pronunciation of names. I describe the protocol and analyze one name-announcement segment, incorporating data from interviews with faculty and students. I argue that linguistic ideologies influence and reflect the way names are used in institutional interactions. In an institutional discourse of multiculturalism, names…
Constructing 'Farmer' and 'State' Identities in Moral Discourses about Semi-subsistence Agriculture in North-east Brazil
Anthropological analysis elucidates how discourses about agriculture in one North-east Brazilian community reflect relational roles of citizens and the state, the position of farmers in society, and the relationship of individuals to their work. In these discourses, farmers are positioned as moral, hard-working, autonomous citizens, justifying their participation in low-paying activities. The declining numbers of agricultural workers is explained…
NameCoach: Hear the name, say it right.” Stanford Venture Studio
References Pennesi, Karen. 2014. “Reading and Righting the Names at a Convocation Ceremony: Influences of Linguistic Ideologies on Name Usage at an Institutional Interaction.” Names: A Journal of Onomastics 62(1): 37–48
They can learn to say my name: Redistributing Responsibility for Integrating Immigrants to Canada
Newcomers to Canada whose names index identities other than "white" and "English" face pressure to alter their names to facilitate integration. Some immigrants oppose the forces of conformity and refuse to assimilate their names. In interviews, they explain this stance using discourses of agency centring on a belief in true names, a moral obligation to get names right, and a need for a strong self. Focusing on ideologies of identity and language …
Differential responses to constraints on naming agency among indigenous peoples and immigrants in Canada
What Does a Pandemic Sound Like? The Emergence of Covid Verbal Art
In times of social upheaval, people create and engage with verbal art for entertainment and a feeling of connection. While millions of people were forced to stay home to reduce the spread of COVID-19 from March to July 2020, verbal artists posted recorded performances online and viewers had more time than usual to watch and share them. COVID verbal art refers to songs, poems, and comedy skits that mention social and physical distancing, quarantin…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Ideology (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Art (3 works)