Andrew Mark
Biographic Data
| ID | 3595226 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Mark |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Mark |
| SIGNATURE | MARK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6707-2779 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Song to Save the Salish Sea
Book Review| July 01 2018 A Song to Save the Salish Sea: Musical Performance as Environmental Activism A Song to Save the Salish Sea: Musical Performance as Environmental Activism. By Mark Pedelty. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-253-02316-2. Paper. Pp. 293. $27.00. Andrew Mark Andrew Mark Hornby Island, BC Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Music (2018) 36 (2): 254–258. https://doi.org/10…
A Theory of Vibe
Don't Organize, Mourn
Joe Hill, a labour activist and singer-songwriter of the early 20th century, is best remembered today for the slogan, “Don’t mourn, organize!” This paper confronts Hill’s sentiment. When acknowledging the irreparable damages the human species is inflicting upon itself and the planet, immediate action feels desperately required. These motivations are laudable, but they also represent an impulse to repress considered confrontation with the past. Ho…
RefiningUranium
This paper describes Bob Wiseman's allegorical piece, Uranium, arguing that it accesses emotion to alter the consciousness of percipients. Audiences respond with unusual intensity to Uranium's tragic environmental narrative. By using puppet theatre, film, comedy, and song to win their trust, Wiseman is able to shock his spectators. With interviews and consideration of the semiotic content of Uranium, I explore possibilities for activation of ecol…
Gnawa Confusion
Gnawa Diffusion was a successful musical group of first- and second-generation North African immigrants that achieved significant fame in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe during the last two decades. Based in France, though from Algeria, their politicized egalitarian message reached the world. Their musical skills, instrumentation, tastes and appeal to youth sounds, sentiments and meanings gave their globalized music a prominent place on …
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Gnawa Confusion
Gnawa Diffusion was a successful musical group of first- and second-generation North African immigrants that achieved significant fame in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe during the last two decades. Based in France, though from Algeria, their politicized egalitarian message reached the world. Their musical skills, instrumentation, tastes and appeal to youth sounds, sentiments and meanings gave their globalized music a prominent place on …
RefiningUranium
This paper describes Bob Wiseman's allegorical piece, Uranium, arguing that it accesses emotion to alter the consciousness of percipients. Audiences respond with unusual intensity to Uranium's tragic environmental narrative. By using puppet theatre, film, comedy, and song to win their trust, Wiseman is able to shock his spectators. With interviews and consideration of the semiotic content of Uranium, I explore possibilities for activation of ecol…
Don't Organize, Mourn
Joe Hill, a labour activist and singer-songwriter of the early 20th century, is best remembered today for the slogan, “Don’t mourn, organize!” This paper confronts Hill’s sentiment. When acknowledging the irreparable damages the human species is inflicting upon itself and the planet, immediate action feels desperately required. These motivations are laudable, but they also represent an impulse to repress considered confrontation with the past. Ho…
A Theory of Vibe
A Song to Save the Salish Sea
Book Review| July 01 2018 A Song to Save the Salish Sea: Musical Performance as Environmental Activism A Song to Save the Salish Sea: Musical Performance as Environmental Activism. By Mark Pedelty. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-253-02316-2. Paper. Pp. 293. $27.00. Andrew Mark Andrew Mark Hornby Island, BC Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Music (2018) 36 (2): 254–258. https://doi.org/10…
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