Jane Davidson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3865600 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane Davidson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane |
| FAMILY NAME | Davidson |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIDSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding the attraction to music containing violent themes
Fans of music containing violent themes can experience positive affective, social, and well-being benefits from engagement with music. However, there is a gap in understanding why people are attracted to such music in the first place, as violently themed music is often considered offensive, disturbing, and repulsive by many nonfans. Recent research has found that morbid curiosity, a fascination with death and threatening situations and phenomena,…
Building social connection and inclusion through rock music in the Western Balkans
This article explores community-based rock music education as a site for strengthening social cohesion in a context of postwar, interethnic divisions. Focusing on small and incremental changes, it examines the practices of Music Connects, a project in the Western Balkans, and its goals of revitalizing rock culture in support of a more inclusive social life and greater freedom of movement in the region. The article explores the ways that an organi…
FutureGen – Lessons from a Small Country
In 2015 the government in Wales passed into law the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. This act is the first legislation in the world to enshrine the rights of future generations alongside current ones and requires Welsh Government ministers and the organisations they oversee to embed this commitment into everything they do. The creation of the Act was a brave and wonderful act by the Welsh Government and a vote of confidence by the We…
Emotional Regimes Reflected in a Popular Ballad
‘Emotional regimes’ is a concept defined by William Reddy in 2001 and used in the history of emotions literature to refer to the modes of emotional expression and thought that are dominant in particular time periods and cultural contexts. Popular ballads provide a useful way of exploring emotions in their cultural contexts across different time periods because of their long life-span, and because of the way they are shaped and moulded by social b…
Music and the mind
From “This F***ing life” to “that's better” … in four minutes
This article presents the findings of a preliminary interdisciplinary research project instigated by a group of three music therapists, a music psychologist and a psychiatrist. The group shared a professional and academic interest in music therapy's seeming ability to help patients experiencing severe affect dysregulation as a result of psychotic states to effectively modulate affect in a creative way within a surprisingly short time-span.The stu…
A British Academician
This short piece is a tribute to Professor John Sloboda to celebrate his election to the British Academy. The British Academy was founded in 1902 and is a self-governing fellowship of scholars, elected for their distinction and achievement in one or more branches of the academic disciplines that make up the humanities and social sciences. During the ten years of our working collaboration, I learned much from John. I learned about writing; John's …
Men's Vocal Behaviour and the Construction of Self
The following paper considers the role of vocal behaviour in the construction of Self. It examines evidence from an ongoing research project investigating the nature and function of singing in men's everyday lives. The present article looks at how men create and regulate identity through singing and through the construction of personal narratives about their vocal behaviour. Extensive, informal, vocal-history interviews were carried out with eigh…
Witches, Devils, and Doctors in the Renaissance
Witches, Devils, and Doctors in the Renaissance
Teacher-student generated lessons
1986). Teacher‐student generated lessons: A model for reading instruction. Theory Into Practice: Vol. 25, Building Literacy, pp. 84-90
Emotional Regimes Reflected in a Popular Ballad
‘Emotional regimes’ is a concept defined by William Reddy in 2001 and used in the history of emotions literature to refer to the modes of emotional expression and thought that are dominant in particular time periods and cultural contexts. Popular ballads provide a useful way of exploring emotions in their cultural contexts across different time periods because of their long life-span, and because of the way they are shaped and moulded by social b…
Teacher-student generated lessons
1986). Teacher‐student generated lessons: A model for reading instruction. Theory Into Practice: Vol. 25, Building Literacy, pp. 84-90
Witches, Devils, and Doctors in the Renaissance
Witches, Devils, and Doctors in the Renaissance
Men's Vocal Behaviour and the Construction of Self
The following paper considers the role of vocal behaviour in the construction of Self. It examines evidence from an ongoing research project investigating the nature and function of singing in men's everyday lives. The present article looks at how men create and regulate identity through singing and through the construction of personal narratives about their vocal behaviour. Extensive, informal, vocal-history interviews were carried out with eigh…
A British Academician
This short piece is a tribute to Professor John Sloboda to celebrate his election to the British Academy. The British Academy was founded in 1902 and is a self-governing fellowship of scholars, elected for their distinction and achievement in one or more branches of the academic disciplines that make up the humanities and social sciences. During the ten years of our working collaboration, I learned much from John. I learned about writing; John's …
From “This F***ing life” to “that's better” … in four minutes
This article presents the findings of a preliminary interdisciplinary research project instigated by a group of three music therapists, a music psychologist and a psychiatrist. The group shared a professional and academic interest in music therapy's seeming ability to help patients experiencing severe affect dysregulation as a result of psychotic states to effectively modulate affect in a creative way within a surprisingly short time-span.The stu…
Music and the mind
Emotional Regimes Reflected in a Popular Ballad
‘Emotional regimes’ is a concept defined by William Reddy in 2001 and used in the history of emotions literature to refer to the modes of emotional expression and thought that are dominant in particular time periods and cultural contexts. Popular ballads provide a useful way of exploring emotions in their cultural contexts across different time periods because of their long life-span, and because of the way they are shaped and moulded by social b…
FutureGen – Lessons from a Small Country
In 2015 the government in Wales passed into law the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. This act is the first legislation in the world to enshrine the rights of future generations alongside current ones and requires Welsh Government ministers and the organisations they oversee to embed this commitment into everything they do. The creation of the Act was a brave and wonderful act by the Welsh Government and a vote of confidence by the We…
Building social connection and inclusion through rock music in the Western Balkans
This article explores community-based rock music education as a site for strengthening social cohesion in a context of postwar, interethnic divisions. Focusing on small and incremental changes, it examines the practices of Music Connects, a project in the Western Balkans, and its goals of revitalizing rock culture in support of a more inclusive social life and greater freedom of movement in the region. The article explores the ways that an organi…
Understanding the attraction to music containing violent themes
Fans of music containing violent themes can experience positive affective, social, and well-being benefits from engagement with music. However, there is a gap in understanding why people are attracted to such music in the first place, as violently themed music is often considered offensive, disturbing, and repulsive by many nonfans. Recent research has found that morbid curiosity, a fascination with death and threatening situations and phenomena,…
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