Bonnie B Mcconnell
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 90536 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Bonnie B Mcconnell |
| PRENOMES | Bonnie B |
| SOBRENOME | Mcconnell |
| ASSINATURA | MCCONNELL B B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1493-3114 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
“To Hear Real Freedom”
This position paper proposes a concept of Everyday Singing as a form of regular, free, embedded, and self-instigated caring activity for all. Framed as a form of Musical Care as developed and discussed by, this conception of Everyday Singing emerges from the longitudinal practice and research of the Music Engagement Program (MEP) based in Canberra, Australia. The MEP singing approach is a social-altruistic form of music making that encourages eve…
Community health intervention through musical engagement (CHIME) in South Africa
In South Africa, perinatal depression, stress or anxiety affect an estimated 16% to 50% of women posing serious concerns for both mothers and infants. The vast majority of women receive no perinatal mental healthcare through the public health system, partly due to high levels of stigma and a lack of culturally sensitive mental health care. South African musical traditions such as group singing are culturally significant for supporting social conn…
Domesticating WhatsApp
In the Gambia, female fertility societies known as kanyeleng are made up of women who have experienced infertility or the death of a young child. They employ musical performance and fertility ritual practices to support members and promote the health of women and babies. This paper examines the changing forms of creativity and connection practiced by kanyeleng performers through engagement with social media in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic…
The experience of maternal mental distress in The Gambia
Maternal mental health problems are experienced frequently in the perinatal period and can be up to twice as common in women from low- and middle-income countries. The terms used to describe mental illness symptoms and the factors that contribute to developing these symptoms are affected by culture and context. Based on 14 focus group discussions held with pregnant women, health professionals and cultural leaders, this qualitative study aimed to …
Climate Change Adaptation in The Gambia
Traditional communicators known askanyelenghave increasingly taken on roles in climate change adaptation in The Gambia. Drawing on ethnographic research conducted from 2018 to 2019, McConnell and Jallow show that kanyeleng performers contribute to disseminating information about climate change adaptation while also creating the social conditions necessary for citizens to hear and respond effectively to that information. Understandings of climate …
To bring peace that stays
In the Senegambia Region of West Africa, performers have long played a central role in conflict mediation. Historically, this has included both small-scale conflicts, such as those between neighbours, and larger-scale conflicts between groups. This article draws on evidence from ethnographic research with Gambian performers to explore contemporary perspectives on conflict and conciliation. I use analysis of three Mandinka-language songs relating …
Afropolitan Projects
Drawing on ethnographic research in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra (2016–2017), this article examines the way musicians articulate positive African-Australian identities in the face of political and media discourse that emphasizes African difference and criminality. I use the concept of “Afropolitan projects” to describe the way musicians’ express complexity and multiplicity, simultaneously forging allegiances across difference and foregrounding…
Music and the Ecology of Fear
Bonnie B. McConnell, Buba Darboe, Music and the Ecology of Fear: Kanyeleng Women Performers and Ebola Prevention in The Gambia, Africa Today, Vol. 63, No. 3, Mobilizing Musical Performance and Expressive Culture in the Ebola 2014 Epidemic (Spring 2017), pp. 29-42
"Performing "Participation
Kanyeleng fertility society musicians have become an integral part of health promotion programs in the Gambia. Health workers have embraced kanyeleng performance in the name of making their programs more participatory and therefore more effective in combatting persistent health problems. While participation has become a buzzword in global health discourse, the contested social relations of musical performances have not been adequately examined. B…
Music and health communication in The Gambia
Music and health communication in The Gambia
"Performing "Participation
Kanyeleng fertility society musicians have become an integral part of health promotion programs in the Gambia. Health workers have embraced kanyeleng performance in the name of making their programs more participatory and therefore more effective in combatting persistent health problems. While participation has become a buzzword in global health discourse, the contested social relations of musical performances have not been adequately examined. B…
Afropolitan Projects
Drawing on ethnographic research in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra (2016–2017), this article examines the way musicians articulate positive African-Australian identities in the face of political and media discourse that emphasizes African difference and criminality. I use the concept of “Afropolitan projects” to describe the way musicians’ express complexity and multiplicity, simultaneously forging allegiances across difference and foregrounding…
Music and the Ecology of Fear
Bonnie B. McConnell, Buba Darboe, Music and the Ecology of Fear: Kanyeleng Women Performers and Ebola Prevention in The Gambia, Africa Today, Vol. 63, No. 3, Mobilizing Musical Performance and Expressive Culture in the Ebola 2014 Epidemic (Spring 2017), pp. 29-42
Music and health communication in The Gambia
Afropolitan Projects
Drawing on ethnographic research in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra (2016–2017), this article examines the way musicians articulate positive African-Australian identities in the face of political and media discourse that emphasizes African difference and criminality. I use the concept of “Afropolitan projects” to describe the way musicians’ express complexity and multiplicity, simultaneously forging allegiances across difference and foregrounding…
Music and the Ecology of Fear
Bonnie B. McConnell, Buba Darboe, Music and the Ecology of Fear: Kanyeleng Women Performers and Ebola Prevention in The Gambia, Africa Today, Vol. 63, No. 3, Mobilizing Musical Performance and Expressive Culture in the Ebola 2014 Epidemic (Spring 2017), pp. 29-42
"Performing "Participation
Kanyeleng fertility society musicians have become an integral part of health promotion programs in the Gambia. Health workers have embraced kanyeleng performance in the name of making their programs more participatory and therefore more effective in combatting persistent health problems. While participation has become a buzzword in global health discourse, the contested social relations of musical performances have not been adequately examined. B…
To bring peace that stays
In the Senegambia Region of West Africa, performers have long played a central role in conflict mediation. Historically, this has included both small-scale conflicts, such as those between neighbours, and larger-scale conflicts between groups. This article draws on evidence from ethnographic research with Gambian performers to explore contemporary perspectives on conflict and conciliation. I use analysis of three Mandinka-language songs relating …
Climate Change Adaptation in The Gambia
Traditional communicators known askanyelenghave increasingly taken on roles in climate change adaptation in The Gambia. Drawing on ethnographic research conducted from 2018 to 2019, McConnell and Jallow show that kanyeleng performers contribute to disseminating information about climate change adaptation while also creating the social conditions necessary for citizens to hear and respond effectively to that information. Understandings of climate …
The experience of maternal mental distress in The Gambia
Maternal mental health problems are experienced frequently in the perinatal period and can be up to twice as common in women from low- and middle-income countries. The terms used to describe mental illness symptoms and the factors that contribute to developing these symptoms are affected by culture and context. Based on 14 focus group discussions held with pregnant women, health professionals and cultural leaders, this qualitative study aimed to …
Domesticating WhatsApp
In the Gambia, female fertility societies known as kanyeleng are made up of women who have experienced infertility or the death of a young child. They employ musical performance and fertility ritual practices to support members and promote the health of women and babies. This paper examines the changing forms of creativity and connection practiced by kanyeleng performers through engagement with social media in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic…
“To Hear Real Freedom”
This position paper proposes a concept of Everyday Singing as a form of regular, free, embedded, and self-instigated caring activity for all. Framed as a form of Musical Care as developed and discussed by, this conception of Everyday Singing emerges from the longitudinal practice and research of the Music Engagement Program (MEP) based in Canberra, Australia. The MEP singing approach is a social-altruistic form of music making that encourages eve…
Community health intervention through musical engagement (CHIME) in South Africa
In South Africa, perinatal depression, stress or anxiety affect an estimated 16% to 50% of women posing serious concerns for both mothers and infants. The vast majority of women receive no perinatal mental healthcare through the public health system, partly due to high levels of stigma and a lack of culturally sensitive mental health care. South African musical traditions such as group singing are culturally significant for supporting social conn…
Sociology (8 obras) · Political science (6 obras) · Diverse Musicological Studies (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Geography (4 obras) · Ethnography (3 obras) · Public relations (3 obras) · Social Psychology (3 obras) · Social Psychology (3 obras) · Anthropology (2 obras)