title: Reframing the art of music video: “mismatched eyeballs” and reanimated collaborators

authors: Perrott, Lisa

subjects: Art

abstract: Just as music videos have been studied through many frames, so too, has David Bowie. When undertaking research for my book David Bowie and the Art of Music Video, a reframing process was necessary. This entailed starting from the premise that music videos are functionally diverse, complex audiovisual configurations that go well beyond serving as ­ a promotional tool for a musician or
as a stepping stone to auteurism for a director. This act of ‘reframing’ also involved examining Bowie’s creative process through a fresh lens. Through a combination of contextual research, interview materials, audience research, and multimodal analysis of Bowie’s videos, I demonstrate that Bowie played an important part in helping develop music video as a collaborative artform ­ with diverse functions, affects, and contributions to social, cultural, and political understandings. By reframing the art of music video, this book firmly places the spotlight onto the relations between collaborative process and audiovisual assemblage, demonstrating that music
video is a flexible form for transmedia storytelling, intertextuality, and the remediation of numerous artforms – all of which supports my argument that music video is a form worthy of deep analysis. By reflecting on my response to unique challenges (such as limited
opportunities to interview music video directors), this presentation will discuss my research process as an example of reframing the art (and research) of music video.

text: Reframing the art of music video: “mismatched eyeballs” and reanimated collaborators Just as music videos have been studied through many frames, so too, has David Bowie. When undertaking research for my book David Bowie and the Art of Music Video, a reframing process was necessary. This entailed starting from the premise that music videos are functionally diverse, complex audiovisual configurations that go well beyond serving as ­ a promotional tool for a musician or
as a stepping stone to auteurism for a director. This act of ‘reframing’ also involved examining Bowie’s creative process through a fresh lens. Through a combination of contextual research, interview materials, audience research, and multimodal analysis of Bowie’s videos, I demonstrate that Bowie played an important part in helping develop music video as a collaborative artform ­ with diverse functions, affects, and contributions to social, cultural, and political understandings. By reframing the art of music video, this book firmly places the spotlight onto the relations between collaborative process and audiovisual assemblage, demonstrating that music
video is a flexible form for transmedia storytelling, intertextuality, and the remediation of numerous artforms – all of which supports my argument that music video is a form worthy of deep analysis. By reflecting on my response to unique challenges (such as limited
opportunities to interview music video directors), this presentation will discuss my research process as an example of reframing the art (and research) of music video.

year: 2023-10-12

title: Applying Rasch Methodology to Examine and Enhance Precision of the Baby Care Questionnaire

authors: Truong, Quoc Cuong

abstract: The Baby Care Questionnaire (BCQ) is an established ordinal measure of parenting beliefs about infant care, which includes structure and attunement scales. Rasch analysis is a powerful method to examine and improve psychometric properties of ordinal scales. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties and improve precision of the structure and attunement scales of the BCQ using Rasch methodology. A Partial Credit Rasch model was applied to a sample of 450 mothers from the United Kingdom (n = 225) and New Zealand (n = 225) who completed the BCQ. Initial analyses indicated acceptable reliability of the structure and attunement scales of the BCQ, but some items showed misfit to the Rasch model associated with local dependency issues in both scales. After combining locally dependent items into testlets, both scales of the BCQ met expectations of the unidimensional Rasch model and demonstrated adequate and strong reliability and invariance across countries and person factors such as participants’ age and their baby’s sex. This permitted the generation of conversion algorithms to transform ordinal scores into interval data to enhance the precision of both scales of the BCQ. In conclusion, using Rasch methodology, this study demonstrated robust psychometric properties of the structure and attunement scales of the BCQ after minor modifications. The ordinal-to-interval conversion tables published here can be used to further enhance the precision of the structure and attunement scales of the BCQ without changing their original response format. These findings contribute to the enhancement of precision in measuring parenting beliefs about infant care.

text: Applying Rasch Methodology to Examine and Enhance Precision of the Baby Care Questionnaire The Baby Care Questionnaire (BCQ) is an established ordinal measure of parenting beliefs about infant care, which includes structure and attunement scales. Rasch analysis is a powerful method to examine and improve psychometric properties of ordinal scales. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties and improve precision of the structure and attunement scales of the BCQ using Rasch methodology. A Partial Credit Rasch model was applied to a sample of 450 mothers from the United Kingdom (n = 225) and New Zealand (n = 225) who completed the BCQ. Initial analyses indicated acceptable reliability of the structure and attunement scales of the BCQ, but some items showed misfit to the Rasch model associated with local dependency issues in both scales. After combining locally dependent items into testlets, both scales of the BCQ met expectations of the unidimensional Rasch model and demonstrated adequate and strong reliability and invariance across countries and person factors such as participants’ age and their baby’s sex. This permitted the generation of conversion algorithms to transform ordinal scores into interval data to enhance the precision of both scales of the BCQ. In conclusion, using Rasch methodology, this study demonstrated robust psychometric properties of the structure and attunement scales of the BCQ after minor modifications. The ordinal-to-interval conversion tables published here can be used to further enhance the precision of the structure and attunement scales of the BCQ without changing their original response format. These findings contribute to the enhancement of precision in measuring parenting beliefs about infant care.

year: 2024-01-12

title: The Wairua of Self: A Path of Love, Simplicity, and Connectedness

authors: Frishman, Lezlie

subjects: love

abstract: Love is an action of freedom until something else steps in – often fear – that insists we create a box of survival. Whether self-imposed, forced, or chosen, it is interesting to notice how we limit ourselves with love. This thesis examines love; love in its purest intent and creation as the simplest way to live. An analysis of personal experiences, illuminated by psychological, mythological, philosophical, and spiritual literature, suggests that living from a place of love can be accomplished through a dedicated journeying back to the Self. The Māori myth of Tāne-Mahuta and Hine-Tītama shows the significance of releasing shame, as well as how a tragic situation might offer a catalytic possibility that shifts a core belief about one’s self. The complications of love that are self-created through loss and grief can easily mask the barely underlying truth of love in its nakedness. Reconnecting with this underlying truth, aroha in its purest sense, is essential for healing and allows for increased connection with the Divine. Doing so is often a difficult task, as hypocrisies fueled by fear and perpetuated by blame are bountiful. When love is used as an instrument and convenience in order to defend a closely held idea, person, or way of life, one often moves further from their true Self, thus surrendering their deepest power and knowing of love. The silent assault of expectations, power, will, and control can turn love into a complication. The complications of being utterly human only serve to further obscure love. Within families, how one initially learns love is often complicated by interrupted attachment, causing rebellion and the need to look for love elsewhere. The components of Tikkun Olam, aroha, mikveh, and wairua of spirit, are intertwined and interconnected, such that the delineation between cultures and spiritual beliefs cannot be divided as oppositional forces. The denominator lives in the magnitude of love for all that has been created; beginning with the Self. In setting the foundation of self-love and allowing it to settle into the fractures and rifts of porousness, love may then be extended without attachment. When freely proffered without agenda, love will seep into every curve of the universe; thus, changing the world. Through the practice of mindfulness and loving-kindness, perception can change. It is this change in perception which can return love to its origin of simplicity. This thesis is a story of love.

text: The Wairua of Self: A Path of Love, Simplicity, and Connectedness Love is an action of freedom until something else steps in – often fear – that insists we create a box of survival. Whether self-imposed, forced, or chosen, it is interesting to notice how we limit ourselves with love. This thesis examines love; love in its purest intent and creation as the simplest way to live. An analysis of personal experiences, illuminated by psychological, mythological, philosophical, and spiritual literature, suggests that living from a place of love can be accomplished through a dedicated journeying back to the Self. The Māori myth of Tāne-Mahuta and Hine-Tītama shows the significance of releasing shame, as well as how a tragic situation might offer a catalytic possibility that shifts a core belief about one’s self. The complications of love that are self-created through loss and grief can easily mask the barely underlying truth of love in its nakedness. Reconnecting with this underlying truth, aroha in its purest sense, is essential for healing and allows for increased connection with the Divine. Doing so is often a difficult task, as hypocrisies fueled by fear and perpetuated by blame are bountiful. When love is used as an instrument and convenience in order to defend a closely held idea, person, or way of life, one often moves further from their true Self, thus surrendering their deepest power and knowing of love. The silent assault of expectations, power, will, and control can turn love into a complication. The complications of being utterly human only serve to further obscure love. Within families, how one initially learns love is often complicated by interrupted attachment, causing rebellion and the need to look for love elsewhere. The components of Tikkun Olam, aroha, mikveh, and wairua of spirit, are intertwined and interconnected, such that the delineation between cultures and spiritual beliefs cannot be divided as oppositional forces. The denominator lives in the magnitude of love for all that has been created; beginning with the Self. In setting the foundation of self-love and allowing it to settle into the fractures and rifts of porousness, love may then be extended without attachment. When freely proffered without agenda, love will seep into every curve of the universe; thus, changing the world. Through the practice of mindfulness and loving-kindness, perception can change. It is this change in perception which can return love to its origin of simplicity. This thesis is a story of love.

year: 2011