Theoretical Approaches to Quotation in Hip-Hop Recordings

Theoretical Approaches to Emotion

Four major theoretical perspectives on emotion in psychology are described. Examples of the ways in which research on emotion and speech utilize aspects of the various perspectives are presented and a plea is made for students of emotion and speech to consider more self-consciously the place of their research within each of the perspectives. 1. ARE THEORIES OF EMOTION NECESSARY? Fifty years ago...

Theoretical Approaches to Coping

Introduction: Dealing with stress requires conscious effort, it cannot be perceived as equal to individual's spontaneous reactions. The intentional management of stress must not be confused with defense mechanisms. Coping differs from adjustment in that the latter is more general, has a broader meaning and includes diverse ways of facing a difficulty. Aim: An exploration of the definition of th...

A review of theoretical approaches to light therapy in therapeutic spaces

Does “‘Quotation’” Quote “Quotation”?

Getting a precise and accurate understanding of the mechanism of quotation is broadly important to contemporary philosophy, impacting on numerous research areas, and it’s deeply important, being foundational to truth-theoretic semantics (Saka 1998, 1991). It is gratifying, therefore, to see an upsurge in quotation studies that includes at least nine doctoral dissertations in the past fifteen ye...

Inheritance Relationships in Vernacular Hip Hop Music

All forms of music employ extensive borrowing and reappropriation of popular themes, tropes, and styles. These individual actions form of a complex network of genealogical interrelationships between individual songs, artists, and subgenres. These effects are especially inherent in hip hop music, in which sampling and borrowing are foundational elements of the musical culture itself. [1] Our wor...