Agnes Löfgren, one of our excellent PhD students in the non-lexical vocalizations team studying opera rehearsals and the development of proposals and art in interaction, recently had their penultimate thesis seminar, a practice defense, examined by Melisa Stevanovic, Oliver Ehmer, and Stefan Norrthon. We were delighted to also host several talks and data sessions with …
DMCA2022: Löfgren: Depictions as interactionally achieved local performances at opera rehearsals
At the online Digital Meeting for Conversation Analysis, Oct. 31st-Nov. 4th 2022, Löfgren presented on "Depictions as interactionally achieved local performances at opera rehearsals". Abstract: During opera rehearsals, participants often position their bodies in different ways to visually demonstrate what they could do on stage to portray their characters. Similarly, they use their voices to …
IPrA2021: Löfgren: Non-lexical vocalizations as local words during instructive sequences in opera rehearsals
With the non-lexicals and multisensoriality panel, Löfgren presented "Non-lexical vocalizations as local words during instructive sequences in opera rehearsals" Abstract: This paper explores sequences where non-lexical vocalizations are recycled in instructive tellings during scenic opera rehearsals that target the combination of music and dramatic action. During the rehearsals depictive (Clark, 2016) non-lexical vocalizations are frequently …
Löfgren & Hofstetter: Introversive semiosis in action
Löfgren & Hofstetter are publishing a paper on how opera rehearsal participants use depictions to convey proposals, and how introversive semiosis may be an analogic connection between semiotic and interactional studies. Abstract: This paper focuses on how opera rehearsal participants use depictions (Clark 2016) to accomplish proposals; they use a locally created scene, comprised of …
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Löfgren: ECCA: Song versus talk during depictions
Löfgren presented at the European Conference on Conversation Analysis, June 30, 2020: Song versus talk during depictions in proposal sequences at opera rehearsals - Intersubjectivity and vocal modality. Abstract The aim of the present paper is to explore singing as a resource in singer proposals duringscenic opera rehearsals. It will be shown how singing within …
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Iconicity Symposium: Löfgren & Hofstetter – Depiction vs. rehearsal
Löfgren & Hofstetter will present at the 12th Int. Symposium on Iconicity in Language & Literature, May3-5, Lund. Depiction vs. rehearsal: Comparing how professional musicians use depictive playing and rehearsal playing In this paper, we examine how musicians switch between iconic demonstrations and rehearsals of passages of music. Using two data corpora of professional musicians …
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