A psychobiographical study of John Winston Lennon
- Authors: Kitching, Philip Herman
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Lennon, John, 1940-1980 , Psychology -- Biographical methods , Musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9915 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1010847 , Lennon, John, 1940-1980 , Psychology -- Biographical methods , Musicians
- Description: Psychobiography can be viewed as the re-writing of an individual’s life story previously undetected. In general it consists of a combination of two central elements: biography and psychological theory that aim to explain the particular individual’s psychological development. This particular study serves to explore the extraordinary life of renowned singer, songwriter, artist and activist, John Winston Lennon (1940-1980). The basis for this investigation will take the form of notable biographical accounts of the subject’s life, together with Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler’s (1938) theory of Individual Psychology, which recognizes the importance of human society for the development of individual character and the orientation of every single action and emotion in the life of a human being. Adler’s theory further explores that the main motives of human thought and behaviour are an individual’s striving for superiority and power, partly in compensation for his feeling of inferiority. The psychobiographical data collection and analysis for this research thesis will be guided by Yin’s (1994) theory of ‘analytic generalisation’, which uses a theoretical framework in selecting relevant data which develops a matrix as a descriptive framework for organizing and integrating that data, and Alexander’s (1988) analytical model which focuses on lifting out themes through principal identifiers of salience was used and applied. John Winston Lennon expressed his personal experiences and ideals through his songs and became the spokesman for his generation on modern day issues such as feminism and world peace. It is however, unfortunate that Lennon throughout his life remained a boy who felt rejected and unloved by his parents and strove to be superior in all aspects of his rich life in an attempt to acquire the love and acceptance that was not bestowed on him as a child.
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- Date Issued: 2012
Chris McGregor, Johnny Clegg and Pierre-André Albertini
- Authors: Loll, Jacques
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Clegg, Johnny, 1953- , Albertini, Pierre-André , Musicians , Jazz
- Type: Image
- Identifier: vital:13812 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001491 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Clegg, Johnny, 1953- , Albertini, Pierre-André , Musicians , Jazz
- Description: Photocopied picture of (from left to right) Chris McGregor, Johnny Clegg and Pierre-André Albertini.
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Interviews in the country
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Report , North Eastern corner of Rhodesia , Hand piano , Madebe dza Mhondoro , Ancestral spirits , Chief , Mkota region , Mtoko district , Tonga , Sena , Mbira tunes , 26 notes , Korekore , Musicians , Three , Murira, Saini , Madzikaminga, Chigaipa , Muzengedza, Zhogi , Traditional tune , Musengu , Large gourds , Mbira performance , Left hand , Right hand , Singing , Tracey, Hugh playing Saini's mbira , Kari muchipfuwa kana ziwa ne mwene wako
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15142 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012607 , Reel number: BC175
- Description: Broadcast No 2 of 'Interviews in the country' by Hugh Tracey, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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The evolution of African music and its function in the present day
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: African Music Society , International Library of African Music , Evolution , African music , Styles , Beauty , Instruments , Perishable material , Lithophones , Nigeria , Stones , Bushman paintings , Chopi , Limpopo , Birds , Imitation , Onomatopaeia , Zimbabwe , Bird calls , Long eared owl , Temple , Nile , Egyptian civilization , Sub-Suharan Africa , Stringed instrument , Indonesian theory , Langauge , Mission , Catholic music , Arabs , Swahili , Portuguese , Brazilian , Guitar , Father Andre Fernandes , Missionary , Dove , Nile Basin Theory , Egypt , Slaves , Musicians , Harps , Lyres , Loots , North East , Sub-Saharan Africa , String , Tanganyika , Sea farers , Xylophone , Congo , Participation , Dance music , Repetitive , Rhythmic , Tradition , Relocation , Intergration , Continuity , English music , Afrikaans music , Sarie Marie , Change , Static , Classics , Popular music , Greensleeves , A Bicycle made for Two , Latin singing , Latin chant , Chant , British Empire , Negro Spiritual , Folk songs , Anti-slavery movements , David Livingstone , Musical migrtatiatioh , Hand piano , Zambezi Valley , Nyasaland , Nguni , Kampala , Bands , Chitimkhulu , Bemba , Blindness , Court band , Blinded musician , South Africa , Choral , Forests , Drums , Xylophones , Fighting song , Agriculture , Semi-nomadic , Politicians , Hastings Banda , Fooding and drinking party , European hymns , Ghana , Degree , Complexity , Simplicity , Poly-rhythms , Rural areas , Churches , Competitions , Eisteddfodd , Inferiority , Johannesburg , Drama , King Kong , Jazz importations , Voice , Skill , Instrument makers , Commercialisation , Gramophone , Radio , Creolisation , Modern Jazz , Louisiana , French , Spanish , Genius , Town songs , Country songs , Social climbers , Patriotism , Kwela , Penny-whistle , America , Politics , Pitch , Archive , BP Southern Africa , Evangelists , Indoor music , Mine , Continuation , Notation , Migration , Study of Man in Africa , Mr. Michael Lane
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Lecture , Music
- Identifier: vital:15104 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008532 , Reel number: BC160
- Description: Lecture by Hugh Tracey given for the Institute for the Study of Man in Africa (ISMA) , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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The Sound of Africa: Southern Rhodesia - The Federation of Rhodesia Nyasaland No.3
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Marimba , Gold miners , Traders , Persia , Baboons , Sprites , Rocks , History , Shona , Identity , Culture , Indigenous music , Modern music , Musicians , Personality , Poetry , Call and response , Singing , Choir , Language , Naming , Names , Mbira , Hand piano , Dances , Jazz , Rock ‘n roll , African nationalism , Village , Food , Subsistence economy , Drums , Yodelling , Utopia , Politicians , European , Politics , Zulu , Ndebele , Colonisation , Conquer , Class system , Law and order , Organised society , Stability , Discipline , Zidukwana , Donda chawane mauyo , Processional , Chipunza , Story , Acetate , Shamuyarira , Musarurwa , Savanhu , Peter Nahlanzu
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15095 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008523 , Reel number: BC125
- Description: 3rd programme of The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland of ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey on his travels in search of African music, broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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