Iveland has followed the Ph.D programme at the Faculty of Fine Arts, with Specialization in Popular Music Performance.
- Trial lecture starts at 10:00
- Public defence starts at 12:00
Title of trial lecture: Coming soon
Read the thesis in AURA - coming soon
Disputation chair:
Dean Marit Wergeland
Assessment committee:
- First opponent: Nicola Dibben, Professor, University of Sheffield, UK
- Second opponent: Derek B. Scott, Professor Emeritus, University of Leeds, UK
- Chair of assessment committee: Professor Tor Dybo, Department of Popular Music, University of Agder
Supervisors in the doctoral work:
- Main supervisor: Professor Eirik Askerøi
- Co-supervisor: Professor Michael Rauhut
Summary of thesis
In her PhD project, Kari Iveland explores how the performativity and coded meanings of the voice inform lyrical meaning. Drawing upon personal experiences with lyrics and voices as a singer, performing songwriter, and researcher, the study focuses on the ways people’s lifelong knowledge and experience with voice are transferred to how we understand lyrics.
To address these and related issues, the thesis takes on several discourses of academic thinking. It introduces an analytical framework designed to encompass experiences as a listener, reader, singer/performer and lyricist/songmaker, offering a broad perspective on how lyrical meaning is constructed and understood. In this way, Iveland makes a case for how lyrical meaning emerges and lives on in its interactions with performers and listeners, implying that our understanding of lyrics is never fixed. Additionally, the study highlights the relationship between lived experiences, personal narratives and song narratives and how they are interwoven in the tapestry of our lives.
The PhD project aims to address the lack of research into the relationship between lyrics and voices and highlight how somatic and semantic meaning contribute to different understandings of lyrical meaning. Thus, the primary objective of the thesis is to start a new conversation within Popular Musicology about Lyrics, Voices and the Stories They Tell.
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Opponent ex auditorio:
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