A History of Ambiguity

Ossa-Richardson, Anthony

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“…In my analysis, I play with these dual qualities of ambiguity as something that pushes against closure and fixity, enabling, instead, open function and a multitude of interpretations. My argument supplements a second body of research that explores the productive possibilities of ambiguity in a range of fields, from humanistic scholarship (Levine 1985), corporate communication and management (Eisenberg 1984; Wilf 2019), art and aesthetics (Berndt & Koepnick 2018), design (Kaethler 2019), to poetry and language (Empson 1949 [1930]; McMahan & Evans 2018; Ossa‐Richardson 2019). 2 The complex alliance between creativity and ambiguity has been a ubiquitous theme in this multidisciplinary literature (see Byers 2007).…”

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“…More than one recent analysis has pointed out the elasticity and ambiguity of the word ‘ambiguity’. In A history of ambiguity , Anthony Ossa‐Richardson speaks of ‘doubt and plurality, or plenty’, as the ‘twin poles of ambiguity’ (2019: 2), while Islamic studies scholar Shahab Ahmed (2016: 36) points at the existence of ‘multiple meanings’ (and their potentiality) as its essential qualifier. In my analysis, I play with these dual qualities of ambiguity as something that pushes against closure and fixity, enabling, instead, open function and a multitude of interpretations.…”

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The pleasures of ambiguity: pedagogy and musical apprenticeship in an Istanbul art studio

Şenay

2022

Royal Anthropological Inst

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‘Dealing with ambiguity’ has become a pressing concern in many spheres of contemporary life, often presented as a ‘survival skill’ in an uncertain world. Working with ambiguity also plays a crucial role in the musical pedagogy of the Ottoman‐Turkish ney (Sufi reed flute), the playing of which I discuss in this article. Rather than a constraint or deficiency to be resolved, in the context of ney apprenticeship, ambiguity emerges as a desired pedagogical force not only valued but also deliberately amplified. My aim is to show how ambiguity is embraced here as a productive condition that maximizes possibilities for artistic exploration, freedom of discernment, and aesthetic pleasures.

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The pleasures of ambiguity: pedagogy and musical apprenticeship in an Istanbul art studio

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2022

Royal Anthropological Inst

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“…172–206; Power, 2015, pp. 93–9, 2018, 2021b; Ossa‐Richardson, 2019, pp. 239–83; Fitzgerald, 2022, pp.…”

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Recent scholarship on classical literature and the eighteenth century

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2022

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This article provides a survey of the scholarship on classical literature and eighteenth-century British literary culture that has appeared since 2010. Drawing on general overviews of the period, as well as more specific work on translation and classical reception, it focuses on the following five subject-areas: non-elite readers of classical literature; the status of Homeric epic; the relationship between classical literature, Celticism and the Gothic; Horatianism; georgic poetry. The article then addresses the classical authors, texts and genres from outside of these areas which have also recently received scholarly attention, and identifies further topics of enquiry which require examining to provide the fullest picture of the eighteenth century's engagement with the literature of antiquity.

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A History of Ambiguity

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The pleasures of ambiguity: pedagogy and musical apprenticeship in an Istanbul art studio

The pleasures of ambiguity: pedagogy and musical apprenticeship in an Istanbul art studio

Recent scholarship on classical literature and the eighteenth century

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