Dario's+TOK+Presentation

Dario's TOK Presentation
=Music-Induced Violence=

__Real Life Situation__

Columbine High School Massacre Some blame went to heavy metal bands like Marylin Manson and Rammstein because they promoted violence within their lyrics.

__Knowledge Issue__ To What Extent Does Music Promote Violence?

To what extent does our behavior rely on Input: Music Process: Induced Output: Violence

How can we know that one stimulus (music) has an effect on the actions of an individual?

__Development / Thoughts__ What effect do emotions induced by music have?

Are those emotions conscious or sub-conscious?

What is the artist's intention?

Is it the listener's fault because he/she perceives music in an unethical way?

To what extent does music influence us?

music --> sensory and emotional

If I create something as an artist, how much control do I have? **What is the artist's intent?**

Talking about emotions; everyday decisions and feelings are largely based on emotions.

The one of the perpetrators of the High School Massacre, Eric Harris, suffered from depression and had suicidal thoughts. He also took anti-depressants.

__More about the Real-Life Issue__

Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were unpopular in high school

They were frequent targets of bullying

Harris was a fan of musical groups such as Rammstein, Orbital, KMFDM, The Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails and Pop Will Eat Itself.

The two were arrested once for stealing computers, but when they were interrogated by the juvenile officers they weren't sued. The juvenile officers made good comments about them (terms like "Likely to succeed in life" and "intelligent")

These are extracts from Eric Harris' journal; //"Everyone is always making fun of me because of how I look, and how f*cking weak I am and sh*t. Well, I will get you all back: ultimate f*cking revenge here. You people could have shown more respect, treated me better, asked for my knowledge or guidence// [sic] //more, treated me more like senior, and maybe I wouldn't have been as ready to tear your f*cking heads off"// //"Whatever I do people make fun of me, and sometimes directly to my face. I'll get revenge soon enough. F*ckers shouldn't have ripped on me so much, huh!"//


 * Classifications of Emotions**
 * Instinctive emotions, such as anger and love
 * Social emotions, such as guilt or shame
 * Inward-looking emotions, where we are 'drawn into ourselves'
 * Outward-looking emotions, where we are 'drawn out of ourselves'.

__Excerpts from "The Effects of Violent Music on Children and Adolescents"__

"At the simplest level, people of all ages listen to music because it provides pleasure"

"To be truly “influenced,” young people may need to go a step farther and connect such messages to their own lives. The problem with such assumptions is that several decades of communication research shows quite clearly that lyric interpretation is as much a process of construction as of recognition or discovery"

__Ways in which music impacts__


 * Emotions. What can do we feel when we listen to a song we like? Happiness, sadness, anger, fear...we all have specific music for certain occasions.
 * Perception. When someone listens to heavy metal, someone might perceive it as hazardous for the youth, while someone else might perceive it as a way of expression.

__Impact of Music__ > > __Other Real-Life Situations__
 * Music can negatively influence society.
 * Music is associated with negative attitudes because they are easily assimilated by the public.


 * "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content". Is it really useful?
 * Jessica Michalik Incident: Teenager dies of asphyxiation during a Limp Bizkit concert after singer incited the crowd to do a mosh pit.
 * Fabri Fibra, controversial Italian hip-hop artist says he uses swear words "because so when I'm singing it sounds like I'm talking to a friend". Does this mean that the artist wants to create a relationship with the listener?
 * According to music historian Richard Taruskin, the "impact music has on the consciousness and subconscious of humans should not be underestimated".

Useful Links

List of songs that influenced the perpetrators of the High School Massacre []

Music and Ethics []

"The Effects of Violent Music on Children and Adolescents" []

The Role of Emotions in Ethics, pg.143, from "Theory of Knowledge" by N. Alchin

Impact of Music []

Subliminal messages ~ "Subliminal messages work by aiming on one’s psyche or subconscious mind." []

Musical emotions essay []

Influence of Music []

"Parental Advisory" controversy []

Marilyn Manson and the Church []

Counter-Claim []

The Artist's Intentions []

Rap's Psychological effects []

Music and Psychology []