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What is the origin of the Chinese writing system? Where did Chinese characters come from, and how did they evolve over time? Are they pictographs? Ideogographs? Logographs? Phonographs? Or all of the above? This is the nature of one of the most famous debates in Sinology, which took place in the 1930s between historian Herrlee Creel and linguist Peter Boodberg. The debate not only reveals the complexity of including many diverse fields under the single umbrella of 'Chinese studies', but also reveals a deeper controversy about the way Chinese history, language, and thought is understood and interpreted in the Western canon.Chapters (00:00) Introduction (04:10) Sinology, Chinese characters, and the Shang Oracle Bones(08:00) Origins of the debate(10:33) Creel's argument(26:56) Boodberg's response(40:55) Back and forth(48:03) The end of the debate(50:07) Sinology and SinologismCharacters mentioned:牛(niu, 'cow') was originally drawn like the top of a stick man with a U shape for horns; similarly sheep 羊(yang) was a stick figure with 'M' shaped horns见 (complex character 見), was written on oracle bones as a man with an eye for a head, and evolved over time so the eye was turned on its side and the man's body simplified into just legs鲜 (xian, 'fresh') Creel argues is a compound of fish 鱼 and sheep 羊, but Boodberg argues 羊(yang) was originally the phonetic element of the word里 (li, 'village'); 俚(li, 'rustic', 'vulgar') has the radical for man in front, changing the meaning ffrom noun to adjective集(ji, 'to gather') according to Creel was originally 3 birds gathered on top of a tree, but over time evolved to be just one bird on a tree for simplicity (隹 zhuī short-tailed bird + 木 mù tree)東(dong, 'east') is interpreted by Creel to be the sun behind a tree, 杲(gao, 'bright') is the sun above the tree, and 杳(yao, 'dim, dusky') is the sun below the treeline 圕 (tushuguan, 'library'), one of the few standardised polysyllabic Chinese characters used in Mandarin, but no longer in use. sometimes pronounced 'tuan' as a contraction自(zi, 'self') could originally have meant 'self' or 'nose', and been read alternatively 'zi' or 'bi'. Over time, the signifier was added to the word for nose to make it 鼻,(bi, 'nose'), the bottom part 畀(bi, 'confer', 'give') being the phonetic determinate名 (ming, 'name'), in Boodberg's argument made up of 夕(xi 'dark, night') and 口(kou, 'mouth, to utter'). However, he argues that 夕(xi) should be read as ming when used to mean 'dark', as it's the same meaning as 冥 (ming, 'dark, dim').他,她,它 meaning he, she and it are all pronounced 'ta' (there is also 祂, meaning 'He' like a god, also pronounced 'ta')夜(ye,'night'), which has been interpreted to be a man (人) with the moon (夕) tucked under his arm under a roof, is dismissed by Boodberg as a ridiculous interpretationSupport the Show.Sign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod
As with all episodes of this podcast there are spoilers ahead!For full detailed shownotes (without character limits) you can choose the episode on the watch page here.I would love for you to join in by watching The Invisible Man here. You can follow what I'm researching and working on next on the podcast Instagram page @everyscififilm.Description:When HG Wells wrote The Invisible Man in 1897 he was in a world in which the telephone, the phonograph and even the invention of the radio brought the idea of disembodied voices to an increasing number of people. In the 1933 film director James Whale (who also directed Frankenstein) imbued the film with themes of mass communication more relevant to an age of radio broadcasts and film newsreels. Although it is a part of Universal Pictures classic monsters it often feels more like a comedy than a horror. The film was a great success with the special effects impressing moviegoers and critics. This week's wonderful experts break down the themes and history of the film. We also have a little discussion about Things to Come (1936) which is also based on an HG Wells story and touch upon the infamous War of the Worlds radio play (1938) which (apparently) led people to think aliens were invading. The ExpertsKeith Williams is a Reader in English at the University of Dundee with a special interest in the pre 1945 period and HG Wells. He is the author of the book H.G. Wells, Modernity and the Movies.Marc Longenecker is an Associate Professor of the Practice of Film Studies at Wesleyan University and wrote an article titled A Brief History of Invisibility on Screen.Chapters00:00 Introduction01:35 Invisibility on film and by HG Wells10:28 Humour, satire and prejudice14:26 A man walks into a pub15:28 Rags to riches: Whale, Wells and Rains20:12 The invisible actor22:02 Phonographs, radio and Hitler27:18 War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)29:58 The special effects35:37 HG Wells Vs the movies39:27 Things to Come (1936)46:42 Legacy49:08 Conclusion51:32 RecommendationsNEXT EPISODE!No film to watch for next episode as we will be discussing the development of early pulp fiction magazines and comics and their relationship to science fiction. You can start catching up with the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers film serials of the 1930s as I am working on an episode based on them. You can check JustWatch to see where you can access them.You can also watch them on YouTube. There are also some colourised versions. There were three Flash Gordon serials and one Buck Rogers serial Flash Gordon (1936)Flash Gordon (1936. Colourised)Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)Buck Rogers (1939)Send me a text message.
Susan and Randy discuss the Midwest Music expo before being joined by avid collectors Sean O'Rourke and Joan Rolfs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Susan and Randy discuss the value of old phonographs and record players and discuss the current state of the auction market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One of America's favorite inventors helped set a standard for home entertainment and the entire future of musical appreciation. As the Smithsonian Magazine observed, Thomas Edison's 1877 invention of the phonograph changed music forever.
Interview with Oscar Herrera of The Sleep Of Reason, Black Tape For A Blue Girl, Halo and El Duende. Oscar is also the owner of Spin Alley Vintage Radios & Phonographs.Florida Sound Archive: https://linktr.ee/floridasoundarchiveOscar Herrera's LinksSpin Alley Vintage Radios & PhonographsWebsite: https://www.spinalleystore.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpinAlleyStore/Instagram: @spinalleyYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsVb-lDpeh_sQxuCMip_okA
Sarah Schweinsberg reports on the new head of the Federal Trade Commission and what she has in store for Big Tech; Myrna Brown talks to WORLD's Steve West about a recent victory for a Christian campus ministry; and Caleb Bailey meets a man obsessed with century-old sound. Plus: commentary from Cal Thomas, stacking M&Ms, and the Thursday morning news. Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Ministries across the country are encountering religious freedom threats. Navigating these legal issues can be challenging and ministry leaders shouldn't have to carry that burden alone. That's why the legal team at ADF Ministry Alliance created 11 Ways to Prepare Your Ministry, a free legal guide that outlines actions you can take today to help prepare your ministry for religious freedom threats. Click here to download the guide.
Well. It had to happen eventually. We brought Glen's nemesis Ben Youngerman onto the show as our dumb guest. Apparently we brought him up enough times that he invoked some kind of Beetlejuice rule where we had to let him on. He wanted to know about phonographs because he's an old timey time traveler who looks like what would happen if a Dick Dastardly Funko Pop got its wish to be a real boy. It's a good episode anyway. Glen explains exactly how phonographs work and also why Thomas Edison was such a piece of shit. We don't do people as topics because of the Vincent Price Rule, but Glen might record a special episode just shitting on Edison for an hour because for real that guy sucks so hard. He's the Ben Youngerman of Menlo Park. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improvisedwikipedia/support
Episode: 1821 Trying to see 1892, or ancient Rome, in our mind's eye. Today, we visit 1892.
The gang recaps this morning's calls of pop culture moments, happy and sad. Plus they go way, WAY back in the timeline of communication technologies and discuss the classic days of radio. And tomorrow tune in for Say It and Win at 9:10 am!
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Sarah and I discuss and/or mention in passing: Censorship, Garrett/Green 2020, Joe Biden, Phonographs, Fatty Arbuckle, Trouble In River City, Geri Jewell, Cerebral Palsy, Portable TVs, Soap Operas, Tab, Saccharine, Red m&ms, Elie Wiesel, Nazis, Kool-Aid, Strudel, Fingernails, Emmy Awards, Ann Jillian, Doobie Brothers, Bullying, Jacksonville FL, Fame, Crimes Of The Heart, Assassins, Steve MacKinnon, Los Angeles, Sissy Spacek, Bloodline, Mursion, Pussy Bows, Melania Trump, Thornton Wilder, Our Town, Laura Hodos, Top Girls, Studs Terkel, Working, Windex, Anne Bancroft, PBS, Woodie Guthrie, Huckleberry Finn, Susan Davis, Blair’s Blue Blazer, King Lear, The Beverly Hillbillies, Jane Hathaway, Nancy Kulp, Mrs. Garrett & Mr. Parker? (barf), FOL Fan Fiction.facethefactspod.comfacebook.com/facethefactspodtwitter.com/facethefactspodinstagram.com/facethefactspodPlease SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW!
Our second episode brings us to a small town in the Northern part of the U.S. where we, surprisingly, find a deep Blues history. We follow Paramount Records through the peak of success, recording landmark artists that changed Western popular music forever, but this music, at several times, was almost lost forever. We follow the thin thread of events and recent efforts that have gone into preserving this important musical history. Here’s an external link to every Musical Mention in this episode: 0:50 Muddy Waters 0:51 B.B King 0:54 Blind Lemon Jefferson 0:56 Charley Patton 0:57 Skip James 1:09 Blues 1:12 Africa 1:50 Skip James 2:03 Big Bill Broonzy 2:07 Bill Big Broonzy: The Man That Brought The Blues to Britain 2:14 Paramount Records 3:44 Jazz 3:55 Johann Sebastian Bach 3:55 Ludwig Van Beethoven 3:55 Johannes Brahms 3:59 Franz Joseph Haydn 3:59 Wenzel Müller 3:59 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 4:06 Vaudevillan Performers 4:08 Dixieland Jazz 4:10 Creole Music 4:14 Military Bands 4:49 Al Jolson 6:11 Pop music 6:19 Wisconsin Chair Company 6:28 Phonographs 7:21 Alex Van Der Tuuk 7:31 Paramount’s Rise and Fall 7:55 Classical Music (Western) 8:05 Vaudeville 8:10 Country Music 8:37 Mamie Smith 8:38 Crazy Blues 9:09 Race Records 10:10 J. Mayo “Ink” Williams 10:31 Blues Music 11:15 Bessie Smith 11:17 Jelly Roll Morton 12:31 Alberta Hunter 12:32 Monette Moore 12:53 Blind Lemon Jefferson 13:48 Charley Patton 13:52 Dockery Farms 13:57 Robert Johnson 14:29 Pony Blues 14:31 Banty Rooster Blues 15:10 Swanee River 15:21 Juke Joints 15:46 Delta Blues 16:59 Metal Masters 19:25 Grafton House of Blues 19:34 Angie Mack Riley 19:56 Blues 19:56 Jazz 19:56 Country Music 22:43 PBS History Detective: Paramount Records Episode 22:59 Charley Patton 22:59 Skip James 22:59 Blind Lemon Jefferson 23:27 Louis Armstrong 23:27 Ma Rainey 23:27 Son House 24:28 Delta Blues 24:49 Elvis Presley 25:22 Paramount’s Rise and Fall 25:29 Agram Blues 25:41 Jack White Box Set 25:54 Dean Blackwood 25:55 Revenant Records 27:10 Paramount Box Set #1 27:28 Grammy Award 27:57 The World Music Foundation 28:05 World Music 29:10 Folklore Music 29:18 Zydeco 29:22 Cajun Music 29:36 Rolling Stones 29:41 Love in Vain 30:10 Elmore James 30:01 Howlin’ Wolf 30:04 Muddy Waters 30:28 The Country Blues, by Samuel Charters 30:40 Columbia Records 30:42 Okeh Records 30:43 Paramount Records
Anacortes Museum presented this exposition: “Time Travel Sound Session: Vintage Radios and Phonographs”. Anacortes Music Channel was there to broadcast, record and podcast the event.
Discussion with political historian David Pietrusza about the Presidents and the changing political landscape. We cover how our political system was affected by the rise of radio, television, film, and connecting it to today's technological trends. - Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, Pre-1920 use of Phonographs. - the Rise of Radio in the 1920s, FDR's fireside chats - Television, late night, JFK, Nixon, and Reagan - Reality TV, Social Media, and targetted advertising in the age of Obama and Trump. http://davidpietrusza.com/ localmaxradio.com/41
In 1993 I made a summer series of five 30 minute programmes on the history of recorded sound. The series was inspired by a visit to the Museum in Utrecht, which then was called From Singing Tower to Street Organs. The is still there. I then discovered people who were collecting pianolas, gramophones and jukeboxes. Of course, it wasn't just the devices. It was the stories that went with them. I've re-released them here as high quality MP3's. Although not a Media Network show, I have had requests from people to put these documentaries into the collection, since they have a connection with communications. This fourth programme examines gramophones and phonographs in the company of a local collector, Fred Haanebeek. The final part of this series is released tomorrow.
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Drive at 5 Winner: Remembers hand crank phonographs!