Together - separately. The importance of virtual rituals in a time of crisis

  • Funded by Danish Independent Research Foundation
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $168,599.04
  • Funder

    Danish Independent Research Foundation
  • Principal Investigator

    Ina Katrine Frøkjær Baunvig
  • Research Location

    Denmark
  • Lead Research Institution

    Aarhus University
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Communication

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

[GoogleTranslate: Community and disaster mood. The connection between these sizes seems so obvious that it has condensed into a mouthful. In these corona times, we also see a large number of examples of prosocial behavior, ie. compassion and care. A single phenomenon may seem particularly conspicuous in a Danish context: Danmarks Radio's virtual community songs under the direction of DR Girl Choir's Phillip Faber in 'Morgensang' and 'Fællessang hver for sig', which in March and April 2020 has gathered around one million viewers about week. This project will, through computer methods and based on a broad amount of digital data from eg news and social media, show how the Danish population uses and understands the virtual singing rituals. This knowledge will help us to understand the function and potential of such rituals in a digital age - not least while the corona crisis is raging and major social gatherings are impossible for a long period of time. Because under the authorities' order to limit physical contact, there is a need to find new ways of making collective markings of major events. In collaboration with DR, the social contribution of this project will be to contribute to the strengthening of social cohesion in Denmark by helping to find new formats for the collective-ritual framework on anniversaries such as education graduations in a situation where traditional celebrations will not be an option] Fællesskab og katastrofestemning. Sammenhængen mellem disse størrelser forekommer så indlysende, at den har fortættet sig til et mundheld. I disse corona-tider ser vi da også en lang række eksempler på prosocial adfærd, dvs. medmenneskelighed og omsorg. Et enkelt fænomen synes måske særligt iøjnefaldende i en dansk sammenhæng: Danmarks Radios virtuelle fællessange under ledelse af DR Pigekorets Phillip Faber i 'Morgensang' og 'Fællessang hver for sig', der i marts og april 2020 har samlet i omegnen af en million seere om ugen. Dette projekt vil gennem computationelle metoder og med afsæt i en bred mængde digitale data fra fx nyheds- og sociale medier vise, hvordan den danske befolkning bruger og forstår de virtuelle sangritualer. Denne viden skal hjælpe os til at forstå sådanne ritualers funktion og potentiale i en digital tidsalder - ikke mindst mens corona-krisen kradser og større sociale sammenkomster er umuliggjort i en længere periode. For under myndighedernes påbud om begrænsning af fysisk samvær opstår der behov for at finde nye måder at foretage kollektive markeringer af større begivenheder. I samarbejde med DR vil dette projekts samfundsbidrag være at bidrage til styrkelsen af den sociale sammenhængskraft i Danmark ved at hjælpe til at finde nye formater for den kollektivt-rituelle ramme om mærkedage som fx uddannelsesafslutninger i en situation, hvor traditionelle fejringer ikke vil være en mulighed.