[AUDITORY] CFP, Urban Soundscapes and Critical Citizenship, 27th & 28th March, 2014, Limerick, Ireland (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Mikael_Fernstr=F6m?= )

Subject: [AUDITORY] CFP, Urban Soundscapes and Critical Citizenship, 27th & 28th March, 2014, Limerick, Ireland From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mikael_Fernstr=F6m?= <mikael.fernstrom@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 00:35:32 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --Apple-Mail=_8FE5F300-E352-4133-8AE9-44EE1E9B7BCE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 [apologies for any cross-postings] In this interdisciplinary conference, we explore the intersection of = soundscapes and acoustic ecology studies (Murray Schafer 1977; Truax = 1978) with urban, applied ethnomusicology's focus on human subjects = (Hemetek and Reyes 2007; Jurkov=E1 2012) and with sociological = understandings of the cultural restructuring of urban space (Fainstein = and Campbell, 2011; LeGates 2011; Bridge and Watson 2010), through an = evocation of 'critical citizenship' (Nell et al, 2012). We would particularly welcome individual papers (20 mins + 10 mins for = questions) or panel presentations (90 minutes) that address the = following questions: - Where is the individual located in urban (soundscape) studies? - How do the sounds of a city shape human experience? - What role does sound play in the cultural restructuring of urban = space? - Might soundscape projects be part of urban regeneration and = renewal and if so, in what ways? - How can we create/capture urban soundscapes and what motivates = us to do so? - How might the relationship between the city and the individual = be reframed sonically? - What critical potentials are unleashed in applied soundscape = work?=20 - Are soundscapes mere reflections of acoustic and other = realities, or might they construct pathways for greater interaction = between cities and their people? - What are contemporary methodological challenges in representing = urban soundscapes? - What new technologies allow for the reimagining of applied = soundscapes production and manipulation? - How can we productively bring together lessons from different = disciplines in relation to urban, societal, cultural and acoustic = ecologies in order to imagine a better, lived, urban experience? Keynote speakers include: Dr. Ursula Hemetek, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna = (Applied/Urban Ethnomusicology) Dr. Giacomo Bott=E0, University of Helsinki (Urban Studies) Peter Cusack, CRiSAP/University of the Arts, London (Sound Arts = Practices) Milena Droumeva, Simon Fraser University (Acoustic Ecology) Please send your individual abstract of no more than 250 words, or a = panel abstract of 350 words to LimerickSoundscapes@xxxxxxxx We also invite five-minute recording submissions for our dedicated = listening space at the event. Please send your sound file, associated = picture, and a brief description to tony.langlois@xxxxxxxx The deadline for receipt of individual and panel abstracts is Nov 14th. = Notifications will be sent by Nov 28th. Programme committee: Dr. Aileen Dillane, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University = of Limerick. Dr. Tony Langlois, Dept. of Media, Mary Immaculate College, University = of Limerick. Dr. Martin Power, Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick. Dr. Eoin. Devereux, Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick. Dr. Mikael Fernstr=F6m, Interaction Design Centre and Department of = Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Limerick. Dr. Colin Quigley, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of = Limerick.=20 LimerickSoundscapes is an interdisciplinary research cluster that = includes applied, urban, and media ethnomusicologists, sociologists, = acousticians, and soundscapes composers, and is based at the University = of Limerick and Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland. This = conference is funded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social = Sciences, and by The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University = of Limerick. =20 --------------------------------------------------- Dr. Mikael Fernstr=F6m Interaction Design Centre Department of Computer Science and Information Systems University of Limerick Limerick IRELAND Phone: +353 (0)61 20 26 06 (office) Mobile: +353 (0)86 81 88 079 Email: mikael.fernstrom@xxxxxxxx Web: www.idc.ul.ie www.dmarc.ie www.softday.ie --Apple-Mail=_8FE5F300-E352-4133-8AE9-44EE1E9B7BCE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Diso-8859-1"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">    [apologies for any cross-postings]In this = interdisciplinary conference, we explore the intersection of soundscapes and acoustic ecology studies (Murray Schafer = 1977; Truax 1978) with urban, applied ethnomusicology's focus on human = subjects (Hemetek and Reyes 2007; Jurkov=E1 2012) and with sociological = understandings of the cultural restructuring of urban space (Fainstein and Campbell, 2011; LeGates 2011; Bridge and Watson 2010), through an evocation of 'critical citizenship' (Nell et al, 2012).We would particularly welcome individual papers (20 mins + 10 mins for questions) = or panel presentations (90 minutes) that address the following = questions:-       Where is the individual located in urban = (soundscape) studies? <o:p></o:p>-       How do the sounds of a city shape human = experience?<o:p></o:p>-       What role does sound play in the cultural restructuring of urban space?<o:p></o:p>-       Might soundscape projects be part of urban regeneration and renewal and if so, in what ways? = <o:p></o:p>-       How can we create/capture urban soundscapes and = what motivates us to do so? <o:p></o:p>-       How might the relationship between the city and = the individual be reframed sonically? <o:p></o:p>-       What critical potentials are unleashed in = applied soundscape work?  <o:p></o:p>-       Are soundscapes mere reflections of acoustic = and other realities, or might they construct pathways for greater interaction = between cities and their people?<o:p></o:p>-       What are contemporary methodological challenges = in representing urban soundscapes? <o:p></o:p>-       What new technologies allow for the reimagining = of applied soundscapes production and manipulation? = <o:p></o:p>-       How can we productively bring together lessons = from different disciplines in relation to urban, societal, cultural and = acoustic ecologies in order to imagine a better, lived, urban = experience?Keynote speakers include: <o:p></o:p>Dr. Ursula Hemetek, University of Music and Performing Arts = Vienna (Applied/Urban Ethnomusicology)<o:p></o:p>Dr. Giacomo Bott=E0, University of Helsinki (Urban = Studies)<o:p></o:p>Peter Cusack, CRiSAP/University of the Arts, London (Sound Arts = Practices)<o:p></o:p>Milena Droumeva, Simon Fraser University (Aco= ustic Ecology)Please send your individual abstract of no more than 250 words, or a panel abstract = of 350 words to <a = href=3D"mailto:LimerickSoundscapes@xxxxxxxx">LimerickSoundscapes@xxxxxxxx</a></s= pan>We also invite five-minute recording submissions for our dedicated listening space at = the event.  Please send your sound file, associated picture, and a brief description to <a = href=3D"mailto:tony.langlois@xxxxxxxx">tony.langlois@xxxxxxxx</a>= The deadline for receipt of individual and panel abstracts is Nov 14th.  = Notifications will be sent by Nov 28th.Programme committee: <o:p></o:p>Dr. Aileen Dillane, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick. = <o:p></o:p>Dr. Tony Langlois, Dept. of Media, Mary Immaculate College, University of = Limerick.<o:p></o:p>Dr. Martin Power, Dept. of Sociology, University of = Limerick.<o:p></o:p>Dr. Eoin. Devereux, Dept. of Sociology, University of = Limerick.<o:p></o:p>Dr. Mikael Fernstr=F6m, Interaction Design Centre and Department of Computer Science and = Information Systems, University of Limerick.<o:p></o:p>Dr. Colin Quigley, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of = Limerick. LimerickSoundscapes is an interdisciplinary research cluster that includes applied, = urban, and media ethnomusicologists, sociologists, acousticians, and = soundscapes composers, and is based at the University of Limerick and Mary = Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.  This conference is funded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and by = The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of = Limerick.<o:p></o:p>  <div apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: = medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = ">--------------------------------------------------- Dr. Mikael = Fernstr=F6m Interaction Design Centre Department of Computer = Science and Information Systems University of = Limerick Limerick IRELAND Phone: +353 (0)61 20 26 06 = (office) Mobile: +353 (0)86 81 88 079 Email: <a = href=3D"mailto:mikael.fernstrom@xxxxxxxx">mikael.fernstrom@xxxxxxxx</a> Web: = <a href=3D"http://www.idc.ul.ie">www.idc.ul.ie</a>    <a = href=3D"http://www.dmarc.ie">www.dmarc.ie</a>    <a = href=3D"http://www.softday.ie">www.softday.ie</a> </div></div></body></= html>= --Apple-Mail=_8FE5F300-E352-4133-8AE9-44EE1E9B7BCE--

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