Conference presentation
The Transdisciplinary Possibilities of Acoustic Ecology in Local and Global Communities
Sound + Environment: Art, Science, Listening, Collaboration, 2017 (Hull, United Kingdom, 29-Jun-2017 - 02-Jul-2017)
University of Hull
2017
Abstract
Listening to the state of our changing environments can reconnect us at a deeply philosophical, empathetic and sensory level. This has inspired a movement of ecological sound artists and a wide spectrum of interdisciplinary projects exploring the artistic and scientific possibilities of acoustic ecology.
This research traces a series of interconnected large-scale projects that frame acoustic ecology as a socially engaged, accessible, transdisciplinary field that can inspire local and global communities to listen and take action in responding to climate change. The featured projects focus on a diversity of ecosystems including aquatic ecoacoustics in global rivers, immersions in the acoustic complexity of the Amazon Rainforest, sonic activism on the Great Barrier Reef and mapping the cultural and biological diversity of UNESCO biosphere reserves through sound. This presentation covers a decade of practice rethinking our relationship with the environment and draws on emerging sciences, digital technologies, activism, education and creativity to highlight the transdisciplinary possibilities of acoustic ecology.
These interconnected projects are designed with a sense of optimism and focus on bringing together art, science and technology to mobilise local and global communities to listen, connect and collaborate to ultimately shift the climate narrative to one of hope, resilience and sustainability.
Details
- Title
- The Transdisciplinary Possibilities of Acoustic Ecology in Local and Global Communities
- Authors
- Leah Barclay (Author) - Griffith University
- Additional notes
- Keynote presentation.
- Conference details
- Sound + Environment: Art, Science, Listening, Collaboration, 2017 (Hull, United Kingdom, 29-Jun-2017 - 02-Jul-2017)
- Publisher
- University of Hull
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; School of Creative Industries - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99483604802621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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