CFP: Journal of Sonic Studies - Soundscapes of South-East Asia (Vincent Meelberg )

Subject: CFP: Journal of Sonic Studies - Soundscapes of South-East Asia From: Vincent Meelberg <v.meelberg@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 13:26:02 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --Apple-Mail=_CDB47AAC-9394-49F2-9B4E-F25A5260801B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 JSS Call for Papers: Soundscapes of South-East Asia Music, radio, and TV broadcasts; blaring loudspeakers, public = announcements, and street conversations; city sounds, sounds of = progress, sounds of revolution, or sounds of change; sounds deliberately = produced or emerging unintentionally, serving a disciplinary function or = expressing forms of freedom; musical as well as non-musical (functional) = sounds. =20 South-East Asia is filled with sounds; indeed, some people would say = that it is a noisy part of the world. However, is it possible to = identify a specific South-East Asian soundscape? And if so, where are = the roots to be found, and how did these sounds achieve their current = form? =20 The Journal of Sonic Studies is searching for scholarly and artistic = contributions that deal with the relation between South-East Asian = history, culture, society, and politics and the production, = distribution, and reception of sounds, noises, and silence. The broader = aim of this special issue is to establish =E2=80=9Csound=E2=80=9D as an = analytical category that provides us with challenging perspectives on = and a new understanding of South-East Asia. Therefore it does not focus = on any particular historical period or research methodology, but seeks = to bring scholars and artist-researchers together who share an interest = in South-East Asian soundscapes. =20 Themes for submission may include but are not limited to: - The sonic identity of any South-East Asian space - Differences between Western and South-East Asian soundscapes - South-East Asian (contemporary) sound art - The role, position, and function of music in contemporary = South-East Asian societies - Sonic histories of South-East Asia - Listening cultures of South-East Asia - Politics of sounds or the sounds of politics in South-East Asia - The role of silence in South-East Asian societies and/or = discourses - The role of sounds in South-East Asian religions - Rural =E2=80=9Cversus=E2=80=9D urban soundscapes =20 Deadline Potential contributors are invited to submit completed essays by January = 6, 2016. For more information, or to submit an essay, please contact = noise@xxxxxxxx <mailto:noise@xxxxxxxx> =20 The Journal of Sonic Studies is a peer-reviewed, online, open access = journal providing a platform for theorists and artist-researchers who = would like to present relevant work regarding auditory cultures, to = further our collective understanding of the impact and importance of = sound for our cultures. The editors welcome scholarly as well as = artistic research and also expect all contributions to have a firm = theoretical grounding. Priority is given to contributions that = explicitly use the Internet as a medium, e.g. by inserting A/V = materials, hyperlinks, and the use of non-conventional structures. JSS = invites potential contributors to use the Research Catalogue as the = platform in which the submission is presented (see = http://www.researchcatalogue.net/ <http://www.researchcatalogue.net/>). = Other submission guidelines can be found at sonicstudies.org/guidelines = <http://sonicstudies.org/guidelines>.= --Apple-Mail=_CDB47AAC-9394-49F2-9B4E-F25A5260801B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dutf-8"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dutf-8"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dutf-8"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dutf-8"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dutf-8"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dutf-8"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" = class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: = 10px; font-family: Verdana; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: = 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=3D"">    JSS Call for Papers: Soundscapes of South-East = AsiaMusic, radio, and TV broadcasts; blaring loudspeakers, public announcements, and street = conversations; city sounds, sounds of progress, sounds of revolution, or sounds of = change; sounds deliberately produced or emerging unintentionally, serving a disciplinary function or expressing forms of freedom; musical as well as non-musical (functional) sounds.<o:p class=3D""></o:p> South-East Asia is filled with sounds; indeed, some people would say that it is a noisy part of = the world. However, is it possible to identify a specific South-East Asian = soundscape? And if so, where are the roots to be found, and how did these sounds achieve = their current form? <o:p class=3D""></o:p> The Journal of Sonic Studies is searching = for scholarly and artistic contributions that deal with the relation between South-East Asian = history, culture, society, and politics and the production, distribution, and = reception of sounds, noises, and silence. The broader aim of this special issue is = to establish =E2=80=9Csound=E2=80=9D as an analytical category that = provides us with challenging perspectives on and a new understanding of South-East Asia. Therefore it does not = focus on any particular historical period or research methodology, but seeks to = bring scholars and artist-researchers together who share an interest in = South-East Asian soundscapes. <o:p class=3D""></o:p> Themes for submission may include but are not = limited to:<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p = class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = The sonic identity = of any South-East Asian space<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p = class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = Differences = between Western and South-East Asian soundscapes<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p = class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = South-East Asian = (contemporary) sound art<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p = class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = The role, = position, and function of music in contemporary South-East Asian societies<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p= class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = Sonic histories of = South-East Asia<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p = class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = Listening cultures = of South-East Asia<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p = class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = Politics of sounds = or the sounds of politics in South-East Asia<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p = class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = The role of = silence in South-East Asian societies and/or discourses<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p = class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = The role of sounds = in South-East Asian religions<o:p class=3D""></o:p><p = class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style=3D"margin-left: 18pt; = text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 150%; background-color: white; = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial;">-       = Rural =E2=80=9Cversu= s=E2=80=9D urban soundscapes<o:p class=3D""></o:p> Deadline<o:p = class=3D""></o:p>Potential = contributors are invited to submit completed essays by January 6, 2016.<o:p class=3D""></o:p>For more = information, or to submit an essay, please contact <a = href=3D"mailto:noise@xxxxxxxx" = class=3D"">noise@xxxxxxxx</a> <o:p class=3D""></o:p><o:p = class=3D""> </o:p>The = Journal of Sonic Studies is a peer-reviewed, online, = open access journal providing a platform for theorists and artist-researchers who would like to present relevant work regarding auditory cultures, to further our collective understanding of = the impact and importance of sound for our cultures. The editors welcome = scholarly as well as artistic research and also expect all contributions to have a = firm theoretical grounding. Priority is given to contributions that = explicitly use the Internet as a medium, e.g. by inserting A/V materials, hyperlinks, = and the use of non-conventional structures. JSS invites potential contributors = to use the Research Catalogue as the platform in which the submission is = presented (see <a = href=3D"http://www.researchcatalogue.net/" class=3D"">http://www.researchcatalogue.net/</a>). Other = submission guidelines can be found at <a = href=3D"http://sonicstudies.org/guidelines" = class=3D"">sonicstudies.org/guidelines</a>.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p> </div></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_CDB47AAC-9394-49F2-9B4E-F25A5260801B--

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