Subject: [AUDITORY] CFP: Journal of Sonic studies - Sound Studies, Soundscapes, and Sound Art of Latin America From: Vincent Meelberg <00000085e4d42aca-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 15:49:59 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>JSS Call for Papers: Sound Studies, Soundscapes, and Sound Art of Latin = America Music, radio, and TV broadcasts; blaring loudspeakers, public = announcements, street vendors; 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; = overwhelming natural sounds of rain forests, the pampas, and highlands. Latin America is filled with sounds; indeed, its cities might count = among the noisiest of the world, in notable contrast with the (relative) = quietness of its rural areas and wild nature. Is it possible to identify = specific Latin American soundscapes? How can they be characterized? What = can be heard there? How should we listen to them, experience them, = affect and be affected by them? What is their political, social, = religious, ethical, economic, aesthetic influence or meaning? The Journal of Sonic Studies is searching for scholarly and artistic = contributions that deal with the connections and relationships between = Latin American 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 Latin America. Therefore, our = call does not focus on a particular historical period or research = methodology, but seeks to bring together scholars and artist-researchers = who share an interest in Latin American soundscapes. Themes for submission may include but are not limited to: - The sonic identity of any Latin American space - Differences between American/European and Latin American = soundscapes - Latin American (contemporary) sound art - The role, position, and function of music in contemporary Latin = American societies - Sonic histories of Latin America - Listening cultures of Latin America - Politics of sounds or the sounds of politics in Latin America - The role of silence in Latin American societies and/or = discourses - The role of sounds in Latin American religious practices - Rural =E2=80=9Cversus=E2=80=9D urban soundscapes Deadline Potential contributors are invited to submit completed essays by = September 1, 2019. For more information, or to submit an essay, please contact = noise@xxxxxxxx Guest editors The Colombian philosopher and sound artist Miguel Isaza and the = Brazilian researcher and sound artist Pedro Oliveira will act as guest = editors of this special issue. 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/). Other submission guidelines can be = found at sonicstudies.org/guidelines.=