[AUDITORY] CfP: Journal of Sonic Studies - Sound Studies, Soundscapes, and Sound Art of the Balkans (Vincent Meelberg )

Subject: [AUDITORY] CfP: Journal of Sonic Studies - Sound Studies, Soundscapes, and Sound Art of the Balkans From: Vincent Meelberg <00000085e4d42aca-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2020 22:08:47 +0200 --Apple-Mail=_5CF359F9-F197-411A-8834-040A12FAB5B8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 JSS Call for Papers: Sound Studies, Soundscapes, and Sound Art of the = Balkans City sounds and sounds of nature; sounds of progress and nostalgic = sounds; sounds of revolution and change, and sounds of restauration; = sounds deliberately produced or emerging unintentionally, serving a = disciplinary function or expressing forms of freedom; musical as well as = non-musical (functional) sounds; sounds of war and sounds of friendship. How do the Balkans sound? How can their sonic ambiances 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? How do Balkan sound artists respond to these influences and = meanings? How are sound studies developing in South-Eastern Europe? The Journal of Sonic Studies is searching for scholarly and artistic = contributions that deal with the connections and relationships between = the history, culture, society, and politics of the Balkan countries 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 this part of = Europe. 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 Balkan sound studies, = soundscapes, and/or sound art. Themes for submission may include but are not limited to: - The sonic identity of any Balkan space - Differences between various Balkan soundscapes or differences = with West-European soundscapes - Balkan (contemporary) sound art - The role, position, and function of music in contemporary = South-East European societies - Sonic histories of the Balkans - Listening cultures of Balkan countries - Politics of sounds or the sounds of politics in the Balkans - The role of silence in Balkan societies and/or discourses - The role of sounds in Balkan religious practices - Rural =E2=80=9Cversus=E2=80=9D urban soundscapes in Balkan = countries Guest editor The Croatian musicologist Diana Grguric will act as guest editor of this = special issue. Deadline Potential contributors are invited to submit completed essays by January = 10, 2021. For more information, or to submit an =E2=80=9Cexposition=E2=80=9D, = please contact Marcel Cobussen (MA.Cobussen@xxxxxxxx = <mailto:MA.Cobussen@xxxxxxxx>) and/or Diana Grguric = (dgrguric@xxxxxxxx) 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. =20= --Apple-Mail=_5CF359F9-F197-411A-8834-040A12FAB5B8 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"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><meta= http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" = class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">JSS Call = for Papers: Sound Studies, Soundscapes, and Sound Art of the = Balkans City sounds and sounds of = nature; sounds of progress and nostalgic sounds; sounds of = revolution and change, and sounds of restauration; sounds = deliberately produced or emerging unintentionally, serving = a disciplinary function or expressing forms of freedom; musical as = well as non-musical (functional) sounds; sounds of war = and sounds of friendship. How do the = Balkans sound? How can their sonic ambiances 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? How do Balkan sound artists respond to these = influences and meanings? How are sound studies developing in = South-Eastern Europe? The Journal of = Sonic Studies is searching for scholarly and artistic = contributions that deal with the connections and relationships = between the history, culture, society, and politics of the Balkan = countries 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 this part of Europe. 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 Balkan sound = studies, soundscapes, and/or sound art. Themes for submission may include but are not limited = to: -       The sonic = identity of any Balkan space -       Differences between various = Balkan soundscapes or differences with West-European soundscapes -       Balkan = (contemporary) sound art -  =      The role, position, and function of music in = contemporary South-East European societies -       Sonic histories of = the Balkans -      =  Listening cultures of Balkan countries -       Politics of sounds or = the sounds of politics in the Balkans -       The role of silence = in Balkan societies and/or discourses -       The role of sounds in = Balkan religious practices -  =      Rural =E2=80=9Cversus=E2=80=9D = urban soundscapes in Balkan countries <b= class=3D"">Guest editor The = Croatian musicologist Diana Grguric will act as guest editor of = this special issue. Deadline Potential = contributors are invited to submit completed essays by January 10, = 2021. For more information, or = to submit an =E2=80=9Cexposition=E2=80=9D, please contact Marcel = Cobussen (<a href=3D"mailto:MA.Cobussen@xxxxxxxx" = class=3D"">MA.Cobussen@xxxxxxxx</a>) and/or Diana Grguric = (<a href=3D"mailto:dgrguric@xxxxxxxx" class=3D"">dgrguric@xxxxxxxx</a>) 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>.  </div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_5CF359F9-F197-411A-8834-040A12FAB5B8--

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