This afternoon workshop investigates historical auditory experiences of those with varied degrees of hearing loss in the wide context of hearing as a multisensorial experience. The event will feature a keynote lecture by Rosamund Oates (Manchester) and five presentations by registered active participants, followed by a lengthy discussion. The participation at the event is mandatory: […]
Listening to Tehran: Sonic Palimpsests and Affective Historical Imaginaries Through the more-than-sounds of sirens, bombs and other sonic experiences during the missile strikes on Tehran in the later stages of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88) in Azar Nafisi’s 2003 book, Laudan Nooshin will investigate a profound entanglement of sound, affect, and memory, and the intense somatic […]
VALSOUNDS. Reflections on the Digital Reconstruction of Early Valois Soundscapes Following a successful end of the transdisciplinary ERC-funded project at KU Leuven (2023-25), Karl Kügle (PI) and Marc Lewon will showcase the various stages of the research proecess and the auralisations created by the project. They will feature potential impact of archaeoacoustic research for the […]
Reading Sounds of War The reading group session will focus on the sounds of war, liminality, and transcultural communities formed during periods of conflict. Drawing on a curated selection of recent contributions by multiple authors, we will explore the many facets of listening, hearing, and the multisensorial perception of war sounds, including music and sonic communication. […]
Athanasius Kircher, Phonurgia nova, 1673. Focusing on the variety of interactions of sound and space — how sound inhabits space, shapes space, and how it creates space — we will discuss this broad topic with a multidisciplinary group of scholars. Iva Grlić Radman (Basel) is an architect interested in contemporary spaces and sound, Eduardo Carrero […]
As every September, the Study Group will meet in an online meeting to discuss recent news, future plans, and to hear about the members’ activities. This is a closed meeting and registration is necessary. Register here: https://forms.gle/2TqQ22VihestmCkw6
“… c’estoit ung grant merveille à pensser…”: Power, Sound, and Ritual at the Burgundian Court The colloqium will investigate how did sound organise authority at the Burgundian court, investigate power, sound, and ritual as mutually reinforcing practices. Through chronicles, ordinances, images, and spaces, Margret Scharrer will trace how sound and music shaped perception, obedience, and […]
