Auditory Culture–cfp

CFP: The International Conference on Auditory Culture

Organizers:

  • Nankai University, The School of Literature
  • Renmin University of China, The School of Liberal Arts
  • The editorial office of Exploration and Free Views
  • Tianjin Aesthetics Society

Time: August 11 – 13, 2017
Location: Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Deadline for Submitting your paper or outline, July 15, 2017
Conference Languages: English and Chinese

International Submission & Contact:

WANG, Dun (Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Renmin University of China)
Tel: 86 189-1116-1303
Email: wangdun@ruc.edu.cn

Modern society is full of sound. The development of acoustic media, the politics of sound, the convergence of audio and visual technologies, and the ubiquitous auditory discipline, all point to the significance of the studies of auditory culture.

Our society today not only creates various forms of sonic phenomena, but also is shaped and constructed by different auditory cultures. The past decade witnessed the growing interests and studies on the technology, media, culture, and social signification of sound. The purpose of this conference is, therefore, to further promote the interactions among scholars in the international scale, to push forward the development of the studies of auditory culture, as well as to advocate new approaches and paradigms to the subject. The major themes of the conference include:

  • The connotation and implication of auditory culture
  • The history of sound and audition
  • Technology, media, and their relationship to audition
  • Keywords: sound, audition, noise, silence
  • Auditory culture and modern society
  • Music criticism and its theories
  • The culture of sound and the possibility of sound criticism
  • The aesthetics and politics of sound
  • The studies of Chinese and foreign theories of auditory culture

Please submit your conference paper or presentation outline (which should be no less than 2000 words) along with a short bio (one paragraph) before July 15, 2017. We will send the official invitation after we have received and evaluated your paper or outline.

Conference registration starts at August 10, 2017. The conference ends at the noon of August 13. No conference fee. The organizer will provide food and lodging during the conference.

Posted by: Yu Wang <ywang1024@gmail.com>

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