Ideologies and Ethics in the Uses and Abuses of Sound
The 2010 World Forum for Acoustic Ecology conference will be held at Koli in Eastern Finland. Koli is a plausible site for reflecting upon ideologies, ethics and soundscapes, since it was amongst the key places of the national romantic artist pilgrims in the late 19th century Finland. The main organisers, Department of Finnish Language and Cultural Research at the University of Joensuu, Finland and The Finnish Society for Acoustic Ecology (FSAE) invite researchers and artists from all disciplines to join this forum of discussion.
Proposals are invited for papers, workshops, roundtable, or artistic contributions relating to, but not limited to the following topics:
Nations, nationalism and soundscape
Constructing past and progress in the uses and abuses of sound
Ethical challenges of working with the sounds
The commodification of aural space, sound and silence
Koli, Finland June 16-19, 2010
Conference organizers:
Department of Finnish Language and Cultural Research, University of Joensuu, Finland
Finnish Society for Acoustic Ecology (FSAE)
The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE)
Confirmed invited and keynote speakers in alphabetical order:
Contact information:
koli@akueko.com
Department of Finnish Language and Cultural Research, University of Joensuu, Finland
professor Helmi Järviluoma-Mäkelä, tel. +358 13 251 4364
university lecturer Noora Vikman, tel. +358 13 251 4501
fax +358 13 251 3228