'Sounds Affairs: Sonic Histories of Foreign Relations' - Workshop
This workshop is the inaugural event of a new research project "Sound Affairs: Sonic Histories of Foreign Relations, 1700-1900." This project, funded by an UvA FGw Starting Grant, examines how sound shaped interstate relations in the past. The workshop consists of presentations by three researchers, followed by expert commentaries, and an interactive session on digital methods. After the workshop, there will be a public lecture by Holger Schulze at Spui25.
Event details of
'Sounds Affairs: Sonic Histories of Foreign Relations' - Workshop
- Date
- 25 October 2024
- Time
- 09:30 -15:30
- Location
- BG 3
- Room
- VOX-POP
Programme Outline
9:30 Coffee and reception
Location: Vox-Pop, BG 3, Binnengasthuisstraat 9, Amsterdam
10:00 - 12:30 Morning session: Paper presentations
Hear from three researchers as they unveil their work on the intersections of sound, diplomacy, and history.
- 10:00 Welcome and introduction by Houssine Alloul & Melvin Wevers (University of Amsterdam)
- 10:15 Loren Verreyen (University of Antwerp) - Picking the Apple Tree: Analyzing Podcasts from Genre to Transcript // Discussant: Carolyn Birdsall (University of Amsterdam)
- 11:00 Emily Clark (University of Amsterdam) - Listening to Difference: Dutch Folksong Recordings as Archival Documents and Data // Discussant: TBC
- 11:45 Holden S. Carroll (University of Amsterdam) - Soundscapes for Peace and Understanding: UNESCO Radio and the Sonic Practices of Postwar Internationalism // Discussant: Holger Schulze (University of Copenhagen)
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 Afternoon session: Digital Methods Workshop
Participate in an interactive workshop exploring the possibilities and limitations of digital techniques for researching and presenting sonic aspects of history.
15:30 - 15:45 Concluding Remarks
17:00 - 18.45 Evening session: Public lecture Holger Schulze
Location: SPUI25, Spui 25-27 - 1012 WX Amsterdam
- 17:00 Holger Schulze (University of Copenhagen) - What Are Sound Studies?: A Brief Introduction to a Very Young and a Very Old Field of Research // Moderator: Josephine Hoegaerts (University of Amsterdam)
- 18:15 Reception
