[Commlist] CFP: Journal of Sonic Studies - Soundscapes of Latin America

JSS Call for Papers: Soundscapes of Latin America

Music, radio, and TV broadcasts; blaring loudspeakers, public 
announcements, street vendors; city sounds, sounds of progress, sounds 
of revolution, or sounds of change; sounds deliberately produced or 
emerging unintentionally, serving a disciplinary function or expressing 
forms of freedom; musical as well as non-musical (functional) sounds; 
overwhelming natural sounds of rain forests, the pampas, and highlands.



Latin America is filled with sounds; indeed, its cities might count 
among the noisiest of the world, in notable contrast with the (relative) 
quietness of its rural areas and wild nature. Is it possible to identify 
specific Latin American soundscapes? How can they 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?



The Journal of Sonic Studies is searching for scholarly and artistic 
contributions that deal with the connections and relationships between 
Latin American history, culture, society, and politics and the 
production, distribution, and reception of sounds, noises, and silence. 
The broader aim of this special issue is to establish “sound” as an 
analytical category that provides us with challenging perspectives on 
and a new understanding of Latin America. 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 Latin American soundscapes.



Themes for submission may include but are not limited to:

-       The sonic identity of any Latin American space

-       Differences between Western and Latin American soundscapes

-       Latin American (contemporary) sound art

-       The role, position, and function of music in contemporary Latin 
American societies

-       Sonic histories of Latin America

-       Listening cultures of Latin America

-       Politics of sounds or the sounds of politics in Latin America

-       The role of silence in Latin American societies and/or discourses

-       The role of sounds in Latin American religious practices

-       Rural “versus” urban soundscapes



Deadline

Potential contributors are invited to submit completed essays by 
September 1, 2019.

For more information, or to submit an essay, please contact 
(noise /at/ sonicstudies.org)



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.



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