From sound to waves to territories.

Abstract

This paper explores the debate around environmental humanities through the lens of sound and recent examples of sound art. Taking the emergence of ecocriticism as a point of departure, it discusses sound as a conceptual interface in our technologically mediated relationship with the environment. The notion of "shared sonic spaces" is employed to address the shift that is occurring from a "poetic of authenticity" to a "poetic of responsibility" at the intersection of culture, technology and ecology.