CFP: Audible Futures, Hanyang Univ., Seoul, 28-29 Mar 2025
AMS Office
Following the success of “Rethinking Sound”(2018) and “Differentiating Sound Studies: Politics of Sound and Listening”(2022), the Music Research Center at Hanyang University is pleased to announce “Audible Futures: Media, Ecology, and Art,” a conference exploring the complex interplay between sound, technology, culture, and politics in our contemporary world. This conference is scheduled to be held on March 28–29, 2025. We invite proposals for program content until 23:59 UTC +9 on December 31, 2024. This event is part of the groundbreaking research project “Politics of Sound and Listening: A Critical Listening of Culture and Technology,” conducted at the Music Research Center, Hanyang University.
We invite scholars, researchers, artists, and practitioners to submit abstracts that critically engage with the political dimensions of sound and listening practices, particularly as they intersect with technological developments and cultural phenomena. For more details, please visit our conference website at https://mrc.hanyang.ac.kr/audible-futures.
Conference Theme
The conference will focus on three main categories, each examined through the lens of political and cultural critique: (1) Media and Communication; (2) Environmental Sound and Acoustic Ecology; (3) Sound Art and Music. We welcome submissions that address these categories, exploring how sound and technology shape—and are shaped by—political, social, and cultural forces.
Keynote Speakers
- Mark Katz (John P. Barker Distinguished Professor of Music, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
- Kozo Hiramatsu (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University)
Presentation Format
- Free Paper: Each paper is given 20 minutes for presentation, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
- Panel Presentation: Each panel presentation will be a 90/120-minute session with three to five papers, including time for discussion.
Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadline: December 31, 2024
- Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2025
- Conference dates: March 28–29, 2025
Submission Process
Please submit your abstract through our online submission system at https://mrc.hanyang.ac.kr/audible-futures/submission. Ensure that your submission adheres to the formatting guidelines provided on the website.
For any queries, please contact the conference organizers at rethinking.sound -at- gmail.com. We look forward to your submissions and to engaging in thought-provoking discussions at the conference!