Perceptive and nuanced learnings extrapolated from sensitively devised and performed fieldwork from contrasting cultural contexts that have faced head-on conflict, violence, loss and trauma are presented here in a critical context, offering meaningful yet expertly informed ways forward in sound and music practice.

John L. Drever, Professor of Acoustic Ecology and Sound Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

<i>Sounding Conflict </i>offers a brilliant exploration of how conflict, peace and healing must be understood within the fullest container of human senses and meaning making – in this case an ever-deepening empirical unveiling of the place and impact of arts, performance and music. A must-read for anyone interested in holistic social change.

John Paul Lederach, Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame, USA

Sound, music and storytelling are important tools of resistance, resilience and reconciliation in creative practice from protracted conflict to post-conflict contexts. When they are used in a socially engaged participatory capacity, they can create counter-narratives to conflict. Based on original research in three continents, this book advances an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to exploring the role of sonic and creative practices in addressing the effects of conflict. Each case study illustrates how participatory arts genres are variously employed by musicians, arts facilitators, theatre practitioners, community activists and other stakeholders as a means of ‘strategic creativity’ to transform trauma and promote empowerment. This research further highlights the complex dynamics of delivering and managing creativity among those who have experienced violence, as they seek opportunities to generate alternative arenas for engagement, healing and transformation.
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Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Introduction: Sound Ambiguities
Fiona Magowan (Queen's University Belfast, UK), Julie M. Norman (University College London, UK), Ariana Phillips-Hutton (Cambridge University, UK), Stefanie Lehner (Queens's University Belfast, UK) and Pedro Rebelo (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
1. Sound Methodologies in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
Fiona Magowan (Queen's University Belfast, UK), Julie M. Norman (University College London, UK), Ariana Phillips-Hutton (Cambridge University, UK), Stefanie Lehner (Queens's University Belfast, UK) and Pedro Rebelo (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
2. Resistance: Performing the Frontline
Julie Norman (University College London, UK)
3. Resilience in Creative Practice in a Post-Conflict Context: Musicians Without Borders
Fiona Magowan (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
4. Remediating Relationships: Collaborative Storytelling and Conflict
Ariana Phillips-Hutton (Cambridge University, UK)
5. From Noises of Conflict to Dissonant Sounds of Reconciliation in Northern Irish Theatre
Stefanie Lehner (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
6. Working through Creative Practice: Socially Engaged Arts Interventions
Pedro Rebelo (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
Conclusion
Fiona Magowan (Queen's University Belfast, UK), Julie M. Norman (University College London, UK), Ariana Phillips-Hutton (Cambridge University, UK), Stefanie Lehner (Queens's University Belfast, UK) and Pedro Rebelo (Queen's University Belfast, UK)References
Author Index
Partner Index
Index

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Examines the creative processes and contested politics of sound, music, and storytelling for conflict transformation
Offers an interdisciplinary approach to reshaping memories and experiences of violence and trauma across three distinct conflict/post-conflict case studies in the Middle East, Brazil and Northern Ireland
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781501383021
Publisert
2023-02-23
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240

Biografisk notat

Fiona Magowan is Fellow and Research Lead at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice and Professor of Anthropology at Queen’s University Belfast, UK. She is the author or editor of seven books, including Christianity, Conflict and Renewal in the Australia Pacific (2016).

Julie M. Norman is Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at University College London, UK. She writes widely on conflict, political violence, and resistance and is the author or co-editor of four books including Understanding Nonviolence (2015).Ariana Phillips-Hutton is Lecturer in Global Critical and Cultural Study of Music at the University of Leeds, UK. She is the author of Music Transforming Conflict (2020) and Associate Editor for the Oxford Handbook of Western Music and Philosophy (2020).

Stefanie Lehner is Senior Lecturer in Irish Literature and Culture at Queen’s University Belfast, UK and Fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. Her current research explores the role of the arts, specifically performance, in conflict transformation processes, with a focus on the Northern Irish context.

Pedro Rebelo is Professor of Sonic Arts at Queen’s University Belfast, UK. His ongoing research interests include participatory sonic arts and immersive sound.