This book showcases the importance of the soundscape for understanding
the environmental crises that we face. It is also about the lost art
of listening. This is crucial if we are to start building deeper
resonances between human and more-than-human worlds. The book
introduces a new approach to listening called Integral Listening (IL),
one that helps people directly engage with interior and exterior
soundscapes, which is the key to solving environmental issues such as
climate change and biodiversity loss. It provides a number of tools
for engaging with the soundscape in ways that build empathy between
the listener and the listened. It argues that empathy is central to
our ability to create closer bonds with the more-than-human world;
bonds that our ancestors, and the Indigenous peoples of the world,
understood as being key to survival. As Edwards argues, science and
technology cannot be relied upon to address issues that begin their
life in our interior worlds. At its core, this book is a rallying cry
for the creation of arts-based responses to environmental issues,
responses that create hope, not despair. Providing essential reading,
this book will be of interest to researchers, educators, and students
in environmental studies, sound studies, and arts-based research. It
will also appeal to musicians exploring new ways of crafting music
from the soundscapes, well-being professionals benefitting from the
concept of the interior soundscape and its ability to impact how
people feel and community members who are on the lookout for ways to
engage people with issues without creating feelings of powerlessness.
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Deep Listening to the World Around Us
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781040803639
Publisert
2025
Utgave
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Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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