Soundwalking Methods

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Description

Soundwalking workshop for Environmental Humanities Research Network.
The soundwalk will take place across the University of Manchester campus and surrounding area, starting outside the main doors of the Samuel Alexander Building at 1pm.

This workshop will explore environmental listening and soundwalking across the UoM campus and surrounding area. Led by musician and Creative Manchester research associate Dr Henry McPherson, we will explore some simple exercises in attentive listening, reflect on sound and soundscape as a medium for thinking about human-environmental relations, and discuss strategies for employing audio-based creative methods within participatory and other socially engaged research.
Period31 May 2025
Event typeWorkshop
LocationManchester, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of RecognitionLocal

Keywords

  • soundwalk
  • environmental humanities
  • environmental arts
  • sonic arts
  • sonic methods
  • place-based

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Creative Manchester