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Pufendorf & Friends: "Democratic Alarm: Ambiguous Sounds"

19 oktober 2023 16:00 till 18:00 | Övrigt
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What messages do sounds convey? How are sounds interpreted in different public contexts, by groups and individuals with different personal experiences, cultural expectations, emotional states, and levels of hearing loss? This Pufendorf & Friends after work event explores the concept of ambiguous sounds in the context of emergency scenarios and alarms, as alarm designers face considerable challenges in creating sonic actants that convey specific messages and encourage specific actions.

The audience will hear a series of ambiguous sounds performed live by a musician and through recordings. The range of responses and cognitive associations will be explored through discussions and interactive polls. After this, an informal mingle with drinks and snacks will be soundtracked by songs that have incorporated alarms and sirens in different ways, and we will consider the different and ambiguous ways that musicians have responded artistically to these emergency sounds. 

Ultimately, this event aims to both celebrate the richness of human perception of sounds as well as the importance of taking it into consideration when designing alarms, emphasizing the power of dialogue and understanding in building a more democratic society. The "Democratic Alarm" event invites participants to listen, interpret, engage, and reconsider the ways in which we construct meaning from the sounds that surround us.

Panel members

Philip Dodds is a researcher in musicology in the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences. He has interdisciplinary expertise in the fields of sound studies, urban history and cultural geography. His research has focused on the spatial politics of sound.

Enrico Ronchi is an Associate Professor at the Division of Fire Safety Engineering. His research focuses on the study of human behaviour in fire and his interest in the Sound of Democracy theme is linked to the design of evacuation alarms.

Clara Gustafsson is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Lund University School of Management and Economics. She specialises in Branding and Consumer Culture, and her main research area is Sonic Branding.

Sandra Kopljar is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the Department of Architecture and Built Environment. Her main research interests are sound related to urban development, design processes and artistic research.

Moderator: Tobias Lund

Trumpet player: Erik Hultrands Ahlin.

About Pufendorf & Friends

Pufendorf & Friends is a series of open discussions and After Works for researchers. We hope to create a space for informal meetings across all discipline- and faculty boundaries

Bring a coworker and come mingle with colleagues from other parts of the university. All are welcome! No pre-registration is required. Drinks and snacks will be served.

Autumn programme 2023 

19 oktober:  Democratic alarm ambiguous sounds 
16 november:  Existential resilience
7 december:  Northern lights on food 

More information on the Pufendorf IAS website

Om evenemanget

Plats:

Pufendorf IAS, Biskopsgatan 3, Lund

Kontakt:

cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se