The editors of the Journal of Sonic Studies are proud to announce that its 26th issue is online.
Every now and then JSS publishes a non-themed issue. The question that sometimes arises for the editor Sharon Stewart, when engaging with articles for such a non-themed issue is what one needs in order to listen and to share one's listening experience? Fortunately for those of us interested in examining the sonic, answering this question is never straightforward: how we come into contact with the sonic and how we are able to share those experiences, the contexts and phenomena, open up endlessly rich sites of exploration.
While becoming aware of our sonic environment, working with sound, discussing sound, sharing sonic experiences and ideas, we become aware of the technological aspect and our particular access to materials and their affordances; the sociopolitical situation we occupy, with attendant opportunities and norms that affect our own interests and biases; our own position in society, which has a direct effect on our language and what circles we are welcome to join as well as how comfortable we feel engaging with sound and sharing that engagement.
Some keywords Sharon mentions above are technology, sociopolitics, ethics, and language. At least two of them, technology and sociopolitics, are quite prominent in JSS26.
Read the 26th edition here.
Journal of Sonic Studies
The Journal of Sonic Studies (JSS) is an Open Access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
The primary aim of JSS: how can we understand the impact and importance of sound, both on an individual and a general cultural level? JSS thus provides a platform for theorists and artists who would like to present relevant work regarding the sonic environment.
