Soundscape Research Put Into Practice: The Exploration of Soundwalks in the City of Bern
Keywords:
Bern, soundscape, urban fieldwork, applied ethnomusicology, affective economiesAbstract
This article discusses the possibilities and broader communal impact of applied ethnomusicological work related to soundscape research in a university-based context. Focusing on a seminar in which the findings of urban soundscape research in the city of Bern (Switzerland) were transformed into six different sound tours, the article analyses the different strategies and layers of impact within the broader community.
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