CFP:
Listen Up! Investigating the Intersections of Sound and Technology
 

May 31 - June 2, 2013
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Symposium website: https://sites.google.com/site/listenupuoregon/


Psychologists suggest that listening, be it passive or active, is central to communication, healthy aging, prevention and treatment of disease, and psychological well-being. Neuroscientists have built onto this body of knowledge, providing evidence about the neural mechanisms underlying sound in relation to social functioning, cognition, and emotion. However, these fields have only begun to explore questions about cross-cultural differences and atypical functioning. Listen Up! will bring together scholars across the sciences and humanities to discuss research on the topics of listening and technology. Although not a requirement for any individual participant, the conference will also emphasize issues of gender and dis/ability, thus asking researchers to reflect critically on their research methods and findings.

The symposium will consist of invited keynote lectures, seminars, and papers sessions by leading scholars in the fields of psychology, science and technology studies (STS), and the humanities. Dr. Sandra Trehub and Dr. Mara Mills will present keynote lectures on their work in psychology and ability-technology studies, with follow-up discussions planned throughout the conference.

Devoted to the dissemination of new, unpublished research and knowledge, the symposium will bring together leading scholars in the sciences and humanities to discuss political, cultural, and historical issues central to this topic. Papers are invited that report empirical and theoretical research addressing these topics and expanding our knowledge of these intersecting fields. Researchers interested in presenting a paper should email a 500-word abstract by Friday April 19, 2013 detailing 1) the main findings or argument of their papers, and 2) their potential to contribute to broad conversations in the sciences and humanities around sound and technology to Jenny Mendoza, jmendoz4@uoregon.edu. Please visit the symposium website for more information.