Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend many guest lectures this semester, and those I did go to didn’t match up well with what I have been working on for my audio paper. Fortunately, I was able to look back at the previous guest lecturers and found Janine Francois’ lecture from 2021. “Janine Francois is a… Continue reading Guest Lecture.
Category: Sound Studies and Aural Cultures
Recording.
Wednesday 6th December The recording took place on December 3rd. I enlisted the help of my mum to discuss and rediscover the songs of the late Bob Marley and The Wailers. We had listened to a few songs from across their discography with a focus on songs about conflict. Not all the song discussions made… Continue reading Recording.
Small Axe.
Sunday 3rd December Recently, I watched the film Small Axe – Lovers Rock on BBC IPlayer. ‘Lovers Rock tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in… Continue reading Small Axe.
Reworking my project.
I realised that my initial idea didn’t have a critical element to it so I’ve decided to rework my idea. Instead of focusing on the album, lovers rock and my brother in laws dancehall experience, I will focus on songs from the Caribbean that have strong messages of peace and justice for all, discussing them… Continue reading Reworking my project.
Research.
23rd-27th November 2023 Admittedly, I haven’t put much effort into this project over the last few weeks. I was heavily focused on Specialising and Exhibiting, but I am now working on this. My idea is to look at various peoples exposure to Caribbean sound. Those being myself, my mother and my brother in law. It… Continue reading Research.
Week 1: Sound Studies and Aural Cultures.
Wednesday 11th October This week we finally started Sound Studies and Aural Cultures. The session started with some audio playing out the speakers. Milo then spoke about the unit and handed out some items to do with sound; a record, metronome, tuning fork, etc. We discussed which items we liked and I was personally a… Continue reading Week 1: Sound Studies and Aural Cultures.