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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-17 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Housing, Theory and Society |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 29 Oct 2019 |
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Sonic Havens : Towards a Goffmanesque Account of Homely Listening. / Walsh, Michael; de la Fuente, Eduardo.
In: Housing, Theory and Society, 29.10.2019, p. 1-17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Sonic Havens
T2 - Towards a Goffmanesque Account of Homely Listening
AU - Walsh, Michael
AU - de la Fuente, Eduardo
PY - 2019/10/29
Y1 - 2019/10/29
N2 - Drawing upon Goffman’s notion of the interaction order we propose that home and homeliness pertain to the degree to which we can control our auditory involvements with the world and with others. What we term “homely listening” concerns the use of music to make oneself feel at home, in some cases, through seclusion and immersion, and, in others, through either the musical ordering of mundane routines or the use of music to engage in sociality with others. Drawing on 29 in-depth qualitative interviews concerning mundane instances of musical listening, we propose the home is a complex sonic order involving territoriality as well as the aesthetic framing of activity through musical and non-musical sounds. We argue the home represents a negotiated sonic interaction order where individuals skilfully manage involvements with others and activities through their musical and other sound practices.
AB - Drawing upon Goffman’s notion of the interaction order we propose that home and homeliness pertain to the degree to which we can control our auditory involvements with the world and with others. What we term “homely listening” concerns the use of music to make oneself feel at home, in some cases, through seclusion and immersion, and, in others, through either the musical ordering of mundane routines or the use of music to engage in sociality with others. Drawing on 29 in-depth qualitative interviews concerning mundane instances of musical listening, we propose the home is a complex sonic order involving territoriality as well as the aesthetic framing of activity through musical and non-musical sounds. We argue the home represents a negotiated sonic interaction order where individuals skilfully manage involvements with others and activities through their musical and other sound practices.
KW - Erving Goffman
KW - Listening
KW - Sound
KW - Territory
KW - Haven
U2 - 10.1080/14036096.2019.1686060
DO - 10.1080/14036096.2019.1686060
M3 - Article
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Scandinavian Housing and Planning Research
JF - Scandinavian Housing and Planning Research
SN - 0281-5737
ER -