Abstracts
Abstract
The catastrophic impacts of climate change, vanishing biodiversity, and the rapid deterioration of our global ecosystems require urgent attention and aggressive political action. This article explores a body of interdisciplinary research through a series of ecological sound projects designed to draw attention and awareness to changing ecosystems. These projects are framed as participatory acoustic ecology and position the discipline as a socially engaged, inclusive, accessible, interdisciplinary field that inspires communities to listen and act during times of crisis.
Keywords:
- acoustic ecology,
- ecological sound art,
- climate action
Résumé
Les impacts catastrophiques du changement climatique, la disparition de la biodiversité et la détérioration rapide de nos écosystèmes à l’échelle mondiale nécessitent une attention immédiate et une action politique énergique. Cet article explore un corpus de recherche interdisciplinaire à travers une série de projets sonores écologiques conçus pour attirer l’attention et sensibiliser aux écosystèmes en mutation. Ces projets s’inscrivent dans le cadre de l’écologie acoustique participative et positionnent la discipline comme un domaine interdisciplinaire socialement engagé, inclusif et accessible, qui peut inciter les communautés à écouter et à agir en temps de crise.
Mots-clés :
- écologie acoustique,
- art sonore écologique,
- action contre le réchauffement climatique
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