Sound::Gender:: Feminism:: Activism

We started Sound::Gender::Feminism::Activism to see who, in the field of sound arts and experimental music, was working to challenge the dominant canon of theory and practice established largely by white male artists and academics throughout the twentieth century. We also wanted to provide a space to investigate and share new work and collectively to rethink what sound arts could be. The response was amazing. The first SGFA in London 2012 brought together an international array of academics, artists, musicians, engineers and music journalists to share their working interests and concerns. It was followed by SGFA 2014 which asked: “What, in the historical present, might constitute an activist life in sound?” and queried the place and performance of activism within the discourses and practices of sound arts engaged with gender, feminist and queer politics. In SGFA 2016 we sought to listen to the complex interplay between the auditory and social protocols of “White Noise”. Now working with our collaborators in Tokyo, we seek to widen the network and to develop this area of research in Japan and East Asia. This short paper will discuss some of the areas of work and research that has developed over this time.

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