Sonic territorialisation in motion. Reporting from the homeless occupation of public space in Grenoble

This research explores the political dimension of sonic environments within public space, with special attention on marginal stakeholders and their sonic behaviour. The aim is to investigate how public policies can relate to issues around the sonic environment and, more generally, how institutions c...

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Main Author: Nicola Di Croce
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: UMR 1563 « Ambiances Architectures Urbanités » 2017-12-01
Series:Ambiances
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ambiances/1001
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spelling doaj-aac1428d06d04e67bb90b27593837d7f2020-11-25T00:39:06ZfraUMR 1563 « Ambiances Architectures Urbanités »Ambiances2266-839X2017-12-0110.4000/ambiances.1001Sonic territorialisation in motion. Reporting from the homeless occupation of public space in GrenobleNicola Di CroceThis research explores the political dimension of sonic environments within public space, with special attention on marginal stakeholders and their sonic behaviour. The aim is to investigate how public policies can relate to issues around the sonic environment and, more generally, how institutions can deal with social conflicts originated by a plurality of sonic perceptions. In order to do so, the paper presents the outcomes of field research developed in Grenoble in 2015, focusing on the “sonic deterritorialisation” of groups of homeless people in the inner city. The case study shows how certain kinds of everyday practices shape and affect sonic and public space and, in particular, the way in which sonic traces reveal social conflict. Homeless people’s occupation of public space often involves a sonic challenge to the status quo, which pits marginal stakeholders, citizens, and city users against one another – reflecting the necessity to establish new forms of coexistence. “Sonic marginality” is thus the consequence of a lack of understanding. It constitutes a ground upon which a new sonic acknowledgment of “otherness” might develop, and points up the necessary role of sonic studies in better implementing political awareness, and to propose innovative resolutions for social conflict.http://journals.openedition.org/ambiances/1001sonic deterritorialisationoccupation of public spacesocial conflictmarginalityothernesshomelessness
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Sonic territorialisation in motion. Reporting from the homeless occupation of public space in Grenoble
Ambiances
sonic deterritorialisation
occupation of public space
social conflict
marginality
otherness
homelessness
author_facet Nicola Di Croce
author_sort Nicola Di Croce
title Sonic territorialisation in motion. Reporting from the homeless occupation of public space in Grenoble
title_short Sonic territorialisation in motion. Reporting from the homeless occupation of public space in Grenoble
title_full Sonic territorialisation in motion. Reporting from the homeless occupation of public space in Grenoble
title_fullStr Sonic territorialisation in motion. Reporting from the homeless occupation of public space in Grenoble
title_full_unstemmed Sonic territorialisation in motion. Reporting from the homeless occupation of public space in Grenoble
title_sort sonic territorialisation in motion. reporting from the homeless occupation of public space in grenoble
publisher UMR 1563 « Ambiances Architectures Urbanités »
series Ambiances
issn 2266-839X
publishDate 2017-12-01
description This research explores the political dimension of sonic environments within public space, with special attention on marginal stakeholders and their sonic behaviour. The aim is to investigate how public policies can relate to issues around the sonic environment and, more generally, how institutions can deal with social conflicts originated by a plurality of sonic perceptions. In order to do so, the paper presents the outcomes of field research developed in Grenoble in 2015, focusing on the “sonic deterritorialisation” of groups of homeless people in the inner city. The case study shows how certain kinds of everyday practices shape and affect sonic and public space and, in particular, the way in which sonic traces reveal social conflict. Homeless people’s occupation of public space often involves a sonic challenge to the status quo, which pits marginal stakeholders, citizens, and city users against one another – reflecting the necessity to establish new forms of coexistence. “Sonic marginality” is thus the consequence of a lack of understanding. It constitutes a ground upon which a new sonic acknowledgment of “otherness” might develop, and points up the necessary role of sonic studies in better implementing political awareness, and to propose innovative resolutions for social conflict.
topic sonic deterritorialisation
occupation of public space
social conflict
marginality
otherness
homelessness
url http://journals.openedition.org/ambiances/1001
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