Thesis Structure
Created: Tue Aug 26 2025 20:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
A rough outline of what I would like to discuss in my thesis. After doing some reading and prelimary research, I am going to focus on sounds in nature, specifically that of water.
Some research questions:
- What does it mean to listen to a river? And in this case, two rivers that meet at a confluence.
- How does listening to an aquatic soundscape impact our understanding of our environment?
- How can listening bring us closer to nature, similar to how listening can bring us closer to other humans?
- How can we appreciate a water soundscape? And does it always have to relate to the ecological crisis? Can we have a pure aesthetic appreciation or is it our ethical duty to also highlight this cause? My initial inclination is that if you're talking about nature, then you also need to address its current state, and that state is climate change.
Questions for Interviews with Artists & Practioners
- When you are listening to a field recording, what are you listening for?
- How much planning is involved before you go into the field?
- How did you get into the field of sounds?
- Why is field recording nature important to you?
- How often do you revisit recordings?
- Can you describe a moment that surprised you from your work?
Things to consider:
- Describe a situation and its stake
- Discuss opportunities for design: possibly problems and needs, but also opportunities, new questions, even original theoretical concepts, or more broadly the social, cultural and political implications of the phenomenon
Outline
Introduction
Talk about my inspiration and interests.