The beginning notes in my research and reading of “Eco-Sonic Media” by Jacob Smith.
(Sorry if my writing is hard to read. I love writing on paper! As part of my media studies, I am trying to step outside of the use of dominant media technologies to get a different perspective of their affect on our states, bodies, spirits :D. Inspired by “Medium is the Message” by Marshall MacLuhan I am imagining that the medium itself as an activity is transformative to the way we think and feel. I am enjoying not using a smartphone in public and writing paper maps.)
Questions I am deriving from the beginning of Eco-Sonic Media:
Can we make a critique to contemporary sound media while still being able to listen to recorded sound and appreciate the value of sound cultures today? This involves discovering more sustainable methods for sound recording, producing and distribution.
Do we value SONIC FIDELITY over SUSTAINABILITY? If so, what does this mean about our sense of place and how it is defined in sound cultures?
Can we disturb or resist the direction of technological progress? We fail to understand the materiality of our technologies at a crucial moment of global extinction and systems collapse. This point is very valid to my feelings in the course. This is why I want to critique “spatialisation” ideology and try to imagine it as a more sustainable practice that is less energy intensive and more focused on bringing a sense of place and connection to the listener over high fidelity artificialities.
Can we explore obsolete technologies as potentials for more sustainable media consumption in the future?
and finally, How much communication and entertainment media is enough to attaina system that serves everyone on the planet fairly without contributing to ecological suicide?