Local Jukeboxes and International Media Conglomerates
Text: Heikki Uimonen; Picture: Rowe Service Manual In the 1970s, Nauvo had one licensed venue where you could enjoy a few drinks with friends and spend the evening out. As in many other small Finnish municipalities, it was a bar located in a local service station. What made Nauvo special was that, if you lived […]
Ethnography on Mediation: Musica Mobilis and Sonic Effect
Text: Heikki Uimonen The SOMECO research team organised a soundscape workshop at Nauvo Library on 4 June. We were well rehearsed and prepared to present the project to the audience in Swedish and Finnish, and to play recordings of previous studies carried out 25 years ago. Above all we were also very much looking forward […]
On the Move: Secular and Sacred Tourism
Text: Heikki Uimonen My field notes from the first listening walks on 3 June on the south side of Nauvo main street read as follows: “A lawnmower, a garbage truck and a concrete truck – clearly morning commuter traffic, just after 7 am. Jackdaws and pigeons. As the walk continues, the traffic noise diminishes considerably. […]
Why I stopped my sound diary on the 3rd day
Text, picture & sound: juL McOISANS The sound diary is one of the protocols we use in this village survey with local school children. Like any good student, I started mine on the first day of arriving in Lesconil, noting the first and last sounds I heard during the day, as well as the most […]