Partner institutions:

• École française d’Athènes, Athens
• Laboratory for Anthropological Research – Panteion University
• Institut français de Grèce, Athens

Organized by the École française d’Athènes, the Laboratory for Anthropological Research – Panteion University, and the Institut français de Grèce, this Spring School aims to contribute to the examination of the history and memory of the Cold War from a perspective that takes into account the sound, and therefore sensory, dimensions of its experience. Starting from the concept of soundscape, including voice, radio, and mediated sound, the Spring School will focus on voice and politics, radio archives, radio broadcasts, Cold War history and anthropology of socialism and postsocialism. Combining theoretical lectures and practical workshops we propose to look into different modes of listening and sound technology, explore the construction of auditory experience within a particular social and historical setting and contribute to our understanding of how sound is implicated in control, discipline and ideology formation. We also aim to combine subjects such as soundscapes, radio voice, voice politics, sound memories, mediated sound with artistic approaches based on sound and with multimodal ethnography. This will allow the participants to create and present their own sound-related collaborative projects and will feature workshops and art presentations by artists and renowned scholars. These themes will be worked both theoretically and practically through the following lectures and workshops:

Lectures

1. Modern Listening, Voice and Politics
2. Memories of Migration through Sound
3. Working with Radio Archives
4. Multimodal Ethnography
5. Eastern Europe through Radio Free Europe
6. (Re)composing and narrating soundscapes

Workshops

1. Ethnographic Sound Writing
2. Doing Podcasts
3. Mapping Soundscapes

Course requirements

The International Spring School will involve up to twenty five BA and MA students from different disciplines. It is particularly suitable for participants from a wide range of fields including, but not limited to Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, (Oral) History, Creative Writing, Music, Art History, Education, Performance and Audiovisual
Studies. The working language of the Spring School is English. Courses and workshops will take place at Panteion University, the EFA and the IFG. Participants must commit themselves for the whole duration of the Spring School. It is expected that they attend all the courses, workshops and sessions selected and actively participate in discussion with workshop convenors, colleagues and presenters. Additional events, including cultural visits, group bonding sessions, art presentations might be scheduled during the week. At the end of the Spring School, students will present their project in relation to their research and the workshops they have attended. The presentations will be discussed by lecturers and other students.

 Costs

No fees are required from the participants, but they have to cover their transportation and accommodation in Athens. The organizers provide 2 meals per day at Panteion’s canteen.

Application

Applications should be sent to springschool2025radioscapes@gmail.com before March 15th, 2025 and include:
•a Curriculum Vitae
•a letter of motivation
•the name and e-mail address of one referee.
The selection of participants will be published by March 30th, 2025.

Organizing/scientific committee

• Aliki ANGELIDOU Panteion University, Athens, Greece
• Alexandra BALANDINA Ionian University, Corfu, Greece
• Gilles DE RAPPER École française d’Athènes, Greece
• Maria KOKKINOU University of Galway, Ireland & École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
• Georgia SARIKOUDI Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece