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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Immersed in sound

Kursk and the phenomenology of aural experience

George Home-Cook

pp. 129-134

Abstract

In this interview extract, George Home-Cook reflects on what it means to be "immersed in sound". Steering clear of the natural tendency to set hearing (distractedness) over and against listening (attentiveness), Home-Cook invites us to reconsider aural immersion in dynamic terms. He urges us to pay closer attention to the dynamics of embodied attending: immersion is "dynamic embodied attending in the world" (Arvidson 2006; emphasis original). Referring to Sound&Fury's Kursk, the interview considers the particularities of conducting a phenomenology of theatrical listening.

Publication details

Published in:

Frieze James (2016) Reframing immersive theatre: the politics and pragmatics of participatory performance. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 129-134

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-36604-7_9

Full citation:

Home-Cook George (2016) „Immersed in sound: Kursk and the phenomenology of aural experience“, In: J. Frieze (ed.), Reframing immersive theatre, Dordrecht, Springer, 129–134.