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Call for student projects related to Asch Collection of Folkways Records CASH PRIZES & PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITIES On November 30, 2022, the Sound Studies Institute will host our third Moses Asch Day, celebrating the 117th birthday of Moses Asch, by showcasing student projects that engage directly with or are inspired by...
Produced by the Sound Studies Institute and Northern Lights Folk Club, the annual Women of Folkways concert is dedicated to the celebration by women of women in the Folkways records catalogue. In conjunction with the Asch Collection, the Women of Folkways concert forms an important connection between the Sound Studies Institute and its forebear folkwaysAlive!, … Continue reading Women of Folkways XIII
We spoke with the recipients of the 2020-2021 Sound Studies Institute seed grants to find out more about the ins and outs of their projects, the impacts of their research, and what the Sound Studies Institute means to them. Our discussions have been edited for clarity and length. Dr. Stephanie Archer is Assistant Professor of … Continue reading SoundsOnline: SSI Seed Grant Profile
We spoke with the recipients of the 2021 Sound Studies Institute seed grants to find out more about the ins and outs of their projects, the impacts of their research, and what the Sound Studies Institute means to them. Our discussions have been edited for clarity and length. Dr. Erin Bayne is Professor of Biological … Continue reading WildTrax: SSI Seed Grant Profile
The AMMSA Archive is home to over 2,000 separate audio items and over 5,000 items tagged as film, photographs, event documentation, and other ephemera largely archived from the Alberta Native Communications Society (in operation from the late 1960s until the early 1980s). These include recordings of traditional knowledge in spoken and sung expressions as well … Continue reading Digitizing the Ancestors Project
Check out this article in the Edmonton Journal about this weekend’s upcoming Sound Studies Institute Women of Folkways events. Workshop on Friday, February 7 at CKUA Performance Space, 9804 Jasper Avenue, and Concert on Saturday, February 8 at Parkview Community Hall. Also featured in the article is Mark Segger who is presenting a discussion about … Continue reading Gifted folk women explore the tradition….
U of A undergraduate student Bryce Wittrock (left) and linguist Ben Tucker analyze a waveform from a recording for their study comparing dialects among people in southern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan and Edmonton. (Photo: Geoff McMaster) Vowel pronunciation varies between urban and rural populations, study shows. For more, go online to Folio: FOLIO ARTICLE
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