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Call for papers - EASA 2012 - Paris (Nanterre University), 10/07/2012 –
13/07/2012
Workshop title: "SAYING THE UNSPEAKABLE: THE USES OF VOICE IN THE NARRATION
OF TRAUMATIC EVENTS"
CONVENORS
Estelle Amy de la Bretèque (Instituto de etnomusicologia -INET-MD/UNL-,
Centre de recherche en ethnomusicologie -CREM-)
Alexandra Argenti-Pillen (University College London)
SHORT ABSTRACT
This panel focuses on the sonic specificities of the narration of traumatic
events, analysing their pragmatic features (intonation, rhythm, timbre...),
their status in the local typologies of enunciation (in relation to speech,
song, cry...) and their agency in the acoustic space of the performance.
LONG ABSTRACT
In daily conversation, variations of pitch and accent indicate to some
extent the emotions of the speaker. They may also highlight specific
dimensions of the words being said or can be used for emphatic/contrastive
purposes. This is often lost or distorted in the narration of traumatic
events. Researches have shown that when speakers are deeply affected by the
events they narrate, they often use linguistic markers differing from normal
prosody.
This panel focuses on the sonic specificities of this type of utterances.
How do narrators control (or uncontrol) their voices and body postures to
narrate traumatic events? Are there specific registers of intonation,
rhythm, timbre, temporality or breath which are linked with this kind of
narratives? Do these changes enhance the emotional aspects of the words
being said, or do they distance the narrator from them? Are they reshaped
according to various contexts of enunciation? How do people link them
discursively with other types of enunciation, such as speech, cry, song,
etc.?
This panel welcomes ethnographic and theorical contributions from the fields
of anthropology, ethnolinguistics and ethnomusicology.
*DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 28th of NOVEMBER. You can access the platform at*:
http://www.nomadit.co.uk/easa/easa2012/panels.php5?PanelID=1000
If you have questions about the workshop you may contact the convenors. This
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Information on how to submit an abstract can be found here:
http://www.easaonline.org/conferences/easa2012/callforpapers.htm
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