A Materialist Acoustemology of Urban Atmospheres in Mexico City's Centro Histórico

dc.contributor.advisorGilbert, Liette
dc.contributor.authorMartínez De Velasco, Guillermoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-24T19:09:33Z
dc.date.available2018-09-24T19:09:33Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe resonant frequency of sound, that is to say, the vibratory quality of sound, is felt and registered by our bodies in a way that goes beyond the audible. In an urban environment, the combination of sounds creates a sonic topography that manifests itself in the environmental qualities of a place. Sound is an integral constituent of atmospheric construction. How we think and feel sound is contingent on the architectural and lived conditions of space. In turn, the configuration of space is linked to capitalist-nationalist practices of urban development. This paper takes a materialist approach to urban sound in two areas of Mexico City's central district (Centro Histórico). The first is the corridor made up by San Jerónimo and Regina Streets and the second is the area known as La Merced. Through a combination of sound recordings, soundwalks and interviews with local residents, this paper aims to gain insights the construction of the built environment and its relation to quotidian interactions with situated sound atmospheres in the context of urban regeneration. Additionally, this paper seeks to bring to the forefront aural research methods as a way of approaching the nuances of urban life at the intersection of political economy, geography, and ecology.en_US
dc.identifierMESMP02801
dc.identifier.citationMajor Paper, Master of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/35136
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subject.keywordsSpace
dc.subject.keywordsEmbodiment
dc.subject.keywordsPhenomenology
dc.subject.keywordsUrban Planning
dc.subject.keywordsDisability
dc.subject.keywordsAtmosphere
dc.subject.keywordsHistorical Materialism
dc.subject.keywordsSound
dc.titleA Materialist Acoustemology of Urban Atmospheres in Mexico City's Centro Histórico
dc.typeMajor paper

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