American Religious Sounds Project Request for Proposals

The American Religious Sounds Project and the Center for the Study of Religion are seeking proposals for research grants of $10,000 to distribute to those with research projects related to the study of religion and sound. Some of the questions that the research projects may address include, What does religion in North America sound like, and where should one go to listen for it? What are the different ways that religious individuals and communities learn to listen and make themselves audible--to each other, to their gods, and to others? How are the plurality of North American religions reshaping the sounds of civic life, and the hopes and fears transmitted along collective frequencies? How might we re-conceptualize religion and its place in North American life if we begin by using auditory perception as a source of knowledge, thinking with categories such as music, speech, noise, reception, eavesdropping, silencing, and mis-hearing? And how might this knowledge be represented and transformed through the use of new digital media? The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2019.

For more information, click here: http://religioussounds.osu.edu/request-proposals