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Sonic Conditions of Detention

Sonic Conditions of Detention

Further information on the impact of sound and music in places of detention, and on the use of music and sound in torture and ill-treatment, from the research and knowledge exchange project Environmental Conditions of Detention

Author: MJ Grant

I teach musicology at the Reid School of Music.

We’ve expanded!

Having launched the project with a focus primarily on sonic aspects of detention, we are now expanding this to cover sound within a broader and holistic range of environmental conditions of detention. This move has been inspired in part by positive reactions to our upcoming workshop ‘Understanding the Environmental Conditions of Detention’. We’re delighted that […]

23 May 2024

Official project launch at the 2023 UNESCO Week of Sound in Edinburgh

The research project Sonic Conditions of Detention will officially launch on Thursday 19 October 2023 with an evening of events during the first UNESCO Week of Sound in Edinburgh. UNESCO established the Week of Sound in order to draw attention to the importance of sound in our lives, including the impact of our sounding environment […]

22 September 2023

Music torture database

Documenting incidences of music torture is essential to understand the prevalence, nature and impact of these types of abuses, and how they intersect with other forms of torture and ill-treatment. To this end, we have created a database to track known cases. The database builds on research initially done by members of the research group […]

22 September 2023

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