S3 What Does Identity Sound Like? feat. Haley

In this episode I explore the relationship between sound and identity and how this relates to ideas of lineage, home, and belonging. I will draw on Art Blake’s “Finding My Voice while Listening to John Cage” and Kevin Quashie’s “Sovereignty of the Quiet” to understand how sound shapes gender and racial identities. I will also look to Madeleine Campbell’s interview “TRNSGNDR VHS on Reexamining her Creative Practices and Facing off” to understand the limitations of sonic community formation based on self expression. Finally, I will discuss Roshanak Kheshti’s “Pocodisco: The Sonic Performativity Of Grief, Grievance, and Joy in Diaspora” to understand potential possibilities for sonic communities based on shared identities. Using these thinkers, I will discuss how various people use sound to either gain a better understanding of themselves or to connect with their home or lineage, as well as how social forces shape sonic expressions of identity.