Paper presented at « Digital Culture: innovative practices and critical theories » (ECREA Digital Culture and Communication – 3rd Workshop). Barcelona, Spain, 24-25 November 2011
MP3 players : listening practices and socio-technical appropriation
1. MP3 players Listening practices and socio-technical appropriation Lionel Detry RECOM, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium Teaching assistant and Ph. D. student
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3. Objectives of my research 1/ To provide a better understanding of the use of the mp3 player 2/ To define what is today's « musical reception » 3/ What changes in music production ?
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5. Dimensions of the practice of listening Social space > fashion, stereotypes, other users Situation > Functionality > Soundscape > Space > Time > Others Listener-object interaction > Technical aspects > Musical aspects > (Body and senses) > Other media
6. Performance and appropriation Use of the technical object Social Situation Performance of listening (Hennion, Maisonneuve)
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9. Conclusion To understand the practice of listening with an mp3 player and the role of the situation What they say – what they do – what they say they do (and maybe what they think they do)