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After returning from last month's Sound in the Land conference, held at University of Waterloo's Conrad Grebel College, Matthew Griffin reflects on his first experience with this unique event by way of an interview with its founder Carol Ann Weaver. By Matthew Griffin Sound in the Land is a.

This month composer/performer Carmen Braden brings us reflections on the coming of spring to her home in Yellowknife, calling for all of us to draw on the tools offered by acoustic ecology to open our ears to the sonic transformations that continually surround us - wherever we may be. By Carmen.

CASE is excited to introduce our new blog dedicated to charting emerging pathways through the shifting territories of contemporary acoustic ecology. R. Murray Schafer developed acoustic ecology as an interdisciplinary extension to the field of ecology proper.  His aim was to address problems in our sonic environments by learning to hear.