Listening as Strategy for Research: Extending Sonic Thinking in Documentary

The emerging academic field of practice-based research, developed from an interrelation between artistic practice and has many historical precedents. Although communities have welcomed the in recent years, its effectiveness, especially research methodologies, are often questioned require justification (Boehm, 2008). methods required to engage with ambiguities tacit sensory dimensions not always measurable or reliable hence diverge rigidity objectivity sciences social tradition. Thus, ability think about world other realms beyond visual-logo-centric conventions will generate conflict for new practitioners PhD programmes when encountered norms as favoured by traditional quantitative qualitative systems (Brabazon, Lyndall-Knight, Hills, 2020). However, interdisciplinary nature arts, combined ambiguity non-semantic expression, offer opportunity reframe existing knowledge frameworks within academia. This paper consider how explorations sonic a methodological tool can provide forms contribution, sound appeals cognitive rational, well creative. In this way, it holds space possibility expanded connections, imagination speculation (Bull Cobussen, What kind might broaden diversify visual-logocentric methodologies that currently predominate scholarly inquiries values? Reflecting on both possibilities challenges using my brief study film Zawawa: sugar cane wind, explore creative potential articulating perspective documentary filmmaking.