This article reports on an interview-based study with ten sound artists and composers, all engaged in situated sonic practices. We propose that these artists engage the ear and shape possible interactions with the artwork by altering the relationship between sound, the space in which it is heard and the people who hear it. Our interviews probe the creative process and explore how a sound artist’s methods and tools might influence the reception of their work. A thematic analysis of interview transcriptions leads us to characterise artist processes as mediatory, in the sense that they act in between site and audience experience and are guided by the non-human agencies of settings and material things. We propose that artists transfer their own situated and embodied listening to that of the audience and develop sonic and staging devices to direct perceptual activity and listening attention. Our findings also highlight a number of engagement challenges, in particular the difficulty artists face in understanding their audience’s experience and the specificity of an artwork’s effect not just to its location but also to the disposition, abilities and prior experiences of listeners.
The COVID-19 pandemic took the lives of millions worldwide. To help control the infection spread, COVID-19 vaccines were created. However, many were reluctant to receive these vaccinations. The objective of this study was to evaluate factors that influenced someone in the United States of America (USA) to get vaccinated. Towards this end, we evaluated data collected from April to July of 2021 (3-4 months after the vaccine’s deployment) as part of the publicly available US Census’s Household Pulse Survey. In comparison to other state-to-state research, our study intends to give an outlook on the USA as a whole. Statistical analysis was used to compare the odds ratios (ORs) describing associations between the vaccination status and the various factors, and the associated 95% confidence intervals. Findings indicated that those who received the COVID-19 vaccination were more likely to be non-Hispanic, male, and those who had higher levels of formal education, had children not enrolled in a public school, and had higher household income. Also, we evaluated the association between vaccination status and working in the white (healthcare and social services), pink (education), or blue (such as, agriculture, manufacturing, and public transit) collar essential job sectors. The results showed that participants employed in the blue collar sectors were less likely to get the vaccine compared to those in pink and white. Overall, the findings of this study will help determine which demographics of people are less likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccination to possibly help more effectively target vaccinations in the future.
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