the global composition 2026
connective resonance for (post)humans
Conference on Sound, Media and the Environment
3 – 6 September 2026 in Darmstadt/Dieburg, Germany
https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu
Call for Proposals:
This interdisciplinary conference explores the relationships between acoustic ecology/soundscape studies and democratic processes, social cohesion, sustainability, and participation. Drawing on Peter Sloterdijk’s concept of the “social bond of audiophony,” it examines the extent to which soundscape research – together with analyses of its health-related, social, and aesthetic dimensions, as well as the creative practices and auditory poetologies that emerge from it – can contribute to strengthening democratic structures, sustainable processes, and participatory cultures.
Furthermore, the conference critically examines anthropocentric paradigms underlying the field. Against the backdrop of learning, adaptive, and agentic systems, the conference wants to discuss how relational and context-dependent auditory practices – particularly those mediated by technology – can redefine the notion of acoustically beneficial environments both sensorially and intellectually stimulating.
The conference welcomes scholarly/scientific as well as artistic full papers (8 pages maximum), posters (3 pages maximum) and sound works. Please, submit your abstracts through Easy Chair latest until 1 April 2026, 23:59 CEST.
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We are looking forward to meeting you in Darmstadt/Dieburg! BTW: Our venue is conveniently located for all types of traffic near Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
A warm welcome to you!
Your Darmstadt conference team
Hazem Obid, Klaus Schüller, Robin Wiemann, Prof. Dr. Judith Bihr and Prof. Sabine Breitsameter (both conference chairs) from the Master’s program International Media Cultural Work (IMC).
Contact: sabine.breitsameter@h-da.de