Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
8-12-2025
Year of Publication
2025
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
College
Education
Department/School/Program
Curriculum and Instruction
Faculty
Dr. Kristen Perry
Abstract
This study examined sonic photovoice, a sound-based arts research method, as a tool for developing critical literacy in middle and high school students. Participants found and recorded sounds related to three categories, “what is me,” “what is not me,” and “what is between,” composed a sound collage using the sounds, and reflected on the experience. Framed by 4EA cognition, participatory sensemaking, and relational and everyday aesthetics, the study explored how listening and sounding shaped students’ conceptions of self and reality. Data from recordings, journals, and interviews suggest that the sonic engagement can foster relational, emergent understandings of self and world, offering a promising approach to critical literacy pedagogy that has the potential to disrupt traditional onto-epistemologies. Findings suggest that sonic photovoice offers a promising practice for developing critical literacy through aesthetics, affective, and relational learning.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2025.382
Recommended Citation
Chadwell, Alexander, "SONIC PHOTOVOICE AND CRITICAL LITERACY: LISTENING TO AND SOUNDING WHAT IS ME, WHAT IS NOT ME, AND WHAT IS BETWEEN" (2025). Theses and Dissertations--Curriculum and Instruction. 48.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edc_etds/48
Thomas' sound collage - Abstract Groove
Sarah's sound collage - Positive Through Negative.mp3 (4490 kB)
Sarah's sound collage - Positive Through Negative
Cart.m4a (29 kB)
cart_what is me_Thomas
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Cooking.m4a (29 kB)
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Rimshot.m4a (16 kB)
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Snare.m4a (22 kB)
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Trampoline.m4a (52 kB)
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cat purring.mp3 (139 kB)
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chorus.mp3 (439 kB)
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favorite song.mp3 (111 kB)
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french conversation.mp3 (1671 kB)
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laughing.mp3 (56 kB)
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movie soundtrack.mp3 (119 kB)
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The Office theme song.mp3 (88 kB)
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voice lesson.mp3 (30678 kB)
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Band class.m4a (31 kB)
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dinosaur.mp3 (86 kB)
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math lecture.mp3 (445 kB)
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Musical Theater song.mp3 (90 kB)
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piano.mp3 (136 kB)
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waves.mp3 (73 kB)
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Book Pages.m4a (31 kB)
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Dishwasher.m4a (30 kB)
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Dogs barking.m4a (26 kB)
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Folding clothes.m4a (35 kB)
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Laundry.m4a (20 kB)
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Lily asking for food.m4a (22 kB)
Lily asking for food_what is not me_Thomas
Lunch.m4a (30 kB)
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Trash bags.m4a (21 kB)
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Alarm.mp3 (464 kB)
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basketball.mp3 (101 kB)
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car horn.mp3 (43 kB)
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Dog bark.mp3 (713 kB)
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Math lecture.mp3 (80 kB)
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rap song.mp3 (161 kB)
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silence.mp3 (46 kB)
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Siren.mp3 (89 kB)
siren_what is not me_Sarah
