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SUMMARY:Modern British birdsong and civilization - Michael Guida\, Univers
 ity of Sussex
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CONTACT:Dr. P MR Howell
DESCRIPTION:In times of threat and warfare\, the natural world has been an
  important source of hope and healing. The ongoing aliveness of nature has
  reinforced notions of stability\, continuity\, endurance and nationhood. 
 British people of all kinds found that in the pressures and crises of earl
 y twentieth century modernity\, the vibrations and rhythms of everyday nat
 ure allowed a modern future to be imaged. Birdsong in particular seemed to
  animate the scenery – of the suburbs as well as the countryside. Birdso
 ng found a place in the founding of the new domestic medium of radio\, and
  as part of the BBC’s national cultural menu. During the Second World Wa
 r\, birdlife was understood to be part of a civilized world\, untainted by
  human conflict. The talk will consider listening to nature as a way of ma
 king sense of modern life\, drawing from my new book\, Listening to Britis
 h Nature: Wartime\, Radio and Modern Life\, 1914-1945. I will argue that t
 he sounds of the natural world were sought out and pulled close to secure 
 the day and future prospects. 
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Department of Geography\, University of Cambridge\
 , and online (Zoom): https://zoom.us/j/98817387914?pwd=Y2pOV1Rsbko3RjRDTFZ
 HQ0NKaXZ6QT09  Meeting ID: 988 1738 7914 Passcode: 640898
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