https://soundcommunities.org/Sound Stories – A Centre for Sound Communities
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This show is hosted by Research Assistants of the Centre for Sound Communities, a social innovation lab at Cape Breton University. We talk about the amazing people we work with and the important work we do at the Centre for Sound Communities at Cape Breton University.]]>enEducationCentre for Sound Communitieshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9e05401850fb1cb8270f8008b236f7a.jpghttps://soundcommunities.org/Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:59:00 +0000Centre for Sound CommunitiesCentre for Sound Communitiesthecentreforsoundcommunities@gmail.comSound Stories – A Centre for Sound Communities Podcast This show is hosted by Research Assistants of the Centre for Sound Communities, a social innovation lab at Cape Breton University. We talk about the amazing people we work with and the important...Sound Stories – A Centre for Sound Communities
Podcast

This show is hosted by Research Assistants of the Centre for Sound Communities, a social innovation lab at Cape Breton University. We talk about the amazing people we work with and the important work we do at the Centre for Sound Communities at Cape Breton University.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/working-as-a-researcher-s-assistant-at-the-csc--67723421
This episode shows how working with great people has really helped me become a confident, and a creative person. It also covers the importance of students being involved in research reaction projects. Finally and importantly, the podcast talks on how all these experiences will stay with me in my daily life and future.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67723421Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:00:08 +0000Centre for Sound CommunitiesThis episode is all about my time working with the Centre for Sound Communities. Throughout this entire journey I have gotten lots of new skills that I didn’t have before. In the podcast, I have shared what I have learned, such as exploring different...
This episode shows how working with great people has really helped me become a confident, and a creative person. It also covers the importance of students being involved in research reaction projects. Finally and importantly, the podcast talks on how all these experiences will stay with me in my daily life and future.]]>248cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sharing-stories-researcher-assistants-of-the-mitacs-program--67219312
The interns detail their professional development and the significant cultural research they have undertaken during their current time inside The Centre for Sound Communities.










Beyond technical proficiency, the episode focuses on the interns' deep engagement with local cultures on Cape Breton Island, also known as Unama’ki.

They describe their meaningful interactions with members of the Mi’kmaq community and the local Ukrainian diaspora.




Ultimately, the interns reflect on how this experience has allowed them to grow as media creators and connect with a deeper understanding of culture and community.

They express a shared commitment to carrying these lessons into their future work, aiming to contribute actively to the preservation of cultural heritage both at home and beyond.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67219312Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:00:08 +0000Centre for Sound CommunitiesThis episode of Sound Stories features a discussion with three Mitacs Globalink interns at the Centre for Sound Communities: Mariia Chyrva, from Ukraine, Hou Lingxiao, from China, and Mateus Alves da Silva, from Brazil. The interns detail their...
The interns detail their professional development and the significant cultural research they have undertaken during their current time inside The Centre for Sound Communities.










Beyond technical proficiency, the episode focuses on the interns' deep engagement with local cultures on Cape Breton Island, also known as Unama’ki.

They describe their meaningful interactions with members of the Mi’kmaq community and the local Ukrainian diaspora.




Ultimately, the interns reflect on how this experience has allowed them to grow as media creators and connect with a deeper understanding of culture and community.

They express a shared commitment to carrying these lessons into their future work, aiming to contribute actively to the preservation of cultural heritage both at home and beyond.
]]>343communities,mitacs,music,recording,researcher,stories,videoclean15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/working-to-present-the-transatlantic-pilgrimage--67111603]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67111603Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:00:08 +0000Centre for Sound CommunitiesThis episode is about a presentation to multiple different audiences about a research trip taken by musical scholars from the Centre for Sound Communities to Guinea. I am a research assistant and I share what my role was in these presentations as well...]]>410cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ulises-garcia-figueroa-the-creative-and-ethical-work-of-video-editing-in-research--66155409
When dealing with human history and stories, representation constitutes a crucial issue in order to deliver clear messages while avoiding biases and harmful stereotypes or tropes. In the podcast, I narrate my encounter with footage created for exhibition at the ICTMD Pre-Conference Symposium held in September 2024 about the topic of Healing, Health, and Wellbeing from Indigenous Perspectives on Music and Dance. In those videos, there were valuable testimonies, music, dance, and a brief insight into Mi'kmaq cultural practices, language, and worldview. Being the last member of the team who joined the project, I tried to show a final product that included all relevant material from the Mi'kmaq perspective, forming an attractive storyline for the audience without changing messages or the purpose of the video.

Topics in the documentary film, such as colonization, racism, and Indigenous history, deeply resonated with my own lived experience in the Global South national state of Mexico. This prompted an unexpected analysis of the various Indigenous realities and histories in different locations within the Americas. As a de-indigenized mestizo person from Mexico, this video-editing task resulted in a reexamination of my own impact and actions regarding an external contribution of Indigenous representation in research. By comparing the different processes of violence, dispossession, and denial of sovereignty, the public display —academic or not— of any Indigenous representation on video can contribute to a societal acknowledgement of the harm done and in-doing. It can shed light on the path to reparation and new social agreements of coexistence and justice in general.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66155409Thu, 29 May 2025 14:30:07 +0000Centre for Sound CommunitiesThis episode delves into the creative work in video editing and my positionality as a research assistant in this activity regarding ethical stances and lived experience. During an audiovisual collective effort, the post-production phase involves...
When dealing with human history and stories, representation constitutes a crucial issue in order to deliver clear messages while avoiding biases and harmful stereotypes or tropes. In the podcast, I narrate my encounter with footage created for exhibition at the ICTMD Pre-Conference Symposium held in September 2024 about the topic of Healing, Health, and Wellbeing from Indigenous Perspectives on Music and Dance. In those videos, there were valuable testimonies, music, dance, and a brief insight into Mi'kmaq cultural practices, language, and worldview. Being the last member of the team who joined the project, I tried to show a final product that included all relevant material from the Mi'kmaq perspective, forming an attractive storyline for the audience without changing messages or the purpose of the video.

Topics in the documentary film, such as colonization, racism, and Indigenous history, deeply resonated with my own lived experience in the Global South national state of Mexico. This prompted an unexpected analysis of the various Indigenous realities and histories in different locations within the Americas. As a de-indigenized mestizo person from Mexico, this video-editing task resulted in a reexamination of my own impact and actions regarding an external contribution of Indigenous representation in research. By comparing the different processes of violence, dispossession, and denial of sovereignty, the public display —academic or not— of any Indigenous representation on video can contribute to a societal acknowledgement of the harm done and in-doing. It can shed light on the path to reparation and new social agreements of coexistence and justice in general.
]]>371decolonial,decolonization,editing,ethics,ictmd,indigenous,mestizo,mexico,videoclean13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leim-joe-in-new-zealand-episode-2--66153734https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66153734Wed, 21 May 2025 15:00:07 +0000Centre for Sound CommunitiesIn this podcast, Leim describes the second time he journeyed to Aotearoa. As a research assistant and performer with the Sons of Membertou, he, and others from Unama’ki participate in the World International Council for Traditions Music and Dance...717aotearoa,art,cbu,csc,decolonization,ictmd,indigenous,membertou,unama’kiclean12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leim-joe-in-new-zealand-episode-1--65921283Against Tradition by Sean Mallon, and a personal story about his aunt’s passing and the guilt he felt about going on the trip.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65921283Thu, 08 May 2025 17:30:00 +0000Centre for Sound CommunitiesIn this podcast, Leim Joe describes his first journey to Aotearoa (New Zealand) as part of an Indigenous Arts course. While reflecting on his time abroad, Leim recalls memories, teachings, connections to Mi’kmaq culture, and his relationship with the...Against Tradition by Sean Mallon, and a personal story about his aunt’s passing and the guilt he felt about going on the trip.]]>447aotearoa,art,cbu,csc,indigenous,mi’kmaq,ra,research,soundclean11full