Acoustic Ecology and Environmental Studies

A new academic home for the teaching of ecoacoustics

Abstract

It is my intention to initiate an on-going dialogue about acous- tic ecology education. To begin that discussion I suggest that it is time to broaden the pedagogy of our field to include the social, economic, political, and cultural implications of soundscape studies and placing such effort within the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies. Such a refocusing of the academic mission of acoustic ecology will bring more attention to the concerns of acoustic ecologists and the growing body of research often overlooked by the scientific community.