FRAGILITY IN THE AMBIENCE OF NATURE: REACHING FOR NEW BODILY CAPACITIES

Date of Award

2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Clark, Maribeth

Area of Concentration

Environmental Studies with Music Secondary Field

Abstract

This exploration of the intersection of ambient and glitch music aims to unearth their potential to reshape narratives around nature, queer identity, and ambience. Beginning with an analysis of the historical imposition of heteronormativity on nature, the study navigates through the development of ambient music, its unintended alignment with commercial interests, and the emergence of glitch music as a disruptive force challenging conventional norms. Drawing on the works of queer musicians like Ana Roxanne and Pauline Oliveros, I examine how these genres can be harnessed to subvert oppressive narratives, as exemplified by the transformative case of Abney Park. I extend these concepts to personal experiences in B-Dorm at New College of Florida, illustrating the agency of queerness in co-producing meaning within neglected spaces. By embracing errors and disorder in ambience, I advocate for a transformative narrative around nature and the environment that celebrates queer-centered thought and experience, offering a resistant lens against exclusionary practices in public spaces. Through the lens of glitch feminism, the thesis encourages the abstraction of the body and nature from heteronormative frameworks, presenting ambient and glitch music as sonic vehicles for the expression and empowerment of queer identities within the natural landscape.

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