Lisa Katrin Losleben

“Critical Ocean Thinking” demands an acute awareness of socio-spatial dynamics and a reimagined perspective on aquatic spaces. Engaging with these watery worlds inspires new imaginations of societal change, fosters fluid, and transformative possibilities, and charts unconventional paths towards alternative futures. This chapter, however, suggests that participants often feel distant from, rather than entangled and in relation with, the Ocean even in a place like Tromsø, which is historically, culturally, and economically permeated by water. At the same time, the approach through sound and listening-with aqueous worlds shows that sound is a powerful way to become aware of these water relations, and the temporal and geographical relations that the Ocean holds. Through listening, socio-spatial sensitivity to wet entanglements with the Ocean as a place of life, mobility, slavery, extraction, and death amounts to felt corporeal sensations. These sonic encounters allow for exploring their role in what Ashon Crawley coined otherwise possibilities. In sound, past, present, and future coincide in non-predictable ways and create spaces of possibilities needed for imagining futures. The chapter works on the three levels of Françoise Vergès’ notion of “multiple temporalities of reparation”, that is, repairing the past, the present, and the future to explore societal transition through new relations to land, earth, and water in the irreparable.

The climate crisis is full of marginalized human and more-than-human voices who are systematically silenced by solution-oriented, universalizing discourses. Listening as method is the opposite of silencing; it is an experiential form of knowledge production that conveys intention and care when done cautiously. We posit climate studies can learn from feminist listening practices how to listen rather than silence. Reviewing relevant theory and case studies, we situate listening among diverse actors as becoming-in-common in-place through sound, with a focus on Arctic waters. Heightened awareness of acoustic ecologies internalizes sound to place, affecting our understanding of possible actions to enable sustainable climate futures.

Focus: To listen to the Arctic Ocean’s sounds and to learn about the Arctic Ocean’s biodiversity, particularly near cold seeps. We will experiment with creating new sound expressions inspired by the Ocean. For pupils with hearing impairment, pupils can create a bodily expression of this and/or use instruments they are comfortable with. Learning objectives: With this activity pupils will start to understand: Key words: Ocean research, exploration, human/non-human relationship within ocean, sounds, place, noise.

Focus: To learn about foraminifera through practicing and presenting the song “The Foraminifera Boogie”. Pupils and teachers can also decide to play instruments along with the recorded soundtrack. Learning objectives: In this activity, pupils will practice listening to one another and the music. They will learn lyrics and use their voices to sing the song. This can be combined with playing actual musical instruments or using instruments the pupils have made themselves (for example see the activity “Cold Seeps Symphony”). This activity brings together music with the scientific story of the Foraminifera. Key words: Ocean, researchers, little known beings in the Arctic Ocean, co-living of humans and non-human beings, planetary time.

Фокусуємося на: на форамініферах за допомогою практичних занять та презентації пісні «Форамініфера Бугі». Учні та вчитель також можуть грати на інструментах разом з записаним саундтреком. Цілі навчання: У цій діяльності учні будуть практикувати прослуховування один одного та музики. Вони вивчать текст пісні та будуть її співати. Це можна поєднати з грою на реальних музичних інструментах або використати інструменти, які учні створили самостійно (наприклад, див. діяльність «Cold Seeps Symphony»). Це заняття поєднує музику з історією форамініфер. Ключові слова: Океан, дослідники, маловідомі істоти Арктичного океану, спільне життя людини та нелюдських істот, планетарний час

Focus: To listen to the Arctic Ocean’s sounds and to learn about the Arctic Ocean’s biodiversity, particularly near cold seeps. We will experiment with creating new sound expressions inspired by the Ocean. For pupils with hearing impairment, pupils can create a bodily expression of this and/or use instruments they are comfortable with. Learning objectives: With this activity pupils will start to understand: Key words: Ocean research, exploration, human/non-human relationship within ocean, sounds, place, noise.

Фокусуємося на ідентифікації та визнанні звуків навколо нас. Цілі навчання:За допомогою цієї діяльності ми привертаємо увагу до нашого довкілля через органи слуху. Це може бути самостійна діяльність. Її також можна використати як відправний пункт перед уроком “Симфонія холодних просочень”, де можна розказати про глибоководне середовище. Ключові слова: Просторова свідомість, слухання, звукова прогулянка, шумове забруднення.

重点: 花时间识别和认识我们周围空间的声音 学习目标: 通过这项活动，我们将通过倾听引起对周围环境的注意。这可以作为一个独立的活动。 键词: 空间意识、倾听、声音行走、噪音污染

Focus: To take time to identify and recognize the sounds in the spaces around us. Learning objectives: With this activity, we will draw attention to our surrounding environment through listening. This can function as a stand-alone activity. However, you can also use it as a starting point before transferring the experience to deep- sea environments in the activity called “Cold Seeps Symphony”. Key words: Spatial awareness, listening, sound walk, noise pollution.

Focus: To learn about foraminifera through practicing and presenting the song “The Foraminifera Boogie”. Pupils and teachers can also decide to play instruments along with the recorded soundtrack. Learning objectives: In this activity, pupils will practice listening to one another and the music. They will learn lyrics and use their voices to sing the song. This can be combined with playing actual musical instruments or using instruments the pupils have made themselves (for example see the activity “Cold Seeps Symphony”). This activity brings together music with the scientific story of the Foraminifera. Key words: Ocean, researchers, little known beings in the Arctic Ocean, co-living of humans and non-human beings, planetary time.