Matters of sound and listening are increasingly being attended to across the social sciences and humanities, reflecting what has been termed a ‘sonic turn’ since the early 2000s. In urban ethnographic research, scholars are starting to pay attention to the role of sound in social relations, in expressions of identity and senses of belonging, as well as in processes of othering. In this paper, we explore the theoretical and methodological opportunities of sonic urban ethnography, that is, an urban ethnography that foregrounds sound and listening in theoretical and methodological ways. We argue that the promise of sonic urban ethnography lies in its ability to interrupt the predominant focus on text and the visual by developing expanded practices of listening for alternative ways of knowing and engaging with the urban. We share four empirical vignettes from Shanghai, Berlin and London that illustrate, in their different ways, the power exercised through sound in the urban environment. Our discussion of the empirical cases highlights three key ‘lessons’ for doing sonic urban ethnography.

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进行声音城市民族志：来自上海、柏林和伦敦的声音

声音和听力问题越来越受到社会科学和人文学科的关注，反映了自 2000 年代初以来所谓的“声音转向”。在城市民族志研究中，学者们开始关注声音在社会关系、身份和归属感表达以及他人化过程中的作用。在本文中，我们探讨了声音城市民族志的理论和方法论机会，即以理论和方法论方式强调声音和聆听的城市民族志。我们认为，声音城市民族志的前景在于它能够通过扩展聆听实践来寻找了解和参与城市的替代方式，从而打破对文本和视觉的主要关注。我们分享来自上海、柏林和伦敦的四个实证案例，它们以不同的方式说明了城市环境中声音所发挥的力量。我们对实证案例的讨论强调了进行声音城市民族志的三个关键“教训”。