Sounding the Dharma: Acoustemologies of Buddhist Monasticism in Taiwan

Principle Investigator：Ilmari Koria

Ilmari Koria is a University of London graduate with training in interdisciplinary research methods intersecting with East-Asian Studies, Sound Studies and Digital Humanities. He is currently preparing a research proposal for graduate studies in Chinese Buddhism, with a concentration in sound epistemology (“acoustemology”) research in the context of Chinese Buddhist monasticism in Taiwan. His current project seeks to understand sounding as a place-making practice informing religious experience and identity. Ilmari is from Helsinki and is based in London.
Ilmari is from Helsinki and is based in London. His research interests are dispersed in the fields of Chinese Buddhism; monastic ritual and chant (fanbai, monastic soundscapes) — Sound studies and Religious studies — Digital humanities and phonography (field recording).