Timbre of the place: A Deleuzoguattarian inquiry to assemble music and place


Gölgelioğlu C., ATAÖV DEMİRKAN A.

Planning Theory, 2025 (SSCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/14730952251331240
  • Journal Name: Planning Theory
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Geobase, Political Science Complete, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Keywords: affective assemblages, assemblage thinking, Deleuzoguattarian, music, place
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study explores the potentials of affects and music in terms of Deleuzoguattarian assemblage thinking. It adopts music as an emancipatory medium to comprehend the post-representative emergences and the togetherness of affective relationalities in place experiences. The study presents an experiential inquiry of composing the musical pieces of two contrasting places and deciphering the spatial stimuli of two contrasting musical pieces. The findings suggest that music, with its rich relational and affective qualities, can significantly contribute to the understanding of places as it transcends the traditional representational mediums, allowing for a deeper appreciation of urban environments’ complexities and self-organizing nature.