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Lucy Cathcart Frödén is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Musicology (IMV), Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo. Originally from Scotland with professional experience across London, Stockholm, and Malmö, she conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of sound studies, community development, and social justice.
Her research focuses on creative collaboration, particularly how shared sonic creativity fosters solidarity and mutual care in marginalized communities. She examines in-between spaces between people, languages, cultures, and academic disciplines, exploring how these can become common ground through artistic practice. Her work emphasizes radical openness in collaborative processes, with special attention to prison contexts, migration experiences, and multilingual urban environments.
Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on participatory arts approaches to social change, examining how sound and music can bridge social divides and imagine alternatives to incarceration. Her work demonstrates interdisciplinary connections between sound studies, criminology, migration studies, and community development.
- Scottish Justice Fellowship, 2021-22
- Scottish Graduate School for Social Sciences Impact Awards, 2020 (Highly Commended)
- Creative Multilingualism Award, 2019, University of Oxford
- Creative Scotland Open Fund Award, 2017
- University of Glasgow, College of Social Science, PhD scholarship, 2017
Currently leading the "Prisons of Note" project funded by the Norwegian Research Council, she collaborates with Dr. Áine Mangaoang to examine prison soundscapes across Norway, Iceland, and Ireland. Previously, she contributed to the "Distant Voices" project in Scotland, which used songwriting to understand reintegration after prison, producing the podcast "The Art of Bridging." She also maintains research connections with Malmö University's Medea Lab, exploring multilingual urban soundscapes.
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