Dr Irene Noy is the author of Emergency Noises. Sound Art and Gender to be published in spring 2017 with Peter Lang (Oxford). As an independent researcher and curator she explores twentieth-century aural and visual culture in Britain and Germany, particularly in relation to gender and the senses. She holds a PhD from The Courtauld Institute of Art, where she also recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship. Lately, Irene became known for combining her academic research and meditation practices by leading various experimental tours and workshops. Irene received her education from the University of Edinburgh, University of Bonn and the University of British Columbia. She has worked in institutions such as Berlin Biennale and Bonn Museum of Modern Art.