How do we listen, in the context of media soundscapes? Explore the full range of sound studies with scholars at the top of the field. JHU's Center for Advanced Media Studies welcomes sound studies scholars Dr. Jonathan Sterne (McGill University), Dr. Mara Mills (NYU), Dr. Jacob Smith (Northwestern), and Dr. Drew Daniel (JHU), as well as a performance by the experimental music duo Matmos. The concert will occur on Thursday night, with a day of talks, discussions, and food provided on Friday.
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How do we listen, in the context of media soundscapes? Explore the full range of sound studies with scholars at the top of the field. JHU's Center for Advanced Media Studies welcomes sound studies scholars Dr. Jonathan Sterne (McGill University), Dr. Mara Mills (NYU), Dr. Jacob Smith (Northwestern), and Dr. Drew Daniel (JHU), as well as a performance by the experimental music duo Matmos. The concert will occur on Thursday night, with a day of talks, discussions, and food provided on Friday.
Join us to hear these exciting speakers and get a sense of where sound studies is headed next. We welcome you to "listen in."
The Matmos performance will be at 8:00pm in Mudd Hall Auditorium at JHU/Homewood. All Friday talks will be held in the Sherwood Room of Levering.
Lunch will be served at the Friday events. Please RSVP to mward1@jhu.edu. Thank you!
Here is the schedule of events:
Thursday (5.5.16) at 8pm: Performance by Matmos
Mudd Hall Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University
Doors open at 7:30pm
Friday (5.6.16) in the Sherwood Room of Levering
12noon: Dr. Jonathan Sterne, "Audile Scarification: Notes on the Normalization of Hearing Damage"
1:15pm: Lunch for those who have RSVP'd
2:00pm: Dr. Mara Mills, "Speed Listening by Blind Readers and the History of Audio Time Compression"
3:00pm: Dr. Jacob Smith, "Adventurous Listening and Radio's 'Escape'"
4:00pm: Dr. Andrew Daniel, "Queering the Field Recording"
