An anthropological and ethnomusicological approach to sound, listening, and modernity, with emphasis on recent scholarship concerning aural/audio cultures. Topics include avant-garde sound poetry, noise and war, soundscapes and urban noise, silence and deafness, listening practices and mobility in urban space (Walkman, iPod), background music (Muzak), and sound art and installations. Also offered as ANT 3415.
- Teacher: Lorraine Plourde