May 15: Michele Friedner, Kristen Busch, and Anjali Murthy: “Unisensing Sound”

On Wednesday, May 15, Sound and Society hosts a presentation by Dr. Michele Friedner (Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Human Development at UChicago), Kristen Busch (second year student in the College majoring in economics), and Anjali Murthy (fourth year student in the College majoring in linguistics): “Unisensing Sound”  Wednesday, May 15, 2019 4:30-6:00pm Logan…

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May 1: Peter Schubert, “What is Contrapuntal Thinking?”

Please join the Sound and Society workshop next Wednesday, May 1 as we welcome Peter Schubert (Professor of Music Theory at McGill University), who will give a talk entitled: “What is Contrapuntal Thinking?”  Wednesday, May 1, 2019 4:30-6:00pm Logan 801 As Professor Schubert writes, “In North American universities, there is a widening gap between counterpoint teaching and…

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February 20: Whitney Johnson and Patrick Fitzgibbon, “The Rules of Music-Sociological Method”

 A special joint presentation concludes Sound and Society’s Winter schedule on February 20th: “The Rules of Music-Sociological Method” An interactive presentation on Whitney Johnson’s book manuscript, Learning to Listen: Knowledge of Value in Auditory Culture   Whitney Johnson (UChicago PhD in Sociology) and Patrick Fitzgibbon (PhD Candidate in Music) Wednesday, February 20th 4:30-6:00pm Logan Center, Room…

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January 23: Yiren Zheng, “The Cunning Tongue: Listening Awry with a 17th-Century Chinese Acousmatic Voice”

This Wednesday, January 23rd, please join Sound and Society in welcoming:  Yiren Zheng (PhD Candidate, East Asian Languages and Civilizations) who will present a draft of her article-in-progress, “The Cunning Tongue: Listening Awry with a  17th-Century Chinese Acousmatic Voice” Wednesday, January 23rd 4:40-6:10pm* (10-minute delayed start time) Logan Center, Room 801 Writes Yiren, “This essay examines…

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November 30: Liz Hopkins, “Sonic Seascapes, Science, and the Chthulucene”

For our last workshop session of the quarter, Sound and Society joins the Mass Culture Workshop to present: Liz Hopkins (PhD Candidate in the Department of Music): “Sonic Seascapes, Science, and the Chthulucene” Friday, November 30th 11:00am-12:30pm* Cobb 311* *Please note time and room change: session co-sponsored with the Mass Culture Workshop! This paper looks at two…

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Jonathan Sterne Residency, October 24-25

The Sound and Society Workshop and Department of Music at the University of Chicago present a talk given by: Jonathan Sterne (McGill University) “Of Tape and Time: Time-Stretching and Pitch-Shifting in the Analog Era”  Wednesday, October 24, 2018 4:30-6:00pm Franke Institute for the Humanities *PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY WHO BELIEVE THEY NEED ASSISTANCE ARE REQUESTED TO CALL 773-702-8274 IN…

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October 17: American Musicological Society/Society for Music Theory Conference Dry Runs

American Musicological Society/Society for Music Theory Conference Dry Runs Wednesday, October 17 4:00-6:30pm* Rosenwald 432*  *Note time and room change Presenters:  Julianne Grasso, followed by a panel of Patrick Fitzgibbon, Siavash Sabetrohani, and Joshua Klopfenstein Please join us to listen to UChicago Music PhD students present their papers for the upcoming AMS and SMT conferences….

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October 10: Panel Discussion on Janelle Monáe’s DIRTY COMPUTER

Panel Discussion on Janelle Monáe’s DIRTY COMPUTER (2018) Wednesday, October 10 4:30-6:00pm Logan Center 801 The Sound and Society Workshop begins the year with a panel discussion on Janelle Monáe’s visual album Dirty Computer–watch the album here, and come with your own questions and reactions! Panelists: Berthold Hoeckner (Professor in Music), Tien-Tien Jong (PhD student in…

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