Undergraduate Seminar (298-0-72)

Topic

Sound and Society

Instructors

Leila Tayeb

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 2-256: Tues, Su 11:30AM - 12:45PM (AST)

Overview of class

Does the way that we hear change from place to place and in different time periods? How do we learn to listen and to understand sound? This course explores sound and listening as historically and culturally situated phenomena through the interdisciplinary field of sound studies. Locating sound, music, noise, hearing, and listening in a range of locales, we explore the auditory cultures that imbue our everyday lives with volume and feeling. Students will read from a range of disciplines and perspectives on sound, undertake listening assignments, write reflection essays, and explore a topic of their choosing in further depth. This is a course intended to ground students in sound studies as a critical, theoretical endeavor. It complements but does not include or replace coursework in sound production.

Registration Requirements

• Prerequisites: None


• Open for cross-registration


• Open to Sophomores and above

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for sophomore, juniors, and seniors only.
Add Consent: Department Consent Required