Course Schedule
Lehrveranstaltungen
From the Phonograph to AI: A History of Recorded Sound (Seminar)
Dozent/in: Monika Schoop
Termin:
wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 12:15 - 13:45 | 14.10.2024 - 31.01.2025 | C 16.207 Musik
Inhalt: This course offers an in-depth exploration into the histories of sound recording and recorded sound. Zooming in on its emergence in the late 19th century, we will commence with an examination of the cultural origins of sound reproduction. Inquiring into different technologies and formats—from the phonograph to records and tapes to digital formats—will then allow us to unravel the complex relationship between technology, music, and human culture. Going beyond the confines of technological determinism, we will scrutinize the reciprocal influence of recording technology on music production and listening, as well as the converse impact. Engaging in critical reflection on assertions of dematerialization in the digital age, we will also assess the environmental implications associated with recorded sound. In the final segment of the course, students will have the opportunity to select a research topic inspired by the course's content. They will craft an essay outline and receive feedback, ultimately culminating in the development of comprehensive essays.
The music of survivors of the Nazi regime and audibility – a transnational case study (Seminar)
Dozent/in: Katharina Alexi
Termin:
wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 10:15 - 11:45 | 14.10.2024 - 31.01.2025 | C 16.222 Seminarraum | Dozentin benötigt die guten Boxen
Inhalt: In this course, you will learn something about the presence/audability of the music of survivors of the Nazi regime in commemoration events and practices since World War II. We will look at selected biographies and musical pieces. A certain goal is to close one particular gap together. This gap is about the survivor artist Janusz Kahl whose music has been performed both in Poland and Germany. The case study on his art enables us to reflect on the significance of transnational but also local memory cultures with music. For the details of planned contents, please check the seminar plan and our single sessions (the plan will be finalized and updated after the first session together).