IN CLASS
Sound-related link : come prepared to talk about its context, implications, modes of operation etc.
Listening to some of your I Am Sitting in A(nother) Room experiments
Discussion of the First Project guidelines.
LISTENED TO IN CLASS
The War of the Worlds (1938)
Sonic Warfare: The LRAD Sound Cannon (cf. Ferguson), The Squawk Box
The Watergate Tapes (1974)
The Visual Microphone + more details
MP3 (People CAN hear the difference!)
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FOR NEXT WEEK
1. RESEARCH MODES OF LISTENING (assigned)
a) Engage in the mode of listening you have been assigned in two separate contexts while thinking about the multiple ways in which this mode can be adopted or applied.
b) Find two instances in which this mode of listening occurs in everyday life. Take notes, research online and come prepared to share information with classmates.
2. FINALIZE YOUR FIRST PROJECT