Announcement of national conference for the Radio Preservation Task Force of the Library of Congress, February 25-27, 2016.
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Posts Tagged ‘ sound studies ’
Conference Announcement: Saving America’s Radio Heritage at the Library of Congress
Michele Hilmes and the Historiography of Discursive Analysis (Part 1)
Josh Shepperd provides Part 1 of 2 to his final entry in the "On (the) Wisconsin Discourses" series with an examination of Michele Hilmes' contributions to discursive analysis.
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A Voice Made for Radio Studies: Michele Hilmes and the Building of a Discipline
In the first post in our "Honoring Hilmes" series, Bill Kirkpatrick argues that the quality of Michele Hilmes’ scholarship is undisputed, yet the example of her great work alone is not why Radio Studies is now thriving. It is also because Hilmes has done the (arguably much harder) work of field-building.
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Radio Studies at SCMS 2015
Alex Russo previews the radio oriented papers, workshops, and presentations at this week's upcoming Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference in Montreal.
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Mapping Popular Music Studies: Report from IASPM-US 2015 Conference
Kyle Barnett reports on last week's IASPM-US 2015 annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
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From Mercury to Mars: Vox Orson
The From Mercury to Mars series continues today with a new post from Murray Pomerance about Orson Welles' voice.
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Report from the First International Conference of the European Sound Studies Association
David Suisman provides a report from Functional Sounds, the first international conference of the European Sound Studies Association (ESSA), which was held in Berlin from October 4-6, 2013.
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Deadline Extended: The Velvet Light Trap CFP: On Sound (New Directions in Sound Studies)
The Editorial Board of The Velvet Light Trap has extended the deadline for its forthcoming "On Sound (New Directions in Sound Studies)" issue to September 1. In particular, VLT seeks sound-related research that addresses issues and topics in radio, television, video games, digital/new media, and other non-film media. Read on for the CFP.
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Dolby Atmos: What You Hear
If Atmos or a similar system were to become the industry standard, questions arise as to how its potential aesthetic might shape the way films sound and look.
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The Velvet Light Trap CFP: On Sound (New Directions in Sound Studies)
The coordinating editors of The Velvet Light Trap are seeking submissions for a forthcoming issue that explores new directions in sound studies.
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New Directions in Media Studies: The Aesthetic Turn
As more media scholars grapple with issues traditionally associated with aesthetic analysis, the need to map the history, methods, and goals of this “aesthetic turn” proves increasingly pressing.
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