The Sounded City

The extracurricular course The Sounded City is intended to expose and explore the complex webs of acoustic presence stretching in, through, and around our cities and neighborhoods. Weaving together many different strands of sound studies and sound art, its sessions will help to clarify the intersections between sound and social interaction, sound and politics, sound and ecology, sound and health, and so on. Within a broad theoretical scaffolding, site visits, activities, and readings will elucidate the agency of sound and its practical application in urban planning, design, architecture, and other related fields.