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Author Daniel A. Walzer

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD: Listening to the New England Soundscape Project SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES VIA ITUNES ADD OUR PODCASTS TO YOUR STITCHER FAVORITES PLAYLIST This week’s podcast is a continuation of this Monday’s article “Reflective Sound Gathering via the New England Soundscape Project.” Here Daniel Walzer shows how his work in gathering sounds from different New England areas […]

Acoustic EcologyAmerican StudiesArticleDigital MediaDocumentaryMedia and Communications
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Author Daniel A. Walzer

Beyond the confines of recording studios, stages, and music classrooms, a vast and shifting sonic canvas exists for field recorders.

ArticleCaribbean StudiesChican@/Latin@ StudiesCultural StudiesRaceMedia and Communications
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Author santaperversa

Recently, the new biopic and telenovela Celia, La Serie on the life of Celia Cruz reminded me of how her iconic call “ Azucar!” (translated as sugar) engaged audiences to feel the sabrosura of her music. The soap-opera included documentary footage of the larger iconic events in Celia’s career that could not be recreated, scenes that captured how Cruz and the audience connected.

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Author guestlistener

SO! Amplifies. . .a highly-curated, rolling mini-post series by which we editors hip you to cultural makers and organizations doing work we really really dig.  You’re welcome! —   Pause for a moment. Listen. What do you hear? Is it the quiet hum of a furnace or fan?

American StudiesArab/Arab American StudiesArticleCultural StudiesDiasporic SoundMedia and Communications
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Author davidfontnavarrete

Where do we begin? On Tuesday January 13th, 2015, my first-year students and I gathered for the second meeting of our seminar, “Soundscapes: Artistic, Social, and Biological Approaches to Acoustic Environments.” We were just a few steps away from the iconic Duke chapel, almost in its shadow.

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Author Aaron Trammell

This week, Sounding Out! dropped its 51st podcast episode. As the curator and producer, I thought it necessary to commemorate the occasion with some fanfare.

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Author guestlistener

Radio Preservation Task Force Conference Information Friday: Library of Congress, Washington, DC 9-5pm Saturday: University of Maryland- College Park, 9-5pm Schedule at: http://www.radiopreservation.org, RPTF Federal Page (associate list linked at the left tab): https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-plan/about-this-program/radio-preservation-task-force/ Hashtag: #RTPF (@soundingoutblog will livetweet the conference) This

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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD: Creating New Words from Old Sounds SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES VIA ITUNES ADD OUR PODCASTS TO YOUR STITCHER FAVORITES PLAYLIST This podcast looks at how ancestral languages are spoken in today’s changing environment of technology and popular culture.

Black StudiesHip HopIdentityInterviewMethodologyMedia and Communications
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Author guestlistener

s lab god , Paul Wall’s latest project, surpasses many recent rap releases via its stripped down sound, minimalistic in a non-trendy, monastic sort of way.

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Author rmjames

Some of the most popular early 21st century feminist approaches to pop culture are rooted in a collapse of visual and aural representations. For example, though Disney princesses have become visibly more diverse and realistic, linguists Carmen Fought and Karen Eisenhauer have compiled data showing that women characters in Disney princess films speak less in films released between 1989-1999 than they did in films released in the 1930s-1950s.

American StudiesChican@/Latin@ StudiesCurationDiasporic SoundDigital MediaMedia and Communications
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Author guestlistener

SO! Amplifies. . .a highly-curated, rolling mini-post series by which we editors hip you to cultural makers and organizations doing work we really really dig.  You’re welcome! —   This whole world’s wild at heart and weird on top —Wild at Heart Por tu amor.