MSCR 2450 — Sound Cultures
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ICtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Explores the intersection of sound, media, and culture. Introduces students to theories and methods to analyze media technologies, cultural practices, and politics of sound. Examines how considerations of power shape the ways people create, amplify, and use sound in media, with an ear toward identity, representation, and complex relationships of technology and culture. Engages a variety of sound media, sonic cultural practices, and sound technologies through a variety of in-class activities and projects. Offers students an opportunity to apply these ideas to highly relevant, real-world personal, political, and cultural questions about sound, media, and power in everyday life.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 100% · F 0%
Common patterns: MWR (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Seth Mulliken (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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