Historical Perspectives on Medieval Sound(s) and Soundscapes

How do historians concieve sound, think about it, and do sound research? What can other disciplines, namely musicology, learn from historians’ approach? These questions will be addressed through two project presentations by Hannah Potthoff and Julia Samp, who will present their dissertation projects considering medieval auditory perception, interpretation, and tradition. Their dissertations projects were funded by two DFG-funded projects, “Belliphonie im Mittelalter” (TU Chemnitz, 2021-2024) and “Lärm vor Dezibel” (RWTH Aachen University, 2022-2025).