“… c’estoit ung grant merveille à pensser…”: Power, Sound, and Ritual at the Burgundian Court The colloqium will investigate how did sound organise authority at the Burgundian court, investigate power, sound, and ritual as mutually reinforcing practices. Through chronicles, ordinances, images, and spaces, Margret Scharrer will trace how sound and music shaped perception, obedience, and […]
Despite its fundamental role as a historical source, literature is rarely discussed within cultural sound studies. This autumn’s reading-group session will focus on recent contributions that explore the relationship between the written and auditory worlds. The discussion will open a broader conversation about how to write about sound and how sonic experience shapes literary creation. […]
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, […]
The University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center, Paris, France For all details, visit the conference webpage: https://auditoryhistory.musicology.org/conference/
