Reading Sounds of War The reading group session will focus on the sounds of war, liminality, and transcultural communities formed during periods of conflict. Drawing on a curated selection of recent contributions by multiple authors, we will explore the many facets of listening, hearing, and the multisensorial perception of war sounds, including music and sonic communication. […]
Athanasius Kircher, Phonurgia nova, 1673. Focusing on the variety of interactions of sound and space — how sound inhabits space, shapes space, and how it creates space — we will discuss this broad topic with a multidisciplinary group of scholars. Iva Grlić Radman (Basel) is an architect interested in contemporary spaces and sound, Eduardo Carrero […]
As every September, the Study Group will meet in an online meeting to discuss recent news, future plans, and to hear about the members’ activities. This is a closed meeting and registration is necessary. Register here: https://forms.gle/2TqQ22VihestmCkw6
Sonic Identities in Early Modern Crete and Cyprus 1453-1700 Alexandros Maria Hatzikiriakos will present his new MSCA/UKRI project SONICC, that investigates the acoustic communities of Crete and Cyprus in the early modern period through the lens of intermedial and sonic methodologies. For more about the project, see: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FZ001153%2F1 Members will receive the Zoom link automatically. […]
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, […]
12-13 December, 2025 | Malaga, Spain | online Participation is free of charge, online and in person. Register here: http://u.uma.es/g9N/ The focal point of this fifth edition of the International Conference Power, identities and images of cities: Music and ceremonial books in Western Europe, from the Middle Ages to Modernity (University of Málaga, 12–13 December 2025, online) […]
Historical Ear, Auditory History, and the Future The opening session of the spring term introduces our central theme: what is auditory history, what has become of the historical ear, and what might we listen for next? S ophia Rosenfeld will map the field as it stands, highlight questions likely to matter in 2026, and set […]
The University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center, Paris, France For all details, visit the conference webpage: https://auditoryhistory.musicology.org/conference/
How We Used to Endure Noise: The Emergence of Auditory Order in Modern China In this colloquium, Jin Qiu will use Lao She’s 1930s short story Sound Film and other Republican-era novels, diaries, and memoirs to reconstruct early Chinese cinema as a sonically contested public space. Tracing loud talk, commentary, coughing, and audience disputes—practices inherited […]
