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The techno-politics of sound will be the focus of this mini-conference and panel discussion.The first session will explore issues in sonic media archaeology while the second will focus on acoustic surveillance in contemporary film and the challenges of contemporary sound art. The evening features a panel discussion on the question of “An Acoustic Turn in Cultural and Media Studies?”
2:00 to 5:00pm: Mini-Conference
6:30 to 8:00pm: Panel Discussion
8:00pm: Wine Reception
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2:00pm Levke Harders
(Academic Representative of Humboldt-Universität in New York)
Welcome
2:15 to 2:45pm
Wolfgang Ernst(Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Resonance of Siren Songs
3:00 to 3:30pm
Martin Carlé (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Psychoacoustics and Simulation - Breakdown and Reconstruction of the Bicameral Mind
3:45 to 4:15pm
Thomas Y. Levin (Princeton University / Getty Research Institute)
Watching Listening: Sonic Surveillance as Popular Spectacle
4:30 to 5:00pm
Christopher Phillips (International Center for Photography)
Acoustic Encounters: Reflections on Curating Sound
6:30 to 8:00pm
Panel Discussion
“An Acoustic Turn in Cultural Studies?”
Panel participants: Martin Carlé, Wolfgang Ernst, Thomas Keenan, Thomas Levin, Christopher Phillips and Alexander Galloway (moderator)
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