“Radio Wrong Side Out: Anatomy and Geology of the Scream” Taking as its starting point the work of sound artist Gregory Whitehead in his landmark Pressures of the Unspeakable (1991), this paper offers two new approaches to the problem of the mediated scream, long viewed as an entity “at the edge” of things – modernity, language, theory. Drawing on virtuosic radio screams ranging from the work of Antonin Artaud to Arch Oboler and Wyllis Cooper, I argue that the radio…

In this workshop, Neil will discuss the institutionalization of sound studies.

By critically examining the history and current practice of trend forecasting—a hidden but influential industry that trades in cultural prediction a hidden but influential industry that trades in cultural prediction and that affects music, fashion, and a number of other cultural industries— Powers will explore how trends evolved into powerful force in global consumer culture and a currency via which the future of culture is bought and sold.

Devon will host a seminar focusing on her work on popular music critics, and the process of sound and music criticism more generally.

Shawn Decker will present an overview of his sculptural and public-art sound installation work.

Decker will present an overview of the development of the emerging genre known as “Sound Art” from its precedents in music and art in the early 20th century, through various strands of artistic sound practices today.

In this talk, Adam Sachs, former CEO of Midroll Media and founder/host of the Wolf Den podcast will join a panel featuring Dr. Jeremy Morris (UW-Madison) and Dana Gerber-Margie (Editor of the Bello Collective and A/V Archivist) to discuss the importance of preserving podcasting’s history and the challenges faced when archiving digital objects.

In this talk, Sachs will discuss his experiences in this burgeoning industry by addressing questions such as: “How has increasing industrialization affected podcasting over the last decade?”, “How has podcasting’s professionalization affected its cultural impact and potential?” and “What does the future of podcasting look like?”