Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Sound, Silence and Society
Course Code
KF_031
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Information and Communication Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ilva Skulte
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To provide knowledge about specifics of sound, sound processing and analysis as well as models of critical perception of sound, and to introduce theories about impact and uses of sound in culture and society.
In other words, everything a media-savvy person (critical and creative) should know about audio communication.
A wide range of topics for 10 lessons (including practical classes and assignments, we usually have 6 lectures and 4 seminars).
Preliminary Knowledge
Theories of communication.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students understand specifics of the sound and its perception and know most important theories and approaches in the multifold understanding and analysis of sound in contemporary media environments and public culture.
Skills
1.Students can critically analyse and technically record and process various sound elements.
Competences
1.Students are competent in the sound culture(s) and the specifics of recording.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Record of inverview.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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2.
Examination |
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Quality of sound recording and editing, adequately made sound context for the imagined audience.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to audio culture and sound studies.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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How we perceive sound? Psychoacoustics. Problems of hearing.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Contact hours
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hearing and listening. Methods of aware listening.
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Modality
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Listening to environment. Mapping the Soundscape.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Sound in public space. as an emotional trigger. Sound in audio-visual arts and media.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Sound and time.
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Sound and ecology. Ecoacoustics. Ecocritics.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Sound recording and antropology
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Class/Seminar
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Sound recording techniques for interviews.
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Contemporary audio media. Podcast - radio of 21st century. Your own editorial.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Sterne, Jonathan (ed.) (2012). The Sound Studies Reader. London: Routledge.
2.
Gilmurray, J. (2013). Ecoacoustics: Ecology and Environmentalism in Contemporary Music and Sound Art. J. Unpublished, Available on Academia. edu.
Additional Reading
1.
Attali, Jacques. (1985). Noise: The Political Economy of Music. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
2.
Schafer, R. Murray. (1994). The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World. Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books.
3.
Chion, Michel. (1990). Audio Vision: Sound on Screen. New York: Columbia University Press.