CFP: Radio and Sound Technology (6/25/04; MAPACA, 11/5/04-11/7/04)

From: Martin Boyden (bydn@mail.rochester.edu)
Date: Mon Jun 07 2004 - 13:18:45 EDT


Radio and Sound Technology Area
Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture/American Culture Association (MAPACA)
Buffalo, New York, November 5-7th, 2004

MAPACA seeks proposals for papers, panels, roundtables and workshops for
the inaugural sessions of its new area, Radio and Sound Technology. We
welcome all work from students, academics, and professionals addressing
the cultural impact of radio, telephony, recording, amplification and
related "smaller technologies" such as headphones, tuning dials, and
sliders. Some possible themes include, but are not limited to:

Literary/Artistic uses and/or representations of radio and sound
technology
Histories of sound technologies
Relationships or conflicts between sound and visual culture
Regulation
Sound Pedagogy
Writing for Sound
Radio, sound technology, and everyday life

Please send (e-mail preferred) 150-300 word proposals and brief
biographical statements by June 25 to:

Martin Boyden
Department of English
500 Wilson Boulevard
RC Box 270451
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627-0451
bydn@mail.rochester.edu

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