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Department of Cultural Studies
American Studies

The Sound of Nostalgia

Course Information

Nr. Name Type Time Room Lecturer
154643 The Sound of Nostalgia 2 PS Tu 12:15 - 13:45 R. 0.420 Mease

How do we hear the past and what does it mean when music sounds "nostalgic"? Tape is back, vinyl has been back, and the history of recorded sound is available in its extant entirety for musicians to remix and reconfigure as they see fit. Digitally added vinyl crackle is as commonplace an effect as the film grain filter in music videos.

This course investigates the presence of nostalgia, both in content and form, throughout post-9/11 popular music and culture. The class will approach popular and experimental musical examples through lenses of music criticism, cultural studies, psychology, and media studies.

Heather Mease is a visiting instructor from the University of Virginia

Modules

Lehramtsstudiengänge

LABG G HRG/HRSGe GyGe/BK SP
2009 602 503 503  
2016   503 503  

Angewandte Sprachwissenschaften &
Angewandte Literatur-/Kulturwissenschaften:

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