Research in Music, Media and Technologies
Objectives
At the end of the course the student should: a) be aware of current research trends and open research problems in music and sound technologies; b) be aware of and know how to approach the main research topics in the field of music and media; c) master research methods and techniques in the interrelated fields of music, technologies and media; d) have developed capacities for the identification, collection and analysis of specialised information in the field of study; e) improve models of academic writing as well as the use of norms and methodologies of communication of research results in the field concerned.
General characterization
Code
02113113
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Paula Cristina Roberto Gomes Ribeiro Brandão
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Reading skills in English are recommended.
Bibliography
Below is the general bibliography for the seminar, which is complemented by other regular references for reading and consulting documents. We recommend consulting the ‘Support Materials’ in which some of the main references are available.
AUSLANDER, P. Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture. Routledge, 2008.
BULL, M. Sound Studies: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies. Routledge, 2013.
COLLINS, N. The Cambridge Companion to Electronic Music. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
CRESWELL, J. W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. SAGE Publications, 2017.
COOK, N. et al. (Eds.) The Cambridge Companion to Music in Digital Culture. Cambridge University Press, 2019.
GOMES-RIBEIRO, P., et al. (Eds.). Log In, Live On: Música e Cibercultura na era da Internet das Coisas. Humus, 2018.
HUGHILL, A. The Digital Musician. Routledge, 2012.
LABELLE, B. Background Noise: Perspectives on Sound Art. Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.
KATZ, M. Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music? University of California Press, 2010.
MERA, M., et al. (Eds.). The Routledge Companion to Screen Music and Sound. Routledge, 2017.
PRIOR, N. Popular Music, Digital Technology and Society. SAGE Publications, 2018.
STERNE, J. (Ed.). The Sound Studies Reader. Routledge, 2012.
PINCH, T., & BIJSTERVELD, K. (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies. Oxford University Press, 2012.
Teaching method
The course takes place in the form of a seminar that includes moments of exposition and debate. The teaching processes are based on the active learning model, in which the presence and participation of the students is fundamental. The methodologies used include lectures and demonstrations, the completion of exercises, as well as the analysis and discussion of textual and audiovisual examples. The production and discussion of various types of work by students during the seminar is fundamental to the process of acquiring and applying research tools in a research context. The individual production of a research project and its discussion in a teaching context occupies an important place in the seminar.
Evaluation method
Written work, presented and discussed in class (Research Project), and exercises and assignments during the seminar. Attendance and participation in class is essential for the development of the work.
Active participation in class and submission of assignments (40%)
Final Research Project (60%)
Subject matter
The seminar provides an in-depth and interdisciplinary experience in the field of ‘music, media and technologies’ based on two lines of work, which are developed in conjunction.
The first presents a historical and theoretical overview of research in the field under study (Music, Media and Technologies), discussing major stages, areas of study, theoretical-conceptual frameworks and reference literature. In this specific area, research models, standards, techniques and instruments are explored.
The second introduces and discusses specific research topics and problems. The topics and problems to be worked on in the seminar are chosen each year in line with advances in the field and social and scientific relevance.