Chris Hoff & Sam Harnett, The World According to Sound
March 11, 3pm
Galanti Lounge, Carothers Library – In Person Only

We’re surrounded by media—not just when we look at our phones, turn on the TV, or get on the internet. Everything from Tupperware and office plants to buttons and smartphone apps is exerting pressure on what we think, how we think, and what is even possible to think. This presentation will be based on this 6-part series produced in collaboration with Cornell University. 

Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett are co-producers of Ways of Knowing, a podcast series made in partnership with academic institutions like Johns Hopkins, UChicago, and The University of Washington. They have published academic papers; spent a semester at Cornell as practitioners-in-residence; and performed their octophonic audio compositions at more than 50 universities, theaters, and art spaces. They previously worked in public radio, where their reporting won two Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in sound design and was featured regularly on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, The World, Science Friday, and other nationally-syndicated radio programs.

This talk will be followed by Ways of Knowing: A Sonic Celebration of the Humanities at 7pm in the Hope Room of Higgins Welcome Center.

Sponsored by the URI Center for the Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, and Harrington School of Communication and Media.