Paper 2

Paper 2

The main concern of Damon Krukowski’s Ways of Hearing podcast is his analysis of how digital sound has changed our interpersonal relationships and overall sense of community, and he organizes his examination of this idea around six episodes based on six keywords: “time,” “space,” “love,” “money,” “power,” and “noise.” For this assignment, you should write an essay with a thesis statement that analyzes what one of these episodes argues about the relationship between digital sound and interpersonal relationships or community formations. Your paper could take up any aspect of the listening experience that is relevant to the episode you wish to write about, so you could write about listening to music or other aspects of how digital audio affect our relationships or sense of community. 

Paper requirements:

  • Your thesis should use the templates from They Say/I Say for agreeing and disagreeing simultaneously.
  •  Your thesis should also be structured around the principles we’ve discussed from “the Sheridan Baker Thesis Machine.” It should have a claim and a rationale.
  • You should use at least two quotations from the episode you analyze.
  • You should think of one example not mentioned in the podcast that illustrates your point.

Some questions you might ask yourself to get started:

  • How does a specific digital audio device shape relationships and how does Krukowski discuss this effect? How has it, according to the episode you’ve chosen, advanced or impeded possibilities for community formation?
  • What does Krukowski say about changes to the music listening experience and how these changes have affected the communities that form around music? 
  • According to the episode you’ve chosen, how have personal headphones, or other wearable devices, shaped our experiences of public spaces like subways or city streets?
  • What conclusions does Krukowski draw about how digital devices have affected our experiences of one another’s voices in the episode you’ve chosen?
  • What does Krukowski argue about the buying, selling, and circulation of digital music and the communities form around these activities in the episode you’ve chosen?

These are just some of the questions that you might address, but you might find yourself addressing other aspects of the podcast episode you’ve chosen. They are only here to help you start to think about your paper.

Format:

  • Paper must have a title
  • 1200 words
  • Times New Roman
  • 12-point font
  • double-spaced

Due Dates:

  • Proposal due (on course blog): Friday, 11/08/19 
  • Draft due (in class): 11/14/19
  • Final Draft due (on Blackboard): 11/19/19

 

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