Theorizing at Rowan: Walter Gershon, 'Educational Sound Studies'
The Department of Philosophy and World Religions is pleased to announce the final event in our Theorizing at Rowan lecture series for Fall 2023.
On Wednesday, November 1, at 5 pm., Professor Walter S. Gershon (Early Childhood, Elementary, and Critical Foundations of Education, Rowan), will present a talk entitled “Educational Sound Studies: Scales and Modes, Neoliberalism as Eugenics, and Critical Possibilities for the Sonic.” The event will be held in a hybrid format, in person in Business Hall 301 and online via Zoom.
Prof. Gershon has provided the following abstract for his presentation: “Utilizing sonic constructions of scales and modes, this talk addresses how the intersection of trans/inter/disciplinary fields of critical studies of education and sound studies can function as critical tools for conceptualizing how we be, know, and do. Working from an understanding that sounds are neither apolitical nor inherently oriented towards justice, this articulation of sound possibilities performatively enunciates how the last century of schooling looks like neoliberalism but sounds like eugenics if we might only pause to listen.”
This event is co-sponsored by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Series Info:
Theorizing at Rowan is a series of public, work in progress lectures covering topics of interest to scholars in philosophy, religion studies, and other related disciplines. The goal of the series is to promote scholarly exchange involving the Department of Philosophy and World Religions, the University, and beyond. Speakers will include members of the department as well as faculty from other departments at Rowan and from other institutions.
All Theorizing at Rowan events are free and open to the public.
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