Transits and Transmissions: Joy Division in Space
Paper given at Atrocity Exhibition, the first conference dedicated to the work of Joy Division.
This paper examines the lyrics of Ian Curtis, Peter Saville’s sleeve designs, and Martin Hannett’s studio production, in the context of Joy Division’s music. At first appearing disparate, these elements together emphasise containment, frames, distance, and absence. They provide spaces, both literal and figurative, in which music and listener can meet.
November 2015
Acoustics, Psychoacoustics, and Modalities of Listening
For three years I was lecturer for this Masters module at the Digital Media Research Centre (DMARC), University of Limerick.
This module begins with the physics of sound and the biology of the ear, before differentiating between the objective world of acoustics and the phenomenological world of psychoacoustics. In the third section we discuss contemporary issues in sound studies: listening, acoustic ecology, soundscape studies, noise.
September 2015
Performance Technology 2
Lecturer for this fourth year module at the Digital Media Research Centre (DMARC), University of Limerick.
Students learn to organize and execute a successful artistic collaboration, program real-time and distributed software, implement real-time DSP algorithms, and produce work reflecting current practices in real-time video and audio production.
September 2015