Special Topics: Writing with Sound

ENG-529-10

SUNY Cortland

  • Semester
    Summer 2026
  • Instructor
    Katherine Ahern
  • Start Date
    05-20-2026
  • Total Credits
    3
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    607-753-4702

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Explore the role of sound as a modality in the writing process through activities such as audio journaling, field recording, and invention based on archives of sounds. Analyze texts and genres of writing that are composed in sound, as well as how to build accessibility into those texts. Engage in designing a sonic text that fuses principles of theory, poesis, and authorial purpose. 
Course Area: English & Literature
Level: Graduate
Dates: 05-20-2026 - 06-24-2026
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Instructor: Katherine Ahern
Local Course ID: 26SU_COR_ENG529_010
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