TIM_BM_013 Sound Poetry

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Panák Husárová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Panák-Husárová, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Jitka Leflíková
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 11. 1. 10:00–11:40 D51, 12:00–16:40 K21, Tue 12. 1. 10:00–11:40 K12 nerezervovat, 12:00–12:50 D22, 13:00–15:40 VP, 16:00–16:40 L32, Wed 13. 1. 10:00–11:40 K33, 12:00–12:50 VP, 13:00–13:50 M21, 14:00–15:40 B2.43
Prerequisites
To understand, communicate and write in English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on the sonic elements of poetry and language, on the performativity of poetry and prose and on the possibilities of sensing and creating texts that have a rhytmical or physical potential. It consists of classes, where students learn about & discuss the existing projects, plus where they bring their own texts/projects and in the form of workshops we discuss them and advise on their potential. The class is framed around various approaches to the connections between poetic/prosaic expression & sound/music: Lautgedichte, poésie sonore, phonic poetry, audio poetry, noise poetry, sound-text composition, sound poetry translation. The core of the course will be dealing with the texts (in written & spoken & recorded form), whose “material” basis lies in the movement through language sonosphere. The course has its own English website, where the students can read the texts and other material.
Learning outcomes
After the end of the course, the students will be able to:
Identify the main sound poetry approaches and techniques
Critically assess the value of various sound projects
Discuss the sound poetry trends
Create a sound poetry project
Syllabus
  • 1. Sound Poetry: Introduction (Who, When, How, Why)
  • 2. Early Lautgedichte /Sound poem on the paper during class
  • 3. Creative Use of Sound Effects / Work with sound effects, noise poem
  • 4. Text & Sound Manipulation /Recorded voice, excursion
  • 5. Tools for Sound Poetry Creation /Project prototypes
  • 6. Bringing & Discussing the Final Projects/ Performing
Literature
  • Dick Higgins: A Taxonomy of Sound Poetry. http://www.ubu.com/papers/higgins_sound.html
  • Christine Ehrick: Vocal Gender and the Gendered Soundscape: At the Intersection of Gender Studies and Sound Studies. 2015. https://soundstudiesblog.com/2015/02/02/vocal-gender-and-the-gendered-soundscape-at-the-intersection-of-gender-studies-and-sound-st
  • https://isoundpoetry.tumblr.com/
  • Kenneth Goldsmith: The Women of the Avant-Garde. 2009. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/75417/the-women-of-the-avant-garde
  • Historical Sound Poetry Scores | 1914-1919 . http://www.ubu.com/historical/sound/
  • Steve McCaffery: Sound Poetry — A Survey. 1978. http://www.ubu.com/papers/mccaffery.html
  • Richard Huelsenbeck: En Avant Dada – A History of Dadaism. https://monoskop.org/images/1/18/Huelsenbeck_Richard_1920_1981_En_Avant_Dada_A_History_of_Dadaism.pdf
  • Jas. H. Duke: Sounds, sound poetry, and sound/text compositions. http://www.rainerlinz.net/NMA/repr/Duke.html
  • Dada for now. http://ubu.com/sound/dada.html
  • Bob Cobbing: Some Statements on Sound Poetry . 1978. http://www.ubu.com/papers/cobbing.html
  • EXERCISE OF FREEDOM: The history of 20th Century Phonetic and Sound Poetry in a journey from voices of the past to the present. https://www.neroeditions.com/words-and-sounds-as-an-exercise-of-freedom/
Teaching methods
Lecture, class discussions, workshops, group projects, projects.
Assessment methods
Active participation during classes
Sound poetry projects for classes + 1 final project
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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