Abstract
In this essay, we describe a pedagogy for teaching and studying literature and cities through the embodiment of an urban sound scavenger. Extending Walter Benjamin’s figure of the ragpicker to poetically assemble disparate urban imaginaries, we explore how two linked teaching projects set in Los Angeles, CA, demonstrate listening bodies coconstituting both literary texts and urban environments.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 367-387 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Review of Communication |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- pedagogy
- sound archives
- sound scavenging
- urban studies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication