Hi all,

Last week we focused on “The Art of Quoting” chapter from They Say/I Say, and we made a shift from “Ways of Seeing” to “Ways of Hearing.”

This week will turn to Chapter 6 of They Say/I Say “Planting a Naysayer.” We’ll also continue that shift this week by focusing on the relationship between sound and space. You’ll be asked to compare “The Soundscape” reading and Ways of Hearing podcast episode from last week to Ralph Ellison’s essay “Living with Music.” I am still grading your papers, but you should be seeing your grades in blackboard soon.

Here’s what’s coming up:

Week 7 (10/26-10/30)

• Tuesday (10/26): Zoom Meeting link
  • Read: They Say/I Say, “Chapter 6: Planting a Naysayer in Your Text”
  • Watch: Screencast on “Chapter 6: Planting a Naysayer in Your Text”
  • Listen: The sounds of pandemic New York: 
    • “We clap because we care: New Yorkers applaud coronavirus frontline workers”
    • “Jimi Hendrix tribute during NYC’s 7 o’clock cheer”
    • “Alone in the City of Sirens,” The New Republic, April 10, 2020
    • “Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flyover New York City to Honor Frontline Workers”
    • “Missing Sounds of New York: An Auditory Love Letter to New Yorkers,” New York Public Library’
• Thursday (10/28):
  • Read: “Living with Music” by Ralph Ellison
  • Respond: Blog post #6