SlugAtlasUC Santa Cruz

MUSC 254AMusic and Aural Diversity

5 creditsGraduateStudent Option

Invites students to advance aural diversity (diversity of hearing-listening) as the foundational conceptualization and argumentation for sound, hearing-listening, and music, sound arts, and other sound-related arts, putting audience and community of aurally diverse listeners first and foremost. The objective is for students to challenge the tacit assumptions in sound and hearing-listening-related matters, with the focus on music, sound arts, and arts in general, which are still widely based on the ‘normal’ and idealized hearing. Students engage in original research, resulting in scholarly and artistic presentations.

Prerequisites

Enrollment is restricted to graduate students.

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When it runs

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Wed 12:00pm–3:00pm
Music Center 245J. AfrisandoClosed 15/8

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