Date of Award
5-2020
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design
Committee Member
Cynthia Haynes
Committee Member
Steven B. Katz
Committee Member
Becky Becker
Committee Member
Hamilton Altstatt
Abstract
By applying a “sound-mapping” methodology that incorporates qualitative interviews and field research, I argue that theater sound design provides new means to connect sonic rhetorics with social change. I examine theater sound design as an ecological composing practice that lends itself to empathy, community, action, and pedagogy; and further argue that there is rhetorical potential in what I call “soundscapes for social change,” a concept that encourages sonic agency and sound as contemporary resistance. The theater setting introduces sound and vibration experiences carefully calculated and developed to impact a variety of audiences and stir their imaginations through sensory experiences, accessed not just through the ear but also through the body.
Recommended Citation
Patterson, Amy, "Soundscapes for Social Change: Community and Consciousness through Sound Design Rhetorics" (2020). All Dissertations. 2631.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/2631