This course is designed to provide a vehicle for instructors to address a topic in social geography with which they are especially concerned; usually more restricted than the subject matter of a regular lecture course. Topics will vary with instructor. See departmental announcements.

This is a field and practice-based course in which students record, edit, and produce audio works that document and interpret the geographies of Oakland. Through listening to and producing audio works at locations in the city, such as Lake Merritt, students will investigate how sound highlights potentially invisible dimensions of our built environment and of human experience to interrogate the field of “sonic geography.” No special equipment or prior experience in sound recording or editing is necessary.

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