Epistemic Dissonances. Objects and Tools of Early Modern Acoustics (C04)

• Subject Area: Theatre and Media Studies
• Term: from 2012 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 191249397

This project explores the disputes that arose within and between musical-acoustic praxis and theory between 1580 and 1690. It asks about the production of acoustic research objects and tools in the context of newly emerging institutions, scholarly networks, material cultures, and media technologies. The project focuses on three core areas of early modern acoustics: architectural acoustics and communication technology; instrument and tool making; and the anatomy of hearing and memory.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 980: Episteme in Motion - Transfer of Knowledge from the Ancient World to the Early Modern Period
• Applicant Institution: Freie Universität Berlin
• Co-Applicant Institution: Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte (MPIWG)
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Helmar Schramm, until 10/2015 (†); Professorin Dr. Viktoria Tkaczyk, since 11/2015