Posts Tagged “cassette tapes”

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by Thea Hogarth '11 on February 8, 2011

We ain’t dead!  In fact, the Listening Project is on board with another neat Humanities Center project, which we’ve spent the last few weeks getting off the ground.  At the end of the month, on Friday, February 25, the HHC (…)

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Awesome tapes from Africa!

by Thea Hogarth '11 on January 7, 2011

Believe it or not, the title of this entry does not spring from my (misplaced?) enthusiasm for cassette tapes.  Not directly, anyway. Meet Brian Shimkovitz, recently spotlighted in the Fader for his blog called (what else) Awesome Tapes from Africa.  (…)

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Looking Ahead…

by Thea Hogarth '11 on January 2, 2011

Well, it is most certainly 2011.  With the impending date change hovering over my head, I spent the last few days of 2010 tying up loose ends and accomplishing tasks that might imply some kind of resolution.  To wit: I (…)

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Thank you!

by Thea Hogarth '11 on November 22, 2010

Yesterday was the last day of Listening Project recording, and now I’ve got about 15 cassette tapes!  I knew my fears were unfounded, but as a friend of mine said today, “it’s the curse of academia.”  You never know if (…)

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Audacity and Audaciousness

by Thea Hogarth '11 on November 11, 2010

I’ve had this one up my sleeve for a little while, so I think it’s about time I shared it with you.  When I describe the Listening Project, I’ve come to anticipate the question, “Why cassette tapes?” and the inevitable (…)

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