Bio

Michael Fennessey (he/him) is a PhD candidate in the Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media department at NC State. He earned his MA in Literature at UC Santa Cruz. He is primarily interested in applying sound studies and media studies to understand how media technologies, infrastructures, and institutions shape knowledge production, subject formation, and power relationships. He seeks to elucidate how different media technologies shape auditory perception, musical experience, listening practices, and noise. Outside of academia, he is a musician (guitar, singing, drums) who loves animals and the outdoors. Most recently, he has been researching the material-aesthetic and political effects of noise, failures, and breakdowns in music streaming culture.

 

Area(s) of Expertise

Sound Studies
Media Studies
Cultural Studies
Marxist Political Economy
The Frankfurt School