Acoustic Control

Question 1

Audiometer

Answer 1

Measures people’s hearing loss over time. This will act as a measure of being “hard of hearing”. Malingering would be used to feign deafness in order to escape military service.

Question 2

Acoustic Control

Answer 2

Use of sound to manipulate population by governments and other groups.

Question 3

Audiology

Answer 3

Study of hearing and can lead to treatment of hearing impairments and disabilities.

Question 4

Loose Lips sink Ships

Answer 4

Propaganda used to make sure soldiers would not say the plans of the military in case there were any spies. This also went the other way around to hear enemy plans as well, this is a good example of acoustic control.

Question 5

Muzak

Answer 5

Gentle instrumental only noise. Was designed to pace workers for a more productive environment.

Question 6

Acoustic Jurisprudence

Answer 6

An orientation towards law attuned to questions of sound and listening. The argument is made in the abstract before moving on to an example intended to
establish the political stakes of the intervention.