Reconsidering Perspectives and Methodologies of Sound Studies, Studies of Auditory Culture through Max Weber's Music Studies and Methodological Writings

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26503002
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 文化学
• Research Institution: Akita University
• Principal Investigator: IZUMI Hiroshi 秋田大学, 教育文化学部, 教授 (40361216)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: マックス・ウェーバー / 音楽社会学 / サウンド・スタディーズ / 聴覚文化論 / 感覚の社会学 / 音楽的聴覚 / 音楽的エートス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to reconsider perspectives and methodologies of flourishing area of sound studies or studies of auditory culture through reexamining Max Weber’s music sociology and his methodological writings, in order to develop sociological arguments on sound and auditory culture, and seek to clues to a methodological basis that interweaves Weber’s sociology with sound studies. This study shows Weber’s music sociology which focuses technical means of music based on his methodological consideration of sociology and social science can provide a methodological basis for refinement of methodology of sound studies. Furthermore, this study shows Weber’s music sociology has a latent theme of musical hearing and could be developed as a study of modern rationalized musical ‘ethos’. This study also examines the musical ‘ethos’ of Weber’s discourses that is related to the creation of German national identity and modern conception of ‘music’ since late eighteenth century.

Free Research Field

社会学