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Authors' Voices on Records and Radio 1889-1932
The role of media—and especially of the phonograph and gramophone—in storing and disseminating literary recitation and reading aloud from 1889 onward
Forging Technology for Metals Processing in the Pre-Qin Period
In early Ancient China, natural copper and aerosiderite were made into different kinds of articles by forging techniques, such as copper tomahawk
Buzz: A Stimulating History of Sex Toys
The research project "Buzz: A Stimulating History of Sex Toys" seeks to understand why our attitudes towards sex toys have shifted over the past half
Dyeing for Permanence: Communities of Practice and the Making of Bingata
Celebrated as a traditional Okinawan craft, bingata (vermilion patterns) refers to a technique of printing colorful and intricate patterns on fabric t
Engineering Growth: Infrastructures of Planning in Japanese Overseas Development
My project examines the history of Japan's overseas development system in Asia from its origins in Japan's colonial rule over much of Asia before 1945
Harmonies at Work: Musical Instruments and the Transfer of Knowledge in Early Acoustics
This project concerns the role of musical instruments and artisanal knowledge in early acoustics. It is through instruments and objects that sound, ot
Acoustic Knowledge, Sound Technologies, and Music in Early Twentieth-Century India
This project investigates the transformation and co-production of soundscapes, technologies, and sound epistemologies on the Indian subcontinent. In t
Crystals, Colloids, and Fibers: The Organization of (Living) Matter and the Limits of Microscopic Vision, 1882–1938
What does it mean for living matter to be “organized”? For much of the nineteenth century it was assumed that the complexity of vital phenomena corres
Collecting Artifacts in the Age of Empire
European identity is inextricable from Europe’s views about other peoples. During the early modern period, overseas artifacts entered princely and sch
Ciphers, Sounds, and Ear Trumpets: Acoustics and Espionage in England, 1655–1685
This project addresses forms of communication related to espionage under Oliver Cromwell and Charles II. As part of the CRC subproject “Epistemic Diss