Michael Bull
British academic
Michael Bull was a professor in Sound Studies in the Department of Media and Film at the University of Sussex, England. He is now an emeritus professor of Sound Studies. His Festschrift was presented on 24th September 2025 in Lewes at a celebratory gathering.
Background
Bull is one of the founders of the academic discipline of "sound studies". He has published research on mobile communications, music and sound in urban culture and is often quoted by journalists penning articles about mobile technology devices and was dubbed "Professor iPod" by Wired Magazine.
Bull published the books: Sounding Out the City and Sound Moves, iPod Culture and Urban Experience. Bull is Editor of the journal Senses and Society and the book Sound Studies: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies.
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Michael Bull, University of Sussex page
Festschrift for Prof.
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