Electromagnetic Touch: Radios and Community

As part of the Found in Translation series funded by the PA Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities, Fleisher Art Memorial and Asian Arts Initiative are proud to present Electromagnetic Touch: Radios and Community, a series of workshops led by the Sound Museum Collective of Philadelphia. The Collective holds space to reconstruct our relationship to sounds by creating a platform for women, nonbinary, and trans sound artists and engineers through workshops, collaborative projects, and creative community partnerships. The seminar includes both online and in-person engagements, including a historical overview of radio history, hands-on experimentation with radio technologies, and developing radio stories through Queer perspectives.

Found in Translation is a free series of art history and critical theory workshops organized by Fleisher in partnership with several cultural institutions throughout Philadelphia. The series specifically focuses on centering BIPOC and Queer voices, reflecting a more inclusive view of the communities we work with. Found in Translation, aligned with Fleisher’s mission of making art more accessible through our education and community programs, brings these valuable perspectives to a broader public. All seminars will be provided with live Spanish interpretation.

Radio History and its Technology
Monday, April 4, 2022, 6:30 – 8:30pm

This workshop will cover the fundamentals of radio, its radical history and its technology, breaking down the differences between CB, HAM, AM & FM, covering the basic mechanisms and policy. We will examine a history of FCC regulations and how they have impacted the commercialization and privatization of radio. We will trace a timeline of pirate radio activities throughout the 20th century up until the present, learning about how and why radio technology has been a tool for resistance since its inception.

Register here.