This seminar aims to introduce students to research on the sound industries. By these we mean those that work with sound content such as music, podcasts or radio content. In times of convergence, the position of this type of content and industrial structures is increasingly relevant and they are more interrelated among themselves and with the rest of the cultural industries. With this premise, the seminar will be structured on the basis of some introductory and transversal sessions that, in a comparative way, will deal with research on the sound industries that will be derived in specific cases from the different industries studied. In this last phase, students will be asked to participate in the development of these case studies.

Seminar - Structure and research of the global sound industries Session 1- Introduction to the global sound industries: comparative historical evolution Session 2- Political Economy of the Sound Industries Session 3- Approaching sound from cultural studies Session 4- New research trends: addressing big data and artificial intelligence Session 5 - The role of the radio in the 21st century. Case studies of the radio industry. Session 6- Is there a podcast industry? Case studies. Session 7- The music industry: the digital change. Case studies.

During the first four weeks, the teacher will hold framework sessions in the first part of the session and work with students on specific texts, listening and viewing in the second part. The last three weeks will be dedicated to the presentation of case studies. These cases will be linked to the final essays to be submitted by the students for the evaluation of the course. For the follow-up of the classes, an intensive use of Aula Global will be requested and the reading of the proposed texts will be compulsory. In addition, the proposal of materials (essays, reports, news, audios, documentaries...) by the students will be taken into account.