Dr. Martin Scherzinger

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Martin Scherzinger works on sound, music, and media politics from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with a particular focus on music from Europe, Africa, and America, and the global biographies of sound ephemera circulating in geographically remote regions. His research includes an examination of the links between the political economy of digital sound technologies and the poetics of copyright law across diverse sociotechnical environments. He investigates the relations between aesthetics and censorship, the sensory limits of mass-mediated music, mathematical geometries of musical time, and the histories of sound philosophy and politics surrounding biotechnification. Scherzinger is involved in media studies programs that train agile researchers adept at navigating the shifting media landscape, fostering skills to analyze media technology in cultural, social, and global contexts.

Research Interests

Requirements for New York University Steinhardt

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Master's degree preferred but not required for 54-credit track
Application Checklist
  • Résumé/CV
  • MCC Essay (Research Area/Topic)
  • Writing Sample (Master's thesis or equivalent)
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Official Transcripts
  • English Proficiency Exam (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

Department of Media, Culture, and Communication - PhD Program focusing on Global and Transcultural Studies, Technology and Society, and Visual Culture.