Jacob Smith

Jacob Smith is Professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film and Director of the masters' program in Sound Arts and Industries at Northwestern University. He has written several books, including Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media (2008); Spoken Word: Postwar American Phonograph Cultures (2011); and has published articles on media history, sound, and performance.

Jacob Smith is Professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film and Director of the masters' program in Sound Arts and Industries at Northwestern University. He has written several books, including Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media (2008); Spoken Word: Postwar American Phonograph Cultures (2011); and has published articles on media history, sound, and performance. See less