{"id":2976,"date":"2019-07-25T13:17:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/?page_id=2976"},"modified":"2019-07-25T13:17:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:17:28","slug":"asha-tamirisa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/asha-tamirisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Asha Tamirisa"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"faculty-profile js-shortcode-faculty-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-left-col profile-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"profile-business-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-image-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Asha K. Tamirisa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/263\/files\/2019\/07\/unnamed-400x267.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-5223\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-buscard-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-title profile-name\" style=\"\">Asha K. Tamirisa<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of Music<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"department-meta departmental-associations\"><span class=\"profile-department\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/music\/\">Music<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><p class=\"profile-location\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/Shibboleth.sso\/Login?target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bates.edu%2Fdirectory%2F%3Flookup%3Datamiris\">View office locations in Directory<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"profile-contact\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"profile-about\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>About<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<b>Asha Tamirisa<\/b> is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores entanglements of technology, materiality, metaphor, and memory. Working across performance, installation, film, and experimental electronic music, she creates immersive environments that combine analog sound and image, digital audiovisual processes, and handcrafted media techniques.\r\n\r\nTamirisa\u2019s work has been presented at venues and festivals including Harvard University\u2019s Shelemay Sound Lab, ICA Boston, Flux Festival Montr\u00e9al, La Sala Rossa, Waterworks Festival of Experimental Music, Indexical\u2019s <i>Digital Alchemy<\/i> series, the Museum of Science Boston, MIT\u2019s Dissolve Music Festival, and Bitforms Gallery. Her installations and moving-image works have been exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art, UnionDocs, Punto y Raya, Woman Made Gallery, the Toledo Museum of Art, and the New Zealand International Film Festival, among others. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Portland Museum of Art and Rhizome\u2019s ArtBase.\r\n\r\nHer work has been supported by the LEF Foundation Moving Image Fund, the Maine Arts Commission Media Arts Fellowship, Ellis-Beauregard Foundation\u2019s Project Grant, SPACE Gallery\u2019s Kindling Fund, and Le Laboratoire Art\/Science Converged commission. She has participated in residencies at The Kitchen (NYC), Perte de Signal (MTL), Hewnoaks Artist Colony (ME), the Media Archaeology Lab (CO), and I-Park Foundation (CT).\r\n\r\nAlongside her creative practice, Tamirisa is a researcher whose scholarship focuses on the cultural histories of electronic sound technologies. Her work has appeared in <i>Feminist Review, <\/i><i>the Journal for Popular Music Studies<\/i><i>,<\/i> and in the edited volume\u00a0<i>Modular Synthesis: Patching People and Machines<\/i>(Routledge).\r\n\r\nTamirisa holds a Ph.D. in Computer Music and Multimedia and an M.A. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University. Currently, she is Associate Professor at Bates College, where she teaches courses in media installation, recording and sound design,\u00a0 interactive digital arts, music theory, and sound studies.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-right-col profile-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"profile-expertise\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Expertise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=audiovisual-art\" rel=\"tag\">audiovisual art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=digital-and-electronic-music\" rel=\"tag\">digital and electronic music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=experimental-film\" rel=\"tag\">experimental film<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=experimental-music\" rel=\"tag\">experimental music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=feminist-science-and-technology-studies\" rel=\"tag\">feminist science and technology studies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=media-histories\" rel=\"tag\">media histories<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=media-studies\" rel=\"tag\">media studies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=sound-art\" rel=\"tag\">sound art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=sound-studies\" rel=\"tag\">sound studies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?taxonomy=expertise-specific&#038;term=video-art\" rel=\"tag\">video art<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"profile-course-listing\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Current Courses<\/h3><h4>Fall Semester 2026<\/h4><div class='profile-course'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='course-title'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Soundscapes: Recording and Designing Sound<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='course-meta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMUS 218\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='course-description'>This course focuses on the creative acts of recording and sound design. Technical topics covered include recording (both studio and experimental techniques), microphone placement, editing and mixing in REAPER (an open source software), effects and digital processing, and sound design for stereo and &hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='profile-course'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='course-title'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Western Music Theory I<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='course-meta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMUS 231\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='course-description'>Beginning with a study of music cognition, the course proceeds with analysis and composition of metric and additive rhythms, modes, melodies, first and second species counterpoint, harmonic progressions, and musical form. The musical repertoire used includes popular and classical styles. The course &hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='profile-course'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='course-title'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Senior Thesis<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='course-meta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMUS 457\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='course-description'>An independent study program culminating in: a) an essay on a musical topic; b) an original composition accompanied by an essay on the work; or c) a recital accompanied by an essay devoted to analysis of works included in the recital. Students register for MUS 457 in the fall semester. Majors undert&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"faculty-profiles-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-admin\/post.php?post_type=faculty-profile&post=2928&action=edit\">Faculty Login<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"profile-links\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Links<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ashatamirisa.net\/\">Artist Website <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"associated-stories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Bates articles about Asha K. Tamirisa<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"associated-story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2025\/10\/08\/asha-tamirisa-receives-lef-foundation-award\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsha Tamirisa receives LEF Foundation award\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPosted <b>Oct 8, 2025<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tin <b>Office of Research and Sponsored Programs<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Associate Professor of Music Congratulations to Asha Tamirisa, Associate Professor of Music,&hellip;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"associated-story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/13\/bates-announces-faculty-promotions-including-tenure-awards-for-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBates announces faculty promotions, including tenure awards, for 2025\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPosted <b>May 13, 2025<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tin <b>News<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Each of these faculty members advances the mission of Bates with great distinction,&#8221; said Malcolm Hill, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"associated-story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/25\/bates-faculty-in-the-news-april-25-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBates Faculty in the News: April 25, 2025\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPosted <b>Apr 25, 2025<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tin <b>News<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A selection of recent mentions of Bates faculty in the news including a glowing review of a exhibition at the college&#8217; Immersive Media Studio, and faculty commentaries on the importance of rural education, the expanding implications of AI in education, how homelessness impairs people&#8217;s sense of autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/aside>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--faculty-profile--><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_prepend":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_append":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_append_before_footer":false,"bates_author_byline_override":"","_hide_page_title":false,"_header_override":"","_template_width_override":"","_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"_sidebarChoice":"none","footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-2976","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2977,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2976\/revisions\/2977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}