- Smith, J. (2021). Voices, Combat, and Music. Journal of Sound and Music in Games, 2(2), pp. 42–62. doi:10.1525/jsmg.2021.2.2.42.
- Smith, J. (2019). Vocal disruptions in the aural game world: The female entertainer in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Transistor and Divinity: Original Sin II. Soundtrack, The, 11(1), pp. 75–97. doi:10.1386/ts_00006_1.
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Jennifer Smith
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City, University of London
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United Kingdom
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom
About
Overview
Jennifer Smith is a Lecturer in Music at City, University London. Jennifer teaches on sound and the moving image, alongside video game music. Her research focuses on voices as worldbuilding tools in video games, and how they engage the player with the characters and environments of the world alongside music and sound.
Jennifer is a reviews editor for the Journal for Sound and Music in Games (JSMG) alongside an editor for the online student journal, Sonic Scope.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, Sep 2016 – Oct 2020
- Masters by Reserch, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, Sep 2014 – Sep 2016
- BMus Hons, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, Sep 2011 – Jun 2014
Employment
- Lecturer in Music, City, University of London, Jan 2022 – present
- University Teacher, University of Liverpool, Dec 2021 – Jun 2022
- Part Time Hourly Paid Lecturer, University of Huddersfield, Dec 2020 – present
Publications
Publications by category
Chapters (3)
- Smith, J. (2024). Early Music in the ‘Early Game’. In Cook, J., Robinson, A. and Whittaker, A. (Eds.), History as Fantasy in Music, Sound, Image, and Media (pp. 83–101). New York, USA: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-03-227186-6.
- Smith, J. (2024). "I MUST BE BEAUTIFUL!”: Becoming Human Through Adaptive Vocal Soundscapes. In Galloway, K. and Hambleton, E. (Eds.), Music and Sonic Environments in Video Games Listening to and Performing Ludic Soundscapes Routledge. ISBN 978-1-03-223032-0.
- Smith, J. ‘But the right words, never come': Transformative Identities, Female Agency, and Performance in Sayonara Wild Hearts. In Haworth, C. and Carroll, B. (Eds.), Singing Out: The Musical Voice in Audiovisual Media Edinburgh University Press.