In recent years, the history of sound has developed into a rich body of interdisciplinary scholarship. This article explores the benefits of considering sonic evidence alongside a host of other material; teaching and writing histories with—rather than of—sound. In the classroom, this kind of “history with sound” is particularly useful for its ability to cut across lines of scholarly inquiry. This makes sound an especially potent resource when teaching the history of the United States during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. During these years, American society underwent a many-sided process of development difficult to adequately narrativize. The study of sound, with its ability to link numerous trends and dynamics within densely layered events, can help address this issue. Providing insight into the practices and problems of everyday life, such sonic history can reveal the interplay of change and continuity that defined the social experience of the turn-of-the-century United States. Focused on sound in New York, this article provides an overview of the topic’s historiography before examining a series of distinct case studies for classroom use.

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有声历史：利用噪音和音乐来教授（和研究）镀金时代和进步时代

近年来，声音的历史已经发展成为丰富的跨学科学术成果。本文探讨了将声音证据与许多其他材料一起考虑的好处；用声音而不是用声音来教授和书写历史。在课堂上，这种“有声历史”尤其有用，因为它能够跨越学术探究的界限。在教授镀金时代和进步时代的美国历史时，这使得声音成为特别有效的资源。这些年来，美国社会经历了难以充分叙述的多方面发展过程。声音研究能够将密集分层事件中的众多趋势和动态联系起来，可以帮助解决这个问题。通过深入了解日常生活的实践和问题，这种声音历史可以揭示定义世纪之交美国社会经验的变化和连续性的相互作用。本文重点关注纽约的声音，在研究一系列供课堂使用的独特案例研究之前，概述了该主题的历史编纂学。