Selling sound: the standardization of sound in the European car industry and the hidden integration of Europe

This program aims to understand how the standardization of consumer products has contributed to the hidden integration of Europe by examining the history and current practice of sound design in the European car industry.

Research team: Prof. Dr. Karin Bijsterveld, Drs. Eefje Cleophas, Dr. Stefan Krebs, Dr. Gijs Mom, Prof.Dr. Wiebe Bijker, Dr. Tineke Egyedi (TU-Delft).
Type of project: NWO Open Competition
Time frame: 2007 – 2011.

For more information, see the (external) project page.