This graduate seminar examines recent and historical approaches to publicly engaged music scholarship, broadly defined as intellectual and creative activities for and with communities beyond the academy. Course topics include: music scholarship and the changing media landscape, music research and social responsibility, collaborative methodologies, "applied" research and community engagement, and historical perspectives on "the listener." Students will read and respond to literature on public scholarship, review and critique examples of public scholarship produced for popular audiences, and consider the methods and outcomes of community-engaged and policy-oriented work. Students will practice public-facing writing and will work collaboratively to develop original content with public engagement in mind. Students will expand their understanding of the role and potential of public music scholarship, and will engage with music scholars working outside the academy.