Keywords in sound /

In twenty essays on subjects such as noise, acoustics, music, and silence, "Keywords in Sound" presents a definitive resource for sound studies, and a compelling argument for why studying sound matters. Each contributor details their keyword's intellectual history, outlines its role i...

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Other Authors: Novak, David, 1969- (Editor), Sakakeeny, Matt, 1971- (Editor)
Published:Durham : Duke University Press, [2015]
Durham ; London : Duke University Press, [2015]
©2015
Language:English
Physical Description:260 pages 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:In twenty essays on subjects such as noise, acoustics, music, and silence, "Keywords in Sound" presents a definitive resource for sound studies, and a compelling argument for why studying sound matters. Each contributor details their keyword's intellectual history, outlines its role in cultural, social and political discourses, and suggests possibilities for further research. "Keywords in Sound" charts the philosophical debates and core problems in defining, classifying and conceptualizing sound, and sets new challenges for the development of sound studies
Genre/Form:Terminologi
Terminology.
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Dewey Classification:152.1/5
SAB Classification:Dodbd
ISBN:9780822358893
9780822359036
0822359030
0822358891
Format: Book
Added entry:
  • Novak, David (Editor)
  • Sakakeeny, Matt (Editor)
Table of Contents:
  • Acoustemology / Steven Feld
  • Acoustics / Benjamin Steege
  • Body / Deborah Kapchan
  • Deafness / Mara Mills
  • Echo / Mark M. Smith
  • Hearing / Jonathan Sterne
  • Image / John Mowitt
  • Language / David Samuels and Thomas Porcello
  • Listening / Tom Rice
  • Music / Matt Sakakeeny
  • Noise / David Novak
  • Phonography / Patrick Feaster
  • Radio / Daniel Fisher
  • Religion / Charles Hirschkind
  • Resonance / Veit Erlmann
  • Silence / Ana María Ochoa
  • Space / Andrew Eisenberg
  • Synthesis / Tara Rodgers
  • Transduction / Stefan Helmreich
  • Voice / Amanda Weidman