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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.
Contributors. Andrew Eisenberg, Veit Erlmann, Patrick Feaster, Steven Feld, Daniel Fisher, Stefan Helmreich, Charles Hirschkind, Deborah Kapchan, Mara Mills, John Mowitt, David Novak, Ana Maria Ochoa Gautier, Thomas Porcello, Tom Rice, Tara Rodgers, Matt Sakakeeny, David Samuels, Mark M. Smith, Benjamin Steege, Jonathan Sterne, Amanda Weidman
List of contents
Introduction / David Novak and Matt Sakakeeny 1
1. Acoustemology / Steven Feld 12
2. Acoustics / Benjamin Steege 22
3. Body / Deborah Kapchan 33
4. Deafness / Mara Mills 45
5. Echo / Mark M. Smith 55
6. Hearing / Jonathan Sterne 65
7. Image / John Mowitt 78
8. Language / David Samuels and Thomas Porcello 87
9. Listening / Tom Rice 99
10. Music / Matt Sakakeeny 112
11. Noise / David Novak 125
12. Phonography / Patrick Feaster 139
13. Radio / Daniel Fisher 151
14. Religion / Charles Hirschkind 165
15. Resonance / Veit Erlmann 175
16. Silence / Ana María Ochoa Gautier 183
17. Space / Andrew J. Eisenberg 193
18. Synthesis / Tara Rodgers 208
19. Transduction / Stefan Helmreich 222
20. Voice / Amanda Weidman 232
Contributors 247
Index 253
About the author
David Novak is Associate Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the author of Japanoise: Music at the Edge of Circulation, also published by Duke University Press.
Matt Sakakeeny is Associate Professor of Music at Tulane University, and the author of Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans, also published by Duke University Press.
Summary
Keywords in Sound defines the field of sound studies and provides a comprehensive conceptual apparatus for why studying sound matters. Each essay includes the keyword's intellectual history, a discussion of its role in cultural, social and political discourses, and suggestions for possible future research.
