Auditory Culture Reader

Zusatztext An excellent introduction to this little-known field. It will certainly stimulate readers to listen more actively and critically! and help them gain a greater appreciation of the importance of sound in their own and others' lives. Informationen zum Autor Michael Bull is Professor of Sound Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. He has published widely in the field of sound studies. He is a founding member of The European Association of Sound Studies and is the editor and co-founder of the journals The Senses and Society and Sound Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal (both Bloomsbury).Les Back is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmith’s College, University of London, UK. He has written and edited numerous books on race, music and multiculturalism. Klappentext The first edition of The Auditory Culture Reader offered an introduction to both classical and recent work on auditory culture, laying the foundations for new academic research in sound studies.A substantially revised and updated second edition of this ground-breaking and bestselling Reader which charts new territory in the study of the auditory and its role in society. Zusammenfassung The first edition of The Auditory Culture Reader offered an introduction to both classical and recent work on auditory culture, laying the foundations for new academic research in sound studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart 1: Sound EngagementsPart 2: Sound MethodologiesPart 3: Spaces of SoundPart 4: Conflicting SoundsPart 5: Music, Technologies and MaterialitiesPart 6: Economic SoundsAfterwordIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Back Bull, Bull Michael
• Con la collaborazione di: Les Back (Editore), Michael Bull (Editore), Bull Michael (Editore), David Howes (Editore)
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.11.2015
• EAN: 9781472569035
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-6903-5
• Pagine: 488
• Serie: Sensory Formations; Sensory Formations
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Music, MUSIC / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SCIENCE / Acoustics & Sound, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Wave mechanics (vibration and acoustics)