Keywords in Sound - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822358891 ISBN 13: 9780822358893

Publisher: Duke University Press Books, 2015

Synopsis

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

About this title

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.

Review:

"The apparent strategy of the editors is to form a basic, redefined lexicon and this is nicely accomplished. ... Eventually this interesting and thorough experiment reflects the subtle innate heterogeneity of sound, drawing one of the many possible cultural galaxies around it." (Aurelio Cianciotta Neural 2016-03-21)

"This is an important contribution to the emergent field of sound studies. It will help in both defining the field more fully and in refining its key terms more elaborately." (European Journal of Communication 2015-10-01)

"For anyone wanting a substantial, if not comprehensive, introduction to the field, Keywords in Sound is the place to start." (Philip Vandermeer Notes 2016-09-01)

About this edition

• Publisher: Duke University Press Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0822358891
• ISBN 13: 9780822358893
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Novak David, Sakakeeny Matt