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

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