Beschreibung:
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.
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