Beschreibung:
This volume seeks to offer a new approach to the study of music through the lens of recent works in science and technology studies (STS), which propose that facts are neither absolute truths, nor completely relative, but emerge from an intensely collective process of construction.
Foreword Howard S. BeckerIntroduction Antoine Hennion and Christophe LevauxI. Histories1. Rameau and Harmony: Can Theory Make Reason of Music? Antoine Hennion2. Sounding Standards: A History Concert Pitch, between Musicology and STS Fanny Gribenski3. Is DIY a Punk Invention?: Learning processes, Recording Devices, and Social Knowledge