Sonic Mediations Body, Sound, Technology |
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Editor:
| Birdsall, Carolyn |
Author:
| Enns, Anthony |
ISBN: | 978-1-4438-3339-4 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
Publisher: | Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is essential reading for those in a postgraduate study of 'sound arts' (weaned on Trevor Wishart's 'On Sonic Art'), cultural and philosophical studies (interested in Foucault) or the professional performing-arts world. This is a thought-provoking book that you can revisit to expand your own thoughts on sonic art - and with historiophony you may be able to 'hear the voices of the dead'. - Martin Coslett, Farnborough College of Technology in Intellect Journals/Theatre and...
More DescriptionThis book is essential reading for those in a postgraduate study of 'sound arts' (weaned on Trevor Wishart's 'On Sonic Art'), cultural and philosophical studies (interested in Foucault) or the professional performing-arts world. This is a thought-provoking book that you can revisit to expand your own thoughts on sonic art - and with historiophony you may be able to 'hear the voices of the dead'. - Martin Coslett, Farnborough College of Technology in Intellect Journals/Theatre and Performance Vol. 3, No. 3 Birdsall and Enns extend the limitations on existing disciplinary frameworks surrounding the study of sound, while at the same time elucidating fundamental concerns relevant to scholars of sound.... The end result is an attempt to establish a model for sound studies as a mosaic of innovative approaches where scholars from varied fields can enter into productive dialogues around shared theoretical concerns. - John F. Barber, Leonardo