| Description |
1 online resource (324 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Thamyris intersecting,
1570-7253
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Thamyris intersecting ; no. 18.
1570-7253
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sonic Interventions; Colophon; Mission Statement; Contents; Acknowledgments; Sonic Interventions: An Introduction; Resonance -- Politics -- Resistance; Incantations: Gender and Identity; Performing Subjectivity: Literature, Race and Mourning; Mixing Music: Event, Place and Transculturality; The Contributors; Index. |
| Summary |
Sonic Interventions makes a compelling case for the importance of sound in theorizing literature, subjectivity and culture. Sound is usually understood as our second sense and - as our belief in a visually dominated culture prevails - remains of secondary interest. Western cultures are considered to be predominantly visual, while other societies are thought to place more importance on the acoustic dimension. This volume questions these assumptions by examining how sound differs from, and acts in relationship to, the visual. It moves beyond theoretical dichotomies (between the visual and the so. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Communication and culture.
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Communication and culture. |
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Sound -- Social aspects.
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Sound. |
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Social aspects. |
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Visual communication.
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Visual communication. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Mieszkowski, Sylvia.
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Smith, Joy, 1965-
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Valck, Marijke de.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sonic interventions. Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, ©2007 9042022949 9789042022942 (OCoLC)181068601 |
| ISBN |
9781435631755 (electronic book) |
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1435631757 (electronic book) |
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9789401205092 |
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9401205094 |
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9042022949 |
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9789042022942 |
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