Sounds Of The Citizens
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Sounds Of The Citizens
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Author : Anne M. Galvin
language : en
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-30
Sounds Of The Citizens written by Anne M. Galvin and has been published by Vanderbilt University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-30 with History categories.
Dancehall: it's simultaneously a source of raucous energy in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica; a way of life for a group of professional artists and music professionals; and a force of stability and tension within the community. Electronically influenced, relevant to urban Jamaicans, and highly danceable, dancehall music and culture forms a core of popular entertainment in the nation. As Anne Galvin reveals in Sounds of the Citizens, the rhythms of dancehall music reverberate in complicated ways throughout the lives of countless Jamaicans. Galvin highlights the unique alliance between the dancehall industry and community development efforts. As the central role of the state in supporting communities has diminished, the rise of private efforts such as dancehall becomes all the more crucial. The tension, however, between those involved in the industry and those within the neighborhoods is palpable and often dangerous. Amidst all this, individual Jamaicans interact with the dancehall industry and its culture to find their own paths of employment, social identity, and sexual mores. As Sounds of the Citizens illustrates, the world of entertainment in Jamaica is serious business and uniquely positioned as a powerful force within the community.
Sound Citizens
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Author : Catherine Fisher
language : en
Publisher: ANU Press
Release Date : 2021-06-08
Sound Citizens written by Catherine Fisher and has been published by ANU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-08 with History categories.
In 1954 Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives, argued that radio had ‘created a bigger revolution in the life of a woman than anything that has happened any time’ as it brought the public sphere into the home and women into the public sphere. Taking this claim as its starting point, Sound Citizens examines how a cohort of professional women broadcasters, activists and politicians used radio to contribute to the public sphere and improve women’s status in Australia from the introduction of radio in 1923 until the introduction of television in 1956. This book reveals a much broader and more complex history of women’s contributions to Australian broadcasting than has been previously acknowledged. Using a rich archive of radio magazines, station archives, scripts, personal papers and surviving recordings, Sound Citizens traces how women broadcasters used radio as a tool for their advocacy; radio’s significance to the history of women’s advancement; and how broadcasting was used in the development of women’s citizenship in Australia. It argues that women broadcasters saw radio as a medium that had the potential to transform women’s lives and status in society, and that they worked to both claim their own voices in the public sphere and to encourage other women to become active citizens. Radio provided a platform for women to contribute to public discourse and normalised the presence of women’s voices in the public sphere, both literally and figuratively.
The Effects Of Sound On People
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Author : James P. Cowan
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2016-05-16
The Effects Of Sound On People written by James P. Cowan and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-16 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Provides a summary of current research results on the physiological and psychological effects of sound on people Covers how the operation of the hearing mechanism affects our reactions to sounds Includes research results from studies on noise sources of public concern such as transportation, public utility, and recreational sources, with emphasis on low frequency sound and infrasound Covers sounds that affect some but not others, how sounds can be controlled on a practical level, and how and what sounds are regulated Includes coverage of both positive and negative effects of sound
Race Sounds
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Author : Nicole Brittingham Furlonge
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2018-05-15
Race Sounds written by Nicole Brittingham Furlonge and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
Forging new ideas about the relationship between race and sound, Furlonge explores how black artists--including well-known figures such as writers Ralph Ellison and Zora Neale Hurston, and singers Bettye LaVette and Aretha Franklin, among others--imagine listening. Drawing from a multimedia archive, Furlonge examines how many of the texts call on readers to "listen in print." In the process, she gives us a new way to read and interpret these canonical, aurally inflected texts, and demonstrates how listening allows us to engage with the sonic lives of difference as readers, thinkers, and citizens.
The Sounds Of Democracy
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Author : Prince Of Peace
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2024-04-06
The Sounds Of Democracy written by Prince Of Peace and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-06 with Education categories.
"The Sounds of Democracy: An Introduction to Democracy Phonology" is a comprehensive and groundbreaking work that offers a detailed exploration of the auditory dimensions of democratic governance and public participation. The book is structured into a series of thematically organized chapters, each providing a nuanced analysis of the role that sound, voice, and noise play in shaping our understanding of democratic processes and influencing political engagement. Drawing on a broad range of theoretical perspectives and empirical examples from around the world, the authors expertly weave together insights from fields such as linguistics, political science, sociology, and media studies to provide a multifaceted examination of the topic. The book examines the ways in which sound is used to generate and amplify political power, as well as how it can be used to subvert or challenge established power structures. The authors explore the sonic textures of democratic life, from the raucous clamor of street protests to the hushed whispers of dissent in closed-door meetings, from the soaring oratory of political leaders to the quiet murmurs of everyday citizens. The book highlights the importance of attending to the acoustic environment of democratic practices, arguing that the sounds we hear while participating in democratic processes can have a profound impact on our perceptions of those processes and our willingness to engage with them. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the intersections of sound, politics, and democracy. It offers a rich and insightful analysis that will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in a wide range of fields, including political science, sociology, anthropology, linguistics, and media studies.
Sound In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction
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Author : David Suisman
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2010
Sound In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction written by David Suisman and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
During the twentieth century sound underwent a dramatic transformation as new technologies and social practices challenged conventional aural experience. As a result, sound functioned as a means to exert social, cultural, and political power in unprecedented and unexpected ways. The fleeting nature of sound has long made it a difficult topic for historical study, but innovative scholars have recently begun to analyze the sonic traces of the past using innovative approaches. Sound in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction investigates sound as part of the social construction of historical experience and as an element of the sensory relationship people have to the world, showing how hearing and listening can inform people's feelings, ideas, decisions, and actions. The essays in Sound in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction uncover the varying dimensions of sound in twentieth-century history. Together they connect a host of disparate concerns, from issues of gender and technology to contests over intellectual property and government regulation. Topics covered range from debates over listening practices and good citizenship in the 1930s, to Tokyo Rose and Axis radio propaganda during World War II, to CB-radio culture on the freeways of Los Angeles in the 1970s. These and other studies reveal the contingent nature of aural experience and demonstrate how a better grasp of the culture of sound can enhance our understanding of the past.
Extremely Loud
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Author : Juliette Volcler
language : en
Publisher: New Press, The
Release Date : 2015-06-02
Extremely Loud written by Juliette Volcler and has been published by New Press, The this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.
“Everything you ever suspected or feared about music as a weapon, sound as torture . . . Disturbingly illuminating in the possible ramifications” (Kirkus Reviews). In this troubling and wide-ranging account, acclaimed journalist Juliette Volcler looks at the long history of efforts by military and police forces to deploy sound against enemies, criminals, and law-abiding citizens. During the 2004 battle over the Iraqi city of Fallujah, US Marines bolted large speakers to the roofs of their Humvees, blasting AC/DC, Eminem, and Metallica songs through the city’s narrow streets as part of a targeted psychological operation against militants that has now become standard practice in American military operations in Afghanistan. In the historic center of Brussels, nausea-inducing sound waves are unleashed to prevent teenagers from lingering after hours. High-decibel, “nonlethal” sonic weapons have become the tools of choice for crowd control at major political demonstrations from Gaza to Wall Street and as a form of torture at Guantanamo and elsewhere. In an insidious merger of music, technology, and political repression, loud sound has emerged in the last decade as an unlikely mechanism for intimidating individuals as well as controlling large groups. “Thorough and well researched,” Extremely Loud documents and interrogates this little-known modern phenomenon, exposing it as a sinister threat to the peace and quiet that societies have traditionally craved (Publishers Weekly). “Extremely Loud makes you shiver, or cover your ears, at the technological buildup now at the service of the most sophisticated forms of repression.” —Libération
Music On The Move
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Author : Danielle Fosler-Lussier
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2020-06-10
Music On The Move written by Danielle Fosler-Lussier and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-10 with Music categories.
Music is a mobile art. When people move to faraway places, whether by choice or by force, they bring their music along. Music creates a meaningful point of contact for individuals and for groups; it can encourage curiosity and foster understanding; and it can preserve a sense of identity and comfort in an unfamiliar or hostile environment. As music crosses cultural, linguistic, and political boundaries, it continually changes. While human mobility and mediation have always shaped music-making, our current era of digital connectedness introduces new creative opportunities and inspiration even as it extends concerns about issues such as copyright infringement and cultural appropriation. With its innovative multimodal approach, Music on the Move invites readers to listen and engage with many different types of music as they read. The text introduces a variety of concepts related to music’s travels—with or without its makers—including colonialism, migration, diaspora, mediation, propaganda, copyright, and hybridity. The case studies represent a variety of musical genres and styles, Western and non-Western, concert music, traditional music, and popular music. Highly accessible, jargon-free, and media-rich, Music on the Move is suitable for students as well as general-interest readers.
At Home In Our Sounds
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Author : Rachel Anne Gillett
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-18
At Home In Our Sounds written by Rachel Anne Gillett and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-18 with Music categories.
At Home in Our Sounds illustrates the effect jazz music had on the enormous social challenges Europe faced in the aftermath of World War I. Examining the ways African American, French Antillean, and French West African artists reacted to the heightened visibility of racial difference in Paris during this era, author Rachel Anne Gillett addresses fundamental cultural questions that continue to resonate today: Could one be both black and French? Was black solidarity more important than national and colonial identity? How could French culture include the experiences and contributions of Africans and Antilleans? Providing a well-rounded view of black reactions to jazz in interwar Paris, At Home in Our Sounds deals with artists from highly educated women like the Nardal sisters of Martinique, to the working black musicians performing at all hours throughout the city. In so doing, the book places this phenomenon in its historical and political context and shows how music and music-making constituted a vital terrain of cultural politics--one that brought people together around pianos and on the dancefloor, but that did not erase the political, regional, and national differences between them.
Who Will Tell The People
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Author : William Greider
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-06-01
Who Will Tell The People written by William Greider and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-06-01 with categories.
A bestselling expose of political power and public deception that reveals a government that ignores popular will and responds instead to the interests of major organizations and influential elites. A call to action that shows how readers can regain control and reinstate democracy.