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Hearing History: A Reader
Mark M. Smith
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Description for Hearing History: A Reader
Paperback. History has tended to be dominated by visual images, but the past was not silent. These essays explore attempts to access the sounds of the past, called historical acoustemology, auditory culture, or aural history. "Hearing History" is an introduction to an exciting new field of historical study. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFC; PHDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Hearing History is a long-needed introduction to the basic tenets of what is variously termed historical acoustemology, auditory culture, or aural history. Gathering twenty-one of the field's most important writings, this volume will deepen and broaden our understanding of changing perceptions of sound and hearing and the ongoing education of our senses. The essays stimulate thinking on key questions: What is aural history? Why has vision tended to triumph over hearing in historical accounts? How might we begin to reclaim the sounds of the past? With theoretical and practical essays on the history of sound and hearing in Europe and ... Read more
Hearing History is a long-needed introduction to the basic tenets of what is variously termed historical acoustemology, auditory culture, or aural history. Gathering twenty-one of the field's most important writings, this volume will deepen and broaden our understanding of changing perceptions of sound and hearing and the ongoing education of our senses. The essays stimulate thinking on key questions: What is aural history? Why has vision tended to triumph over hearing in historical accounts? How might we begin to reclaim the sounds of the past? With theoretical and practical essays on the history of sound and hearing in Europe and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820325835
SKU
V9780820325835
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About Mark M. Smith
Mark M. Smith is a professor of history at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. His books include Listening to Nineteenth-Century America.
Reviews for Hearing History: A Reader
The history of sound is an emerging field of great importance to cultural and social analysis. Hearing History offers a broad introduction to the subject that will be of enduring value. - Michael O'Malley, George Mason University; ""This bold and edgy collection will serve as an excellent entree into the exciting new field of aural history. Mark Smith's introduction is ... Read more