Soundscapes of the Urban Past
Staged Sound as Mediated Cultural Heritage
We cannot simply listen to our urban past. Yet we encounter a rich cultural heritage of city sounds presented in text, radio and film. How can such »staged sounds« express the changing identities of cities?
This volume presents a collection of studies on the staging of Amsterdam, Berlin and London soundscapes in historical documents, radio plays and films, and offers insights into themes such as film sound theory and museum audio guides. In doing so, this book puts contemporary controversies on urban sound in historical perspective, and contextualises iconic presentations of cities. It addresses academics, students, and museum workers alike.
With contributions by Jasper Aalbers, Karin Bijsterveld, Carolyn Birdsall, Ross Brown, Andrew Crisell, Andreas Fickers, Annelies Jacobs, Evi Karathanasopoulou, Patricia Pisters, Holger Schulze, Mark M. Smith and Jonathan Sterne.
Kapitel-Übersicht
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Frontmatter
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Editorial Board
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Sound Studies
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Contents
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Introduction
Seiten 11 - 30 -
Shifting Sounds
Seiten 31 - 66 -
Why Historians of the Auditory Urban Past Might Consider Getting Their Ears Wet
Seiten 67 - 76 -
Sounds Familiar
Seiten 77 - 116 -
The Chirping of a Little Bird
Seiten 117 - 128 -
Sonic Artefacts
Seiten 129 - 168 -
Radio Documentary and the Formation of Urban Aesthetics
Seiten 169 - 180 -
Soundscape, Landscape, Escape
Seiten 181 - 194 -
The Corporeality of Listening
Seiten 195 - 208 -
The Eleventh of the Eleventh of the Eleventh
Seiten 209 - 220 -
Authors
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List of Illustrations
Seiten 227 - 230
2014-04-27, 230 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-8394-2179-6