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Record Nr.

UNINA9910649792203321

Autore

LaBelle Brandon

Titolo

Sonic Agency: Sound and Emergent Forms of Resistance

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Goldsmiths Press, , 2018

ISBN

1-912685-95-7

1-906897-54-9

1-906897-52-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 pages)

Disciplina

303.48/4

Soggetti

Hearing

Philosophy

Political science

Sound art

Sound

Discursive works

Essay Collection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Archived and cataloged by Library Stack

Nota di contenuto

Unlikely publics : on the edge of appearance --  The invisible -- The overheard -- The itinerant -- The weak -- Poor acoustics : listening from below.

Sommario/riassunto

"In a world dominated by the visual, could contemporary resistance be auditory? Sonic Agency highlights sound's invisible, disruptive, and affective qualities, and asks whether the unseen nature of sound can support a political transformation. In this timely and important book, author Brandon LaBelle sets out to engage contemporary social and political crises by way of sonic thought and imagination. He divides sound's functions into four figures of resistance - the invisible, the overheard, the itinerant and the weak - and argues for their role in creating alternative "unlikely publics" in which to foster mutuality and dissent. He highlights existing sonic cultures and social initiatives that utilize or deploy sound and listening to address conflict, and points to their work as models for a wider movement. By examining the



experience of listening and being heard, LaBelle illuminates a path from the margins toward hope, citizenship, and vibrancy. When the current climate has left many feeling they have lost their voice, it may be sound itself which restores it to them."--