Sound Souvenirs: Audio Technologies, Memory and Cultural Practices - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9089641327 ISBN 13 : 9789089641328

Editeur : Amsterdam University Press, 2009

Synopsis

In recent decades, the importance of sound for remembering the past and for creating a sense of belonging has been increasingly acknowledged. We keep "sound souvenirs" such as cassette tapes and long play albums in our attics because we want to be able to recreate the music and everyday sounds we once cherished. Artists and ordinary listeners deploy the newest digital audio technologies to recycle past sounds into present tunes. Sound and memory are inextricably intertwined, not just through the commercially exploited nostalgia on oldies radio stations, but through the exchange of valued songs by means of pristine recordings and cultural practices such as collecting, archiving and listing. This book explores several types of cultural practices involving the remembrance and restoration of past sounds. At the same time, it theorizes the cultural meaning of collecting, recycling, reciting, and remembering sound and music.

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À propos de l'auteur

Karin Bijsterveld is professor in the Technology and Society Studies Department, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. José van Dijck is Distinguished University Professor of Media and Digital Society at Utrecht University since 2017. In 2021, she received the Spinoza Prize, which has made this edited volume possible.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Herinneringen halen we niet alleen op aan de hand van beelden, maar ook met behulp van geluid. We koesteren onze versleten bandrecorderspoelen, cassettebandjes en langspeelplaten - onze -sound souvenirs - om de muziek van vroeger nog eens te horen. Radioprogramma's als de Top2000 houden oude nummers eindeloos in de lucht. In geluidsarchieven bewar

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amsterdam University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9089641327
• ISBN 13: 9789089641328
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 218
• Éditeur: Bijsterveld Karin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible