Earshot: Perspectives on Sound awakens an understanding of the
decisive role that sound has played in history and culture.
Although beginning with reference to antiquity, the primary focus
is the changing status of sound and hearing in Western culture over
the last six hundred years, covering the transition from the
medieval period to the contemporary world. Since mythic times,
sound has been an essential element in the formation of belief
systems, personal and community identities and the negotiations
between them. The varied case studies included in the book cover
major reference points in the changing politics of sound,
particularly in relation to the status of the other major conduit
of social transactions, vision. Earshot is not a work of cultural
theory but is anchored in social practices and material culture and
is therefore a valuable resource for conveying sound to both
undergraduate students as well as the general reader.
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