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Hear Where We Are - Sound, Ecology, and Sense of Place (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
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Hear Where We Are - Sound, Ecology, and Sense of Place (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
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Throughout history, hearing and sound perception have been
typically framed in the context of how sound conveys information
and how that information influences the listener. "Hear Where We
Are" inverts this premise and examines how humans and other hearing
animals use sound to establish acoustical relationships with their
surroundings. This simple inversion reveals a panoply of
possibilities by which we can re-evaluate how hearing animals use,
produce, and perceive sound. Nuance in vocalizations become signals
of enticement or boundary setting; silence becomes a field ripe in
auditory possibilities; predator/prey relationships are infused
with acoustic deception, and sounds that have been considered
territorial cues become the fabric of cooperative acoustical
communities. This inversion also expands the context of sound
perception into a larger perspective that centers on biological
adaptation within acoustic habitats. Here, the rapid synchronized
flight patterns of flocking birds and the tight maneuvering of
schooling fish becomes an acoustic engagement. Likewise, when
stridulating crickets synchronize their summer evening chirrups, it
has more to do with the 'cricket community' monitoring their
collective boundaries rather than individual crickets establishing
'personal' territory or breeding fitness. In "Hear Where We Are"
the author continuously challenges many of the bio-acoustic
orthodoxies, reframing the entire inquiry into sound perception and
communication. By moving beyond our common assumptions, many of the
mysteries of acoustical behavior become revealed, exposing a fresh
and fertile panorama of acoustical experience and adaptation.
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