Soundscapes of the Urban Past Staged Sound as Mediated Cultural Heritage Karin Bijsterveld

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bijsterveld, Karin <p>Karin Bijsterveld, Maastricht University, Niederlande</p>, Editor.

Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2016: Backlist Collection, Funder.

Series:

Sound studies ; v. 5.

Sound Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soundscape.

Media.

Culture.

Museum.

History.

Radio.

Film.

Sound.

Urbanity.

Cultural History.

Urban Studies.

Musicology.

Local Subjects:

Soundscape.

Media.

Culture.

Museum.

History.

Radio.

Film.

Sound.

Urbanity.

Cultural History.

Urban Studies.

Musicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Bijsterveld (ed.), Soundscapes of the Urban Staged Sound as Mediated Cultural Heritage

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2014

Summary:

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of cities?This volume presents a collection of studies on the staging of Amsterdam, Berlin and London soundscapes in historical documents, radio plays and films, and offers insights into themes such as film sound theory and museum audio guides.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.

»Ein wichtiges Kompendium für die Beschäftigung mit Fragen rund um die Erforschung urbaner Klangumgebungen.«

»Versuche, historische Soundscapes zu analysieren, sehen sich mit dem nicht umgehbaren Problem konfrontiert, dass die Klangumwelten selbst als Gegenstand nicht direkt erfahrbar sind, sondern über verschiedene Medialisierungen, vornehmlich über textuelle Quellen, vermittelt werden. Der vorliegende Sammelband nimmt sich dieses Problems auf methodisch innovative Weise an.«

»Audiences in media and sound studies will still find much to debate and engage with in this fascinating new collection.«

»Dem Band gelingt es aufzuzeigen, wie und mit welchen Mitteln die klanglichen Dispositionen von städtischem Raum und dessen Geschichtlichkeit herausgearbeitet werden können. Aus der kreativen Spannung unterschiedlicher Zugänge und Bewertungen gewinnt das Buch seine Relevanz für die medienhistorische und wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit dem Schwellenverhältnis von Lärm und Sound in städtischen Umgebungen und in zunehmend mediatisierten urbanen Räumen.«

»Dem Kenner [...], der seine Sichtweise medienwissenschaftlich, soziokulturell und/oder historiografisch um die Perspektive des Klanges erweitern möchte, sei dieser Band ans Herz gelegt.«

Reviewed in:GMK-Newsletter, 4 (2013)NCCR-Newsletter, 10 (2013), Jan-Friedrich MissfelderNECSUS, European Journal of Media Studies, 13.06.2014, Nessa JohnstonH-Net-Reviews, 6 (2014), Andrew Behrendt

Reviewed in:H-Net-Reviews, 6 (2014), Andrew Behrendt

"An important compendium for dealing with questions concerning the study of urban soundscapes."

"Recommended to connoisseurs who wish to broaden their perspective with the insights of the media studies as well as socio-cultural and/or historiographical perspectives on sound."

Contents:

Cover

Editorial Board

Contents

Sound Studies

Introduction

Shifting Sounds. Textualization and Dramatization of Urban Soundscapes

Why Historians of the Auditory Urban Past Might Consider Getting Their Ears Wet

Sounds Familiar. Intermediality and Remediation in the Written, Sonic and Audiovisual Narratives of Berlin Alexanderplatz

The Chirping of a Little Bird. Some (Film) Theoretical Reflections

Sonic Artefacts. Reality Codes of Urbanity in Early German Radio Documentary

Radio Documentary and the Formation of Urban Aesthetics

Soundscape, Landscape, Escape

The Corporeality of Listening. Experiencing Soundscapes on Audio Guides

The Eleventh of the Eleventh of the Eleventh. The Theatre of Memorial Silence

Authors

List of Illustrations.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783839421796

3839421799

OCLC:

903971659

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access