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.

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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

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Karin Bijsterveld is a historian and Professor of Science, Technology and Modern Culture at Maastricht University, Netherlands. Her research focuses on technological cultures of sound. She co-edited the »Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies« (together with Trevor Pinch).

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of cities?This volume presents a collection of studies on the staging of Amsterdam, Berlin and London soundscapes in historical documents, radio plays and films, and offers insights into themes such as film sound theory and museum audio guides.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

1 Editorial Board 2 Sound Studies 3 Contents 6 Introduction 11 Shifting Sounds 31 Why Historians of the Auditory Urban Past Might Consider Getting Their Ears Wet 67 Sounds Familiar 77 The Chirping of a Little Bird 117 Sonic Artefacts 129 Radio Documentary and the Formation of Urban Aesthetics 169 Soundscape, Landscape, Escape 181 The Corporeality of Listening 195 The Eleventh of the Eleventh of the Eleventh 209 Authors 221 List of Illustrations 227

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9783839421796

3839421799

OCLC:

903971659

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access