Sound Tactics : Auditory Power in Political Protests.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eckstein, Justin.

Series:

RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University Park, PA : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2025.

Summary:

From call and response chants to the noise of pots and pans, protests are often defined by their sounds. In this book, Justin Eckstein argues that this is not merely the result of catchy slogans; it is due to sound’s ability to hold those in power accountable. Sound Tactics highlights how, in a world grappling with the uncertainty of emergent digital practices, social movements utilize the rhetorical power of sound.Eckstein uses the waveform as a metaphor for the persuasive potential of sound. Examining the case studies of the March for Our Lives protest, Howard University’s HUResist movement, and the Casseroles protest in Montreal, Eckstein demonstrates how changes to the immediacy, intensity, and immersiveness of sound can affect the power of an argument. The collective use of sound in these case studies conveys the unity of the protestors in their demand for change and underlines the strength of their argument to those in power.More than just the written word spoken aloud, sound has unique layers of added meaning—it can convey length of time, demand attention, and signal disapproval. Eckstein’s study unpacks those layers for scholars and students, as well as activists interested in deploying sound for change.

Contents:

Intro

COVER Front

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Notes to Introduction

Chapter 1: Acousmatic Rhetoric, a Transdisciplinary Exchange

Notes to Chapter 1

Chapter 2: The Cut-Outand the Parkland Kid

Notes to Chapter 2

Chapter 3: Heckling and HU Resist

Notes to Chapter 3

Chapter 4: The Charivari and the Casseroles

Notes to Chapter 4

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-271-09972-0

0-271-09973-9

OCLC:

1505734700