Format:
1 Online-Ressource (144 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also published in print
ISBN:
1501305026
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1501305018
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9781501305771
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9781501305023
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9781501305016
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9781501305009
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9781501304996
Series Statement:
The study of sound
Content:
"From the seductive danger of the Sirens in Greek myth to the protective/warning sounds of sirens in the 20th century, this book investigates the paradoxical and complex meaning of sirens in Western culture"--
Content:
Siren Beginnings -- Sounding Out the Sirens -- Siren Traces -- 1. Prolegomena to the Sirens -- 2. Eclipsing the Acousmatic: The Story of the Sirens -- 3. Sonic Sleepwalkers: Sirens Myths from Homer, to Bach, to Nancy -- Sinatra -- 4. Remembering the Forgotten Sounds of Air-Raid Sirens: Charlie Hebdo , Dresden and -- Beyond -- 5. Urban Sirens: 9/11, Dizzee Rascal and Varese -- 6. Timing the Sirens: Kurt Vonnegut Meets Theodor Adorno -- 7. Siren Spaces: A Different Colonization? -- 8. Hearing the Sirens: A Tale of Sonic Exclusivity? -- 9. Sirens for the -- Young: From Fénelon to Disney -- 10. Kafka's Sirens and the Story of Silencing -- 11. Sonic Aftermaths: Sirens and -- Stormy -- Daniels -- 12. Sonic Fallibility: Kittler's Sirens Afterword : Let's Sing Another Song Boys. This One Has Grown Old and Bitter (Leonard Cohen) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Barrierefreier Inhalt: Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781501305009
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bull, Michael, 1952- Sirens New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2020]
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781501305771
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