Sound Clash: Listening to American Studies

Book Overview

The field of American studies has a long tradition of scholarship and research into the social and cultural worlds of sound. The essays in this volume highlight the key role of sound in the formation of central themes and areas of inquiry within contemporary American studies.

The editors have adopted an interdisciplinary approach to their study of sound, reflecting on its cultural, political, technological, economic, socio-historical, spatial,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421405717
• ISBN13: 9781421405711
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher