The Acoustical Unconscious: From Walter Benjamin to Alexander Kluge

by Robert Ryder

Book Overview

Is there an acoustical equivalent to Walter Benjamin's idea of the optical unconscious? In the 1930s, Benjamin was interested in how visual media expand our optical perception: the invention of the camera allowed us to see images and details that we could not consciously perceive before. This study argues that Benjamin was also concerned with how acoustical media allow us to "hear otherwise," that is, to listen to sound structures previously lost...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111356876
• ISBN13: 9783111356877
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"