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Humming by Suk-Jun Kim; Michael Bull (Series edited by)
Category: Music | Series: The\Study of Sound Ser.
Humming is a ubiquitous and mundane act many of us perform. The fact that we often hum to ourselves, to family members, or to close friends suggests that humming is a personal, intimate act. It can also be a powerful way in which people open up to others and share collective memories. In religious setti ...Show more
Sirens by Michael Bull (Series edited by)
Category: Culture | Series: The\Study of Sound Ser.
Sirens are sounds that confront us in daily life, from the sounds of police cars and fire engines to, less often, tornado warnings. Ideologies of sirens embody the protective, the seductive and the dangerous elements of siren sounds - from the US Cold War public training exercises in the 1950s and 1960s ...Show more
Sonic Fiction by Holger Schulze
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: The\Study of Sound Ser.
Sonic fiction is everywhere: in conversations about vernacular culture, in music videos, sound art compositions and on record sleeves, in everyday encounters with sonic experiences and in every single piece of writing about sound. Where one can find sounds one will also detect bits of fiction.In 1998 mu ...Show more
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