The Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies (Oxford Handbooks)

Written by the world's leading scholars and researchers in the emerging field of sound studies, __The Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies__ offers new and fully engaging perspectives on the significance of sound in its material and cultural forms. The book considers sounds and music as experienced in such diverse settings as shop floors, laboratories, clinics, design studios, homes, and clubs, across an impressively broad range of historical periods and national and cultural contexts. Science has traditionally been understood as a visual matter, a study which has historically been undertaken with optical technologies such as slides, graphs, and telescopes. This book questions that notion powerfully by showing how listening has contributed to scientific practice. Sounds have always been a part of human experience, shaping and transforming the world in which we live in ways that often go unnoticed. Sounds and music, the authors argue, are embedded in the fabric of everyday life, art, commerce, and politics in ways which impact our perception of the world. Through an extraordinarily diverse set of case studies, authors illustrate how sounds -- from the sounds of industrialization, to the sounds of automobiles, to sounds in underwater music and hip-hop, to the sounds of nanotechnology -- give rise to new forms listening practices. In addition, the book discusses the rise of new public problems such as noise pollution, hearing loss, and the "end" of the amateur musician that stem from the spread and appropriation of new sound- and music-related technologies, analog and digital, in many domains of life. Rich in vivid and detailed examples and compelling case studies, and featuring a companion website of listening samples, this remarkable volume boldly challenges readers to rethink the way they hear and understand the world. Continguts: Contributors List of Figures Introduction: New Keys to the World of Sound - Trevor Pinch and Karin Bijsterveld SECTION I: REWORKING MACHINE SOUND: SHOP FLOOR & TEST SITES 1: The Garden in the Machine: Listening to Early American Industrialization - Mark M. Smith 2: Turning a Deaf Ear? Industrial Noise and Noise Control in Germany since the 1920s - Hans-Joachim Braun 3: "Sobbing, whining, rumbling": Listening to Automobiles as Social Practice - Stefan Krebs 4: Selling Sound: Testing, Designing, and Marketing Sound in the European Car Industry - Eefje Cleophas and Karin Bijsterveld SECTION II: STAGING SOUND FOR SCIENCE AND ART: THE FIELD 5: Sound Sterile: Making Scientific Field Recordings in Ornithology - Joeri Bruyninckx 6: Underwater Music: Tuning Composition to the Sounds of Science - Stefan Helmreich 7: A Grey Box: The Phonograph in Laboratory Experiments and Field Work, 1900-1920 - Julia Kursell SECTION III. STAGING SOUND FOR SCIENCE AND ART: THE LAB 8: From Scientific Instruments to Musical Instruments: The Tuning Fork, Metronome, and Siren - Myles W. Jackson 9: Conversions: Sound and Sight, Military and Civilian - Cyrus Mody 10: The Search for the 'Killer Application': Drawing the Boundaries Around the Sonification of Scientific Data - Alexandra Supper SECTION IV: SPEAKING FOR THE BODY: THE CLINIC 11: Inner and Outer Sancta: Ear Plugs and Hospitals - Hillel Schwartz 12: Sounding Bodies: Medical Studies and the Acquisition of Stethoscopic Perspectives - Tom Rice 13: Do Signals Have Politics? Inscribing Abilities in Cochlear Implants - Mara Mills SECTION V: EDITING SOUND: THE DESIGN STUDIO 14: Sound and Player Immersion in Digital Games - Mark Grimshaw 15: The Sonic Playpen: Sound Design and Technology in Pixar's Animated Shorts - William Whittington 16: The Avant-garde in the Family Room: American Advertising and the Domestication of Electronic Music in the 1960s and 1970s - Timothy Taylor SECTION VI: CONSUMING SOUND AND MUSIC: THE HOME AND BEYOND 17: Visibly Audible: The Radio Dial as Mediating Interface - Andreas Fickers 18: From Listening to Distribution: Non-official Music Practices in Hungary and Czechoslovakia from the 1960s to the 1980s - Trever Hagen and Tia DiNora 19: The Amateur in the Age of Mechanical Music - Mark Katz 20: Online Music Sites as Sonic Sociotechnical Communities: Identity, Reputation, and Technology at ACIDplanet.com - Trevor Pinch and Katherine Athanasiades SECTION VII: MOVING SOUND AND MUSIC: DIGITAL STORAGE 21: Analog turns Digital: Hip-hop, Technology, and the Maintenance of Racial Authenticity - Ray Fouche 22: iPod Culture: The Toxic Pleasures of Audiotopia - Michael Bull 23: The Recording that Never Wanted to be Heard, and Other Stories of Sonification - Jonathan Sterne and Mitchell Akiyama Index Contributors List of Figures Introduction: New Keys to the World of Sound - Trevor Pinch and Karin Bijsterveld SECTION I: REWORKING MACHINE SOUND: SHOP FLOOR & TEST SITES 1. The Garden in the Machine: Listening to Early American Industrialization - Mark M. Smith 2. Turning a Deaf Ear? Industrial Noise and Noise Control in Germany since the 1920s - Hans-Joachim Braun 3. "Sobbing, whining, rumbling": Listening to Automobiles as Social Practice - Stefan Krebs 4. Selling Sound: Testing, Designing, and Marketing Sound in the European Car Industry - Eefje Cleophas and Karin Bijsterveld SECTION II: STAGING SOUND FOR SCIENCE AND ART: THE FIELD 5. Sound Sterile: Making Scientific Field Recordings in Ornithology - Joeri Bruyninckx 6. Underwater Music: Tuning Composition to the Sounds of Science - Stefan Helmreich 7. A Grey Box: The Phonograph in Laboratory Experiments and Field Work, 1900-1920 - Julia Kursell SECTION III. STAGING SOUND FOR SCIENCE AND ART: THE LAB 8. From Scientific Instruments to Musical Instruments: The Tuning Fork, Metronome, and Siren - Myles W. Jackson 9. Conversions: Sound and Sight, Military and Civilian - Cyrus Mody 10. The Search for the 'Killer Application': Drawing the Boundaries Around the Sonification of Scientific Data - Alexandra Supper SECTION IV: SPEAKING FOR THE BODY: THE CLINIC 11. Inner and Outer Sancta: Ear Plugs and Hospitals - Hillel Schwartz 12. Sounding Bodies: Medical Studies and the Acquisition of Stethoscopic Perspectives - Tom Rice 13. Do Signals Have Politics? Inscribing Abilities in Cochlear Implants - Mara Mills SECTION V: EDITING SOUND: THE DESIGN STUDIO 14. Sound and Player Immersion in Digital Games - Mark Grimshaw 15. The Sonic Playpen: Sound Design and Technology in Pixar's Animated Shorts - William Whittington 16. The Avant-garde in the Family Room: American Advertising and the Domestication of Electronic Music in the 1960s and 1970s - Timothy Taylor SECTION VI: CONSUMING SOUND AND MUSIC: THE HOME AND BEYOND 17. Visibly Audible: The Radio Dial as Mediating Interface - Andreas Fickers 18. From Listening to Distribution: Non-official Music Practices in Hungary and Czechoslovakia from the 1960s to the 1980s - Trever Hagen with Tia DeNora 19.The Amateur in the Age of Mechanical Music - Mark Katz 20. Online Music Sites as Sonic Sociotechnical Communities: Identity, Reputation, and Technology at ACIDplanet.com - Trevor Pinch and Katherine Athanasiades SECTION VII: MOVING SOUND AND MUSIC: DIGITAL STORAGE 21. Analog turns Digital: Hip-hop, Technology, and the Maintenance of Racial Authenticity - Ray Fouche 22. iPod Culture: The Toxic Pleasures of Audiotopia - Michael Bull 23. The Recording that Never Wanted to be Heard, and Other Stories of Sonification - Jonathan Sterne and Mitchell Akiyama Index Written By The World's Leading Scholars And Researchers In Sound Studies, This Handbook Offers New And Engaging Perspectives On The Significance Of Sound In Its Material And Cultural Forms. The Garden In The Machine : Listening To Early American Industrialization / Mark M. Smith -- Turning A Deaf Ear? Industrial Noise And Noise Control In Germany Since The 1920s / Hans-joachim Braun -- Sobbing, Whining, Rumbling : Listening To Automobiles As Social Practice / Stefan Krebs -- Selling Sound : Testing, Designing, And Marketing Sound In The European Car Industry / Eefje Cleophas And Karin Bijsterveld -- Sound Sterile : Making Scientific Field Recordings In Ornithology / Joeri Bruyninckx -- Underwater Music : Tuning Composition To The Sounds Of Science / Stefan Helmreich -- A Gray Box : The Phonograph In Laboratory Experiments And Fieldwork, 1900-1920 / Julia Kursell -- From Scientific Instruments To Musical Instruments : The Tuning Fork, The Metronome, And The Siren / Myles W. Jackson -- Conversions : Sound And Sight, Military And Civilian / Cyrus C.m. Mody --^ The Search For The Killer Application : Drawing The Boundaries Around The Sonification Of Scientific Data / Alexandra Supper -- Inner And Outer Sancta : Earplugs And Hospitals / Hillel Schwartz -- Sounding Bodies : Medical Students And The Acquisition Of Stethoscopic Perspectives / Tom Rice -- Do Signals Have Politics? Inscribing Abilities In Cochlear Implants / Mara Mills -- Sound And Player Immersion In Digital Games / Mark Grimshaw -- The Sonic Playpen : Sound Design And Technology In Pixar's Animated Shorts / William Whittington -- The Avant-garde In The Family Room : American Advertising And The Domestication Of Electronic Music In The 1960s And 1970s / Timothy D. Taylor -- Visibly Audible : The Radio Dial As Mediating Interface / Andreas Fickers -- From Listening To Distribution : Nonofficial Music Practices In Hungary And Czechoslovakia From The 1960s To The 1980s / Trever Hagen With Tia Denora -- The Amateur In The Age Of Mechanical Music / Mark Katz --^ Online Music Sites As Sonic Sociotechnical Communities : Identity, Reputation, And Technology At Acidplanet.com / Trevor Pinch And Katherine Athanasiades -- Analog Turns Digital : Hip-hop, Technology, And The Maintenance Of Racial Authenticity / Rayvon Fouché -- Ipod Culture : The Toxic Pleasures Of Audiotopia / Michael Bull -- The Recording That Never Wanted To Be Heard And Other Stories Of Sonification / Jonathan Sterne And Mitchell Akiyama. Edited By Trevor Pinch And Karin Bijsterveld. Series Statement From Book Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 3 Copyright Page 4 Acknowledgments 5 Contents 6 Contributors 9 About the Companion Website 11 New Keys to the World of Sound 13 SECTION I: REWORKING MACHINE SOUND: SHOP FLOOR AND TEST SITES 46 1. The Garden in the Machine: Listening to Early American Industrialization 47 2. Turning a Deaf Ear? Industrial Noise and Noise Control in Germany since the 1920s 66 3. "Sobbing, whining, rumbling": Listening to Automobiles as Social Practice 87 4. Selling Sound: Testing, Designing, and Marketing Sound in the European Car Industry 110 SECTION II: STAGING SOUND FOR SCIENCE AND ART: THE FIELD 133 5. Sound Sterile: Making Scientific Field Recordings in Ornithology 134 6. Underwater Music: Tuning Composition to the Sounds of Science 158 7. A Grey Box: The Phonograph in Laboratory Experiments and Field Work, 1900–1920 183 SECTION III. STAGING SOUND FOR SCIENCE AND ART: THE LAB 205 8. From Scientific Instruments to Musical Instruments: The Tuning Fork, Metronome, and Siren 206 9. Conversions: Sound and Sight, Military and Civilian 229 10. The Search for the "Killer Application": Drawing the Boundaries Around the Sonification of Scientific Data 254 SECTION IV: SPEAKING FOR THE BODY: THE CLINIC 276 11. Inner and Outer Sancta: Earplugs and Hospitals 277 12. Sounding Bodies: Medical Studies and the Acquisition of Stethoscopic Perspectives 302 13. Do Signals Have Politics? Inscribing Abilities in Cochlear Implants 324 SECTION V: EDITING SOUND: THE DESIGN STUDIO 351 14. Sound and Player Immersion in Digital Games 352 15. The Sonic Playpen: Sound Design and Technology in Pixar's Animated Shorts 372 16. The Avant-garde in the Family Room: American Advertising and the Domestication of Electronic Music in the 1960s and 1970s 392 SECTION VI: CONSUMING SOUND AND MUSIC: THE HOME AND BEYOND 414 17. Visibly Audible: The Radio Dial as Mediating Interface 415 18. From Listening to Distribution: Non-official Music Practices in Hungary and Czechoslovakia from the 1960s to the 1980s 444 19. The Amateur in the Age of Mechanical Music 463 20. Online Music Sites as Sonic Sociotechnical Communities: Identity, Reputation, and Technology at ACIDplanet.com 484 SECTION VII: MOVING SOUND AND MUSIC: DIGITAL STORAGE 507 21. Analog turns Digital: Hip-hop, Technology, and the Maintenance of Racial Authenticity 508 22. iPod Culture: The Toxic Pleasures of Audiotopia 529 23. The Recording that Never Wanted to be Heard and Other Stories of Sonification 547 Index 564