Author: Stephen Millar
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472126733
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, marked the beginning of a new era of peace and stability in Northern Ireland. As the public overwhelmingly rejected a return to the violence of the Troubles, loyalist and republican groups sought other outlets to continue their struggle. Music, which has long been used to celebrate cultural identity in the North of Ireland, became a key means of facilitating the continuation of pre-Agreement identity narratives in a “post-conflict” era. Sounding Dissent draws on three years of sustained fieldwork within Belfast's rebel music scene, in-depth interviews with republican musicians, contemporary audiences, and former paramilitaries, as well as diverse historical and archival material, including songbooks, prison records, and newspaper articles, to understand the history of political violence in Ireland.The book examines the potential of rebel songs to memorialize a pantheon of republican martyrs, and demonstrates how musical performance and political song not only articulate experiences and memories of oppression and violence, but also play a central role in the reproduction of conflict and exclusion in times of peace.
Sounding Dissent
Author: Stephen Millar
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472126733
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, marked the beginning of a new era of peace and stability in Northern Ireland. As the public overwhelmingly rejected a return to the violence of the Troubles, loyalist and republican groups sought other outlets to continue their struggle. Music, which has long been used to celebrate cultural identity in the North of Ireland, became a key means of facilitating the continuation of pre-Agreement identity narratives in a “post-conflict” era. Sounding Dissent draws on three years of sustained fieldwork within Belfast's rebel music scene, in-depth interviews with republican musicians, contemporary audiences, and former paramilitaries, as well as diverse historical and archival material, including songbooks, prison records, and newspaper articles, to understand the history of political violence in Ireland.The book examines the potential of rebel songs to memorialize a pantheon of republican martyrs, and demonstrates how musical performance and political song not only articulate experiences and memories of oppression and violence, but also play a central role in the reproduction of conflict and exclusion in times of peace.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472126733
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, marked the beginning of a new era of peace and stability in Northern Ireland. As the public overwhelmingly rejected a return to the violence of the Troubles, loyalist and republican groups sought other outlets to continue their struggle. Music, which has long been used to celebrate cultural identity in the North of Ireland, became a key means of facilitating the continuation of pre-Agreement identity narratives in a “post-conflict” era. Sounding Dissent draws on three years of sustained fieldwork within Belfast's rebel music scene, in-depth interviews with republican musicians, contemporary audiences, and former paramilitaries, as well as diverse historical and archival material, including songbooks, prison records, and newspaper articles, to understand the history of political violence in Ireland.The book examines the potential of rebel songs to memorialize a pantheon of republican martyrs, and demonstrates how musical performance and political song not only articulate experiences and memories of oppression and violence, but also play a central role in the reproduction of conflict and exclusion in times of peace.
Look to Windward
Author: Iain Banks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743421922
Category : Caste
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Eight hundred years after the most horrific battle of the Idiran war, light from its world-destroying detonations is about to reach the Masaq Orbital, home to the Culture. Major Quilan has supposedly come to take the exiled Composer Ziller back to their war-ravaged home world, Chel. But despite the major's civilized veneer, his true mission may be the death and destruction of an entire civilization.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743421922
Category : Caste
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Eight hundred years after the most horrific battle of the Idiran war, light from its world-destroying detonations is about to reach the Masaq Orbital, home to the Culture. Major Quilan has supposedly come to take the exiled Composer Ziller back to their war-ravaged home world, Chel. But despite the major's civilized veneer, his true mission may be the death and destruction of an entire civilization.
For the Culture
Author: Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472129716
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
For the Culture: Hip-Hop and the Fight for Social Justice documents and analyzes the ways in which Hip-Hop music, artists, scholars, and activists have discussed, promoted, and supported social justice challenges worldwide. Drawing from diverse approaches and methods, the contributors in this volume demonstrate that rap music can positively influence political behavior and fight to change social injustices, and then zoom in on artists whose work has accomplished these ends. The volume explores topics including education and pedagogy; the Black Lives Matter movement; the politics of crime, punishment, and mass incarceration; electoral politics; gender and sexuality; and the global struggle for social justice. Ultimately, the book argues that hip hop is much more than a musical genre or cultural form: hip hop is a resistance mechanism.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472129716
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
For the Culture: Hip-Hop and the Fight for Social Justice documents and analyzes the ways in which Hip-Hop music, artists, scholars, and activists have discussed, promoted, and supported social justice challenges worldwide. Drawing from diverse approaches and methods, the contributors in this volume demonstrate that rap music can positively influence political behavior and fight to change social injustices, and then zoom in on artists whose work has accomplished these ends. The volume explores topics including education and pedagogy; the Black Lives Matter movement; the politics of crime, punishment, and mass incarceration; electoral politics; gender and sexuality; and the global struggle for social justice. Ultimately, the book argues that hip hop is much more than a musical genre or cultural form: hip hop is a resistance mechanism.
Forced Migration in the Feminist Imagination
Author: Anna Ball
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000459179
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Forced Migration in the Feminist Imagination explores how feminist acts of imaginative expression, community-building, scholarship, and activism create new possibilities for women experiencing forced migration in the twenty-first century. Drawing on literature, film, and art from a range of transnational contexts including Europe, the Middle East, Central America, Australia, and the Caribbean, this volume reveals the hitherto unrecognised networks of feminist alliance being formulated across borders, while reflecting carefully on the complex politics of cross-cultural feminist solidarity. The book presents a variety of cultural case-studies that each reveal a different context in which the transcultural feminist imagination can be seen to operate – from the ‘maternal feminism’ of literary journalism confronting the European ‘refugee crisis’ to Iran’s female film directors building creative collaborations with displaced Afghan women; and from artists employing sonic creativities in order to listen to women in U.K. and Australian detention, to LGBTQ+ poets and video artists articulating new forms of queer feminist community against the backdrop of the hostile environment. This is an essential read for scholars in Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist and Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies, and Comparative Literary Studies, as well as for those operating in the fields of Gender and Development Studies and Forced Migration Studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000459179
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Forced Migration in the Feminist Imagination explores how feminist acts of imaginative expression, community-building, scholarship, and activism create new possibilities for women experiencing forced migration in the twenty-first century. Drawing on literature, film, and art from a range of transnational contexts including Europe, the Middle East, Central America, Australia, and the Caribbean, this volume reveals the hitherto unrecognised networks of feminist alliance being formulated across borders, while reflecting carefully on the complex politics of cross-cultural feminist solidarity. The book presents a variety of cultural case-studies that each reveal a different context in which the transcultural feminist imagination can be seen to operate – from the ‘maternal feminism’ of literary journalism confronting the European ‘refugee crisis’ to Iran’s female film directors building creative collaborations with displaced Afghan women; and from artists employing sonic creativities in order to listen to women in U.K. and Australian detention, to LGBTQ+ poets and video artists articulating new forms of queer feminist community against the backdrop of the hostile environment. This is an essential read for scholars in Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist and Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies, and Comparative Literary Studies, as well as for those operating in the fields of Gender and Development Studies and Forced Migration Studies.
Sonorous Worlds
Author: Yana Stainova
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472039326
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In Venezuela's El Sistema, music is both a means of government control and a form of emancipation for youth musicians
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472039326
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In Venezuela's El Sistema, music is both a means of government control and a form of emancipation for youth musicians
Confusing Words, Including Heteronyms; Or Why English is Difficult to Learn
Author: Charlotte Smith
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN: 168526350X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book was written for those who already have some knowledge of English and want to improve. It was written especially for ESL students and uses English words that are similar to the same word in Spanish whenever possible. It also tries to educate the reader about a variety of subjects whenever possible. The sentences are short and informal. "Confusing Words" includes when to use fewer and less, bring and take, may and can, lend and borrow, and farther and further, to list a few. It also lists some common homophones--words that sound alike. Heteronyms are words that look alike but may be pronounced differently, like present, record, and wound.
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN: 168526350X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book was written for those who already have some knowledge of English and want to improve. It was written especially for ESL students and uses English words that are similar to the same word in Spanish whenever possible. It also tries to educate the reader about a variety of subjects whenever possible. The sentences are short and informal. "Confusing Words" includes when to use fewer and less, bring and take, may and can, lend and borrow, and farther and further, to list a few. It also lists some common homophones--words that sound alike. Heteronyms are words that look alike but may be pronounced differently, like present, record, and wound.
Disguised Dissent™: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Neutral-Sounding Negative Reviews That Leave a Lasting Impact on Platforms Like Yelp, Reddit, and Trustpilot
Author: Social AI LLC
Publisher: Social AI LLC
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Do you ever wish you could critique with clarity, shape perceptions with precision, and subtly influence opinions without overt negativity? Introducing: Disguised Dissent™ by Social AI LLC. Disguised Dissent™: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Neutral-Sounding Negative Reviews That Leave a Lasting Impact on Platforms Like Yelp, Reddit, and Trustpilot Master the art of influence through subtlety with this groundbreaking guide. Whether you're a brand watchdog, a dissatisfied customer, or someone simply seeking to make their voice heard, Disguised Dissent™ teaches you how to strategically present skepticism while maintaining a tone of neutrality. Who Is This Book For? This book is perfect for: ✅ Consumers tired of deceptive practices and eager to share honest feedback without sounding overtly critical. ✅ Advocates aiming to influence public discourse about brands, products, or services. ✅ Professionals seeking mastery in writing impactful reviews to highlight flaws while maintaining credibility. What You’ll Learn in Disguised Dissent™: ✔ The Psychology of Indirect Doubt: How neutral language can subtly sow skepticism without explicit negativity. ✔ Effective Strategies for Review Writing: Learn the tools of emotional manipulation and social proof to amplify your message. ✔ Identifying and Creating Red Flags: Spot ambiguous language in reviews—and craft it yourself. ✔ Case Studies and Examples: Analyze how real reviews have shifted perceptions and shaped brand reputations. Why This Book Works: The digital landscape is filled with voices clamoring for attention, but not all feedback is created equal. Disguised Dissent™ explores how carefully crafted language can influence opinions and build momentum for skepticism without triggering defensiveness or backlash. Social AI LLC has distilled the mechanics of persuasive communication into a practical guide that you can use to make your reviews resonate. In This Book, You’ll Discover: ✔ The Role of Ambiguity: How vague comments can engage readers and invite them to validate your perspective. ✔ Emotional Triggers in Feedback: Use language that subtly evokes doubt and prompts others to question the status quo. ✔ Harnessing Social Proof: Amplify your message through community engagement and shared skepticism. ✔ Practical Frameworks: Step-by-step guidance to structure your reviews for maximum influence. What You’ll Gain: 💡 The ability to craft reviews that subtly highlight flaws while maintaining a neutral tone. 📈 Insights into the psychology of online feedback and how it shapes consumer behavior. 🎯 A toolkit to influence perceptions, challenge narratives, and engage audiences effectively. Example Transformation: Original Review: "They tell you all this great stuff about returns if you use their platform but never reveal costs. Asked ChatGPT and got some good points and bad ones. Does anyone have experience with these guys?" Transformed with Disguised Dissent™: "Initially drawn to the platform’s advertised return policy, I was disappointed to find that crucial details about associated costs were omitted. After exploring options and consulting others, opinions seem divided. While some found success, hidden costs remain a concern. If transparency matters to you, consider researching thoroughly before committing." Why It Matters: The future of consumer feedback lies in subtlety. Outright negativity often leads to dismissal, but neutral tones that mask doubt can resonate more deeply and engage a wider audience. Intention This book was created to inspire thought, foster critical thinking, and provide practical tools for understanding the power of language and perception. It is my hope that as you read, you will uncover strategies to express yourself with clarity, share your perspectives effectively, and navigate the complex landscape of communication with confidence. Above all, this book is meant to serve as a resource for empowerment and understanding, leaving you with skills and insights that can shape how you interact with the world around you. – Social AI LLC About the Author Social AI LLC is a pioneering organization at the forefront of artificial intelligence and human communication. Dedicated to empowering individuals with insights and strategies for navigating modern interactions, Social AI LLC specializes in leveraging AI-driven tools to understand and influence perceptions in an ethical, impactful way. With expertise spanning psychology, language analysis, and digital platforms, Social AI LLC has crafted resources like Disguised Dissent™ to help readers harness the power of subtle communication. By blending research-backed strategies with practical applications, Social AI LLC aims to equip individuals with the tools they need to think critically, communicate effectively, and shape conversations in a rapidly evolving world. When not crafting groundbreaking resources, Social AI LLC focuses on exploring the intersection of technology, human behavior, and the art of influence, striving to make complex ideas accessible to all. © 2023 Social AI LLC. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this book is prohibited and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
Publisher: Social AI LLC
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Do you ever wish you could critique with clarity, shape perceptions with precision, and subtly influence opinions without overt negativity? Introducing: Disguised Dissent™ by Social AI LLC. Disguised Dissent™: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Neutral-Sounding Negative Reviews That Leave a Lasting Impact on Platforms Like Yelp, Reddit, and Trustpilot Master the art of influence through subtlety with this groundbreaking guide. Whether you're a brand watchdog, a dissatisfied customer, or someone simply seeking to make their voice heard, Disguised Dissent™ teaches you how to strategically present skepticism while maintaining a tone of neutrality. Who Is This Book For? This book is perfect for: ✅ Consumers tired of deceptive practices and eager to share honest feedback without sounding overtly critical. ✅ Advocates aiming to influence public discourse about brands, products, or services. ✅ Professionals seeking mastery in writing impactful reviews to highlight flaws while maintaining credibility. What You’ll Learn in Disguised Dissent™: ✔ The Psychology of Indirect Doubt: How neutral language can subtly sow skepticism without explicit negativity. ✔ Effective Strategies for Review Writing: Learn the tools of emotional manipulation and social proof to amplify your message. ✔ Identifying and Creating Red Flags: Spot ambiguous language in reviews—and craft it yourself. ✔ Case Studies and Examples: Analyze how real reviews have shifted perceptions and shaped brand reputations. Why This Book Works: The digital landscape is filled with voices clamoring for attention, but not all feedback is created equal. Disguised Dissent™ explores how carefully crafted language can influence opinions and build momentum for skepticism without triggering defensiveness or backlash. Social AI LLC has distilled the mechanics of persuasive communication into a practical guide that you can use to make your reviews resonate. In This Book, You’ll Discover: ✔ The Role of Ambiguity: How vague comments can engage readers and invite them to validate your perspective. ✔ Emotional Triggers in Feedback: Use language that subtly evokes doubt and prompts others to question the status quo. ✔ Harnessing Social Proof: Amplify your message through community engagement and shared skepticism. ✔ Practical Frameworks: Step-by-step guidance to structure your reviews for maximum influence. What You’ll Gain: 💡 The ability to craft reviews that subtly highlight flaws while maintaining a neutral tone. 📈 Insights into the psychology of online feedback and how it shapes consumer behavior. 🎯 A toolkit to influence perceptions, challenge narratives, and engage audiences effectively. Example Transformation: Original Review: "They tell you all this great stuff about returns if you use their platform but never reveal costs. Asked ChatGPT and got some good points and bad ones. Does anyone have experience with these guys?" Transformed with Disguised Dissent™: "Initially drawn to the platform’s advertised return policy, I was disappointed to find that crucial details about associated costs were omitted. After exploring options and consulting others, opinions seem divided. While some found success, hidden costs remain a concern. If transparency matters to you, consider researching thoroughly before committing." Why It Matters: The future of consumer feedback lies in subtlety. Outright negativity often leads to dismissal, but neutral tones that mask doubt can resonate more deeply and engage a wider audience. Intention This book was created to inspire thought, foster critical thinking, and provide practical tools for understanding the power of language and perception. It is my hope that as you read, you will uncover strategies to express yourself with clarity, share your perspectives effectively, and navigate the complex landscape of communication with confidence. Above all, this book is meant to serve as a resource for empowerment and understanding, leaving you with skills and insights that can shape how you interact with the world around you. – Social AI LLC About the Author Social AI LLC is a pioneering organization at the forefront of artificial intelligence and human communication. Dedicated to empowering individuals with insights and strategies for navigating modern interactions, Social AI LLC specializes in leveraging AI-driven tools to understand and influence perceptions in an ethical, impactful way. With expertise spanning psychology, language analysis, and digital platforms, Social AI LLC has crafted resources like Disguised Dissent™ to help readers harness the power of subtle communication. By blending research-backed strategies with practical applications, Social AI LLC aims to equip individuals with the tools they need to think critically, communicate effectively, and shape conversations in a rapidly evolving world. When not crafting groundbreaking resources, Social AI LLC focuses on exploring the intersection of technology, human behavior, and the art of influence, striving to make complex ideas accessible to all. © 2023 Social AI LLC. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this book is prohibited and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
Researching Music Censorship
Author: Helmi Järviluoma
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443878677
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Freedom of expression and its direct counterpart, censorship and silencing, are increasingly gaining attention in the world of art and culture. Through the growth of social media and its worldwide distribution, arts and cultural products are shared, and the increased visibility and audibility of culture is highlighted through iconic and pivotal clashes, such as the fatwa on The Satanic Verses in 1989, the recurring bans on the music of Wagner, the alleged censorship of playlists following 9/11, and the cartoon crisis in 2006. This volume takes the discussion directly to the field of music studies in a broad frame and insists on examining music censorship in a global perspective. The book addresses the important and increasingly relevant issue of scholarship on music censorship and thus contributes to a detailed understanding of the phenomenon. Often, words and semantic meaning are held to be determining to the restrictions on musicians and singers, but as this collection documents, the reasons for censorship might not always be found in verbal messages. Rather, the positioning of a more broad understanding of why and how music can convey meaning and accordingly trigger censorship and bans is at the heart of this work. The complexity of music censorship includes historical, structural as well as emotional ‘listenings’ and interpretations of sound. The topic, accordingly, is political, as well as scholarly urgent.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443878677
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Freedom of expression and its direct counterpart, censorship and silencing, are increasingly gaining attention in the world of art and culture. Through the growth of social media and its worldwide distribution, arts and cultural products are shared, and the increased visibility and audibility of culture is highlighted through iconic and pivotal clashes, such as the fatwa on The Satanic Verses in 1989, the recurring bans on the music of Wagner, the alleged censorship of playlists following 9/11, and the cartoon crisis in 2006. This volume takes the discussion directly to the field of music studies in a broad frame and insists on examining music censorship in a global perspective. The book addresses the important and increasingly relevant issue of scholarship on music censorship and thus contributes to a detailed understanding of the phenomenon. Often, words and semantic meaning are held to be determining to the restrictions on musicians and singers, but as this collection documents, the reasons for censorship might not always be found in verbal messages. Rather, the positioning of a more broad understanding of why and how music can convey meaning and accordingly trigger censorship and bans is at the heart of this work. The complexity of music censorship includes historical, structural as well as emotional ‘listenings’ and interpretations of sound. The topic, accordingly, is political, as well as scholarly urgent.
Rape at the Opera
Author: Margaret Cormier
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472903632
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The most-performed operas today were written at least a hundred years ago and carry some outdated and deeply problematic ideas. When performed uncritically, the misogyny, racism, and other ideologies present in many of these works clash with modern sensibilities. In Rape at the Opera, Margaret Cormier argues that production and performance are vital elements of opera, and that contemporary opera practitioners not only interpret but create operatic works when they put them onstage. Where some directors explicitly respond to contemporary dialogues about sexual violence, others utilize sexual violence as a surefire way to titillate, to shock, and to generate press for a new production. Drawing on archival footage as well as attendance at live events, Cormier analyzes productions of canonic operas from German, Italian, and French traditions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century, including Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Don Giovanni, La forza del destino, Un ballo in maschera, Salome, and Turandot. In doing so, Cormier highlights the dynamism of twenty-first-century opera performance practice with regard to sexual violence, establishes methods to evaluate representations of sexual violence on the opera stage, and reframes the primary responsibility of opera critics and creators as being not to opera composers and librettists but to the public.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472903632
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The most-performed operas today were written at least a hundred years ago and carry some outdated and deeply problematic ideas. When performed uncritically, the misogyny, racism, and other ideologies present in many of these works clash with modern sensibilities. In Rape at the Opera, Margaret Cormier argues that production and performance are vital elements of opera, and that contemporary opera practitioners not only interpret but create operatic works when they put them onstage. Where some directors explicitly respond to contemporary dialogues about sexual violence, others utilize sexual violence as a surefire way to titillate, to shock, and to generate press for a new production. Drawing on archival footage as well as attendance at live events, Cormier analyzes productions of canonic operas from German, Italian, and French traditions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century, including Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Don Giovanni, La forza del destino, Un ballo in maschera, Salome, and Turandot. In doing so, Cormier highlights the dynamism of twenty-first-century opera performance practice with regard to sexual violence, establishes methods to evaluate representations of sexual violence on the opera stage, and reframes the primary responsibility of opera critics and creators as being not to opera composers and librettists but to the public.
Bangkok is Ringing
Author: Benjamin Tausig
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190847549
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 British Forum for Ethnomusicology Book Prize Bangkok Is Ringing is an on-the-ground sound studies analysis of the political protests that transformed Thailand in 2010-11. Bringing the reader through sixteen distinct "sonic niches" where dissidents used media to broadcast to both local and diffuse audiences, the book catalogues these mass protests in a way that few movements have ever been catalogued. The Red Shirt and Yellow Shirt protests that shook Thailand took place just before other international political movements, including the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. Bangkok Is Ringing analyzes the Thai protests in comparison with these, seeking to understand the logic not only of political change in Thailand, but across the globe. The book is attuned to sound in a great variety of forms. Author Benjamin Tausig traces the history and use in protest of specific media forms, including community radio, megaphones, CDs, and live concerts. The research took place over the course of sixteen months, and the author worked closely with musicians, concert promoters, activists, and rank-and-file protesters. The result is a detailed and sensitive ethnography that argues for an understanding of sound and political movements in tandem. In particular, it emphasizes the necessity of thinking through constraint as a fundamental condition of both political movements and the sound that these movements produce. In order to produce political transformations, Bangkok Is Ringing argues, dissidents must be sensitive to the ways that their sounding is constrained and channeled.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190847549
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 British Forum for Ethnomusicology Book Prize Bangkok Is Ringing is an on-the-ground sound studies analysis of the political protests that transformed Thailand in 2010-11. Bringing the reader through sixteen distinct "sonic niches" where dissidents used media to broadcast to both local and diffuse audiences, the book catalogues these mass protests in a way that few movements have ever been catalogued. The Red Shirt and Yellow Shirt protests that shook Thailand took place just before other international political movements, including the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. Bangkok Is Ringing analyzes the Thai protests in comparison with these, seeking to understand the logic not only of political change in Thailand, but across the globe. The book is attuned to sound in a great variety of forms. Author Benjamin Tausig traces the history and use in protest of specific media forms, including community radio, megaphones, CDs, and live concerts. The research took place over the course of sixteen months, and the author worked closely with musicians, concert promoters, activists, and rank-and-file protesters. The result is a detailed and sensitive ethnography that argues for an understanding of sound and political movements in tandem. In particular, it emphasizes the necessity of thinking through constraint as a fundamental condition of both political movements and the sound that these movements produce. In order to produce political transformations, Bangkok Is Ringing argues, dissidents must be sensitive to the ways that their sounding is constrained and channeled.