{"product_id":"humming-by-professor-suk-jun-kim-9781501324611","title":"Humming","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumming\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn religious settings, such as Tibetan chanting, humming offers a mesmerising sonic experience. Then there are hums that resound regardless of human activity, such as the hums of impersonal objects and man-made or natural phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first sound studies book to explore the topic of humming, \u003ci\u003eHumming\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique examination of the polarising categories of hums. From hums that are performed only to oneself, exercised in religious practice, that claim healing, and that resonate with our bodies, to hums that can drive people to madness, emanate from cities and towns, and resound in the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy acknowledging the quirkiness of hums within the established discourse in sound studies, \u003ci\u003eHumming\u003c\/i\u003e takes a truly interdisciplinary view on this familiar yet less-trodden sonic concept in sound studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596639191276,"sku":"9781501324611","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781501324611-humming.jpg?v=1777933501","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/humming-by-professor-suk-jun-kim-9781501324611","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}