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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sonic Methodologies

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sonic Methodologies offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary exploration of sound studies, encompassing contributions from the arts, social sciences, and sciences. Featuring 49 specially commissioned chapters and three original 'sonic methodological interventions,' this volume interrogates how sound functions as a crucial element in academic research. It addresses key questions about sound’s role as a methodological tool and its capacity to enrich disciplines across cultures, highlighting innovative approaches and the contributions of sound artists.
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This book is suited for scholars, practitioners, and students interested in sound studies across the arts, social sciences, and sciences. It is especially valuable for those seeking a rigorous, interdisciplinary understanding of sound as a methodological tool in research and artistic practice.

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The field of Sound Studies has changed and developed dramatically over the last two decades, involving a vast and dizzying array of work produced by those working in the arts, social sciences, and sciences. The study of sound is inherently interdisciplinary and is undertaken both by those who specialise in sound and by others who wish to include sound as an intrinsic and indispensable element in their research.

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sonic Methodologies is the first resource to provide a wide-ranging, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary investigation and analysis of the ways in which researchers use a broad range of methodologies to pursue their sonic investigations. It brings together 49 specially commissioned chapters that ask a wide range of questions, including: how can sound be used in current academic disciplines? Is sound as a methodological tool indispensable for Sound Studies? What can sound artists contribute to the discourse on methodology in Sound Studies?

The editors also present three original chapters that work as provocative β€˜sonic methodological interventions’, prefacing the three sections of the book.

Series: Bloomsbury Handbooks

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Praised for presenting a diverse and complex array of approaches, the book provides a multifaceted view of sound methodologies. Drammaturgia notes its insightful examination of listening and discursive regimes, acknowledging the productive precariousness of sound research methods. Another reviewer calls it a smart, reflective resource ideal for those wishing to engage systematically with sound studies, emphasising its role as a methodological starting point across disciplines.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501393501

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 December 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Contributors:

  • Edited by Michael Bull
  • Edited by Professor Marcel Cobussen

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 48.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 1559g

Pages: 848

About the Author

Michael Bull is Professor of Sound Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. He is series editor of the Study of Sound series with Bloomsbury and author of the book in the series, Sirens (2020). He is a founding editor of the Senses and Society Journal and the Sound Studies Journal and is author of numerous academic books including, Sound Moves (2007), Sounding Out the City (Bloomsbury, 2000) and editor of the Routledge Companion to Sound Studies (2018).

Marcel Cobussen is Professor of Auditory Culture at Leiden University, the Netherlands. He is author of Engaging With Everyday Sounds (2022), The Field of Musical Improvisation (2017), Thresholds: Rethinking Spirituality through Music (2008), and co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art (2016).

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