Listening to Noise and Silence: Towards a Philosophy of Sound Art
- ISBN-10
- 1441162070
- ISBN-13
- 9781441162076
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 231
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-03-31
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Salome Voegelin
Description
A fresh, bold study of the emerging field of Sound Art, informed by the ideas of Adorno, Merleau-Ponty and others.
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- 2010-03-31
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