Sonic Warfare Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear

Name: Sonic Warfare Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear
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ISBN: 9780262517959

ISBN-10: 0262517957

ISBN-13: 9780262517959

Edition: 2010

Authors: Steve Goodman, Erin Manning, Brian Massumi

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Sound can be deployed to produce discomfort, express a threat, or create an ambience of fear or dread--to produce a bad vibe. Sonic weapons of this sort include the "psychoacoustic correction" aimed at Panama strongman Manuel Noriega by the U.S. Army and at the Branch Davidians in Waco by the FBI, sonic booms (or "sound bombs") over the Gaza Strip, and high-frequency rat repellants used against teenagers in malls. At the same time, artists and musicians generate intense frequencies in the search for new aesthetic experiences and new ways of mobilizing bodies in rhythm. In Sonic Warfare, Steve Goodman explores these uses of acoustic force and how they affect populations. Traversing…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 8/17/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.97" wide x 8.94" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Steve Goodman is a Lecturer in Music Culture at the School of Sciences, Media, and Cultural Studies at the University of East London, a member of the CCRU (Cybernetic Culture Research Unit), and the founder of the record label Hyperdub.