Sounding Out Japan

Name: Sounding Out Japan
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A Sensory Ethnographic Tour

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Sensory Studies

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This book takes the reader on a sensory ethnographic tour in Japan and describes the many ways sounds seep into everyday experiences. So many ethnographies describe local worlds with a deep attention to what is seen and what people say, but with a limited understanding of the broader sonic environments that enrich and inform everyday life. Through a focus on sounds, both real and imagined, the volume employs a critical ear to engage with a range of sonically enriched encounters, including crosswalk melodies in streetscapes, announcements and jingles at train stations, water features in gardens, dosimeters in nuclear affected zones, sounds of training in music and martial arts halls and celebrations under blossoming cherry trees. The authors use various analytic frames to understand the communicative and symbolic aspects of sounds and to sense the layers of historical meaning, embodied action and affect associated with sonic environments.

Author Biography:

Richard Chenhall is Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Tamara Kohn is Professor of Anthropology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Carolyn S. Stevens is Professor and Director of the Japanese Studies Centre at Monash University, Australia.

Release date Australia

November 27th, 2020

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Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

16 Halftones, black and white; 16 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

114

Series

Sensory Studies

ISBN-13

9781350090590

Product ID

31885201

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