Keywords in Sound

"Smartly edited with well-chosen and pithy entries, Keywords in Sound promises to become an indispensable book in the fast-growing Sound Studies literature" - Timothy D. Taylor, author of Beyond Exoticism: Beyond Exoticism

"From 'Acoustemology' to 'Voice' in the form of a primer, a very rich and stimulating panorama—historical, geographic, and theoretical—taking up numerous questions concerning this strange thing: sound." - Michel Chion, author of Film, a Sound Art

"Readers who are already working in sound studies will likely enjoy the volume, primarily as summary of research and as a rearticulation ofcentral concepts. But the real audience for the volume seems to be those just beginning to explore sound studies or teaching it in universities. The book would make for a good supplemental text in a seminar if read alongside primary sources. ... Keywords in Sound is a valuable addition to a growing body of texts in sound studies." - Brian Kane, Journal of Popular Music Studies

"The apparent strategy of the editors is to form a basic, redefined lexicon and this is nicely accomplished. ... Eventually this interesting and thorough experiment reflects the subtle innate heterogeneity of sound, drawing one of the many possible cultural galaxies around it." - Aurelio Cianciotta, Neural

"This is an important contribution to the emergent field of sound studies. It will help in both defining the field more fully and in refining its key terms more elaborately." - European Journal of Communication

"For anyone wanting a substantial, if not comprehensive, introduction to the field, Keywords in Sound is the place to start." - Philip Vandermeer, Notes

"...offers a unique contribution to the field of sound studies through its cross-disciplinary approach to sound." - Michelle Stead, Media International Australia