"Should be required reading in music education—and no doubt it will become required reading in many academic disciplines that touch on voice studies." — Marit MacArthur, Yale Review
"Should be required reading in music education—and no doubt it will become required reading in many academic disciplines that touch on voice studies." —Marit MacArthur, Yale Review
“In her own magisterial voice, Nina Sun Eidsheim speaks outward from musicology to scholars in a host of cultural studies-oriented fields, doing indispensable work to make nuanced and collaborative discussions possible across borders many have considered impermeable. This brilliant book will be the benchmark for discussions of voice, sound, and race for many years to come.” — Gustavus Stadler, author of, Troubling Minds: The Cultural Politics of Genius in the United States, 1840–1890
“Voice is ‘a thick event’ in Nina Sun Eidsheim's pathbreaking study of race and vocality. Her visionary work challenges us to rethink and ultimately disassemble the long-standing, putative metrics for reading identity and the body in sonic cultures. The Race of Sound takes readers on an epistemological journey that boldly challenges us to question what we know about the wondrous vocal instrument. This is the book that scholars in feminist sound studies and black performance studies have been waiting for.” — Daphne A. Brooks, author of, Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850–1910
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