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Phonographic Encounters

Mapping Transnational Cultures of Sound, 1890-1945

Elodie A Roy editor Eva Moreda Rodríguez editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:20th Aug '21

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This cross-disciplinary volume illuminates the history of early phonography from a transnational perspective, recovering the myriad sites, knowledge practices, identities and discourses which dynamically shaped early recording cultures. With case studies from China, Australia, the United States, Latin America, Russia, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, and Italy, Phonographic Encounters explores moments of interaction and encounter, as well as tensions, between local and global understandings of recording technologies.

Drawing on an array of archival sources often previously unavailable in English, it moves beyond western-centric narratives of early phonography and beyond the strict confines of the recording industry. Contributions from media history, musicology, popular music studies, cultural studies, area studies and the history of science and technology make this book a key and innovative resource for understanding early phonography against the backdrop of colonial and global power relations.

ISBN: 9780367439217

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 526g

268 pages