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Sounding Out Japan

A Sensory Ethnographic Tour

Tamara Kohn author Carolyn S Stevens author Richard Chenhall author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:27th Nov '20

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The authors present a way of understanding contemporary Japan using sensory anthropology with a focus on sound.

This book takes the reader on a sensory ethnographic tour in Japan and describes the many ways sounds seep into everyday experiences.

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.

ISBN: 9781350090590

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 317g

114 pages