We cannot simply listen to our urban past. Yet we encounter a rich cultural heritage of city sounds presented in text, radio and film. How can such »staged sounds« express the changing identities of cities?This volume presents a collection of studies on the staging of Amsterdam, Berlin and London soundscapes in historical documents, radio plays and films, and offers insights into themes such as film sound theory and museum audio guides. In doing so, this book puts contemporary controversies on urban sound in historical perspective, and contextualises iconic presentations of cities. It addresses academics, students, and museum workers alike.With contributions by Jasper Aalbers, Karin Bijsterveld, Carolyn Birdsall, Ross Brown, Andrew Crisell, Andreas Fickers, Annelies Jacobs, Evi Karathanasopoulou, Patricia Pisters, Holger Schulze, Mark M. Smith and Jonathan Sterne.
Shifting SoundsSeiten 31 - 66 Karin Bijsterveld, Andreas Fickers, Jasper Aalbers, Annelies Jacobs Download Kapitel (PDF)
Why Historians of the Auditory Urban Past Might Consider Getting Their Ears WetSeiten 67 - 76 Mark M. Smith Download Kapitel (PDF)
Sounds FamiliarSeiten 77 - 116 Karin Bijsterveld, Andreas Fickers, Jasper Aalbers, Annelies Jacobs Download Kapitel (PDF)
The Chirping of a Little BirdSeiten 117 - 128 Andreas Fickers, Carolyn Birdsall, Jasper Aalbers, Ross Brown, Andrew Crisell, Annelies Jacobs, Evi Karathanasopoulou, Mark M. Smith, Jonathan Sterne, Patricia Pisters Download Kapitel (PDF)
