To witness war is, in large part, to hear it. And to survive it is, among other things, to have
listened to it--and to have listened through it. Listening to War: Sound, Music, Trauma, and …

The Senses in Self, Society, and Culture is the definitive guide to the sociological and
anthropological study of the senses. Vannini, Waskul, and Gottschalk provide a …

This book explores the material and everyday intersections between popular culture and
new media. Using a range of interdisciplinary resources the chapters open up various …

This debate article notes that there is currently a tendency to focus, understandably, upon
what it is that mobile media do, that is to say their functionality. This piece argues that we …

This article develops an alternative perspective to the visual bias in locative media
discourses by focusing on the role of sound in locative media and related discussions. This …

This article poses a straightforward question: What has geography been listening to? Sonic
geographies have been established as a relevant subfield in Human Geography in the last …

In this paper we examine the notion that music in public space could be understood in terms
of ethical potential, where new sensibilities for thinking, feeling, seeing and being with …

Mobile music listening is widely recognized as an integral part of everyday music use. It is
also a rather peculiar experience, since the listeners are surrounded by strangers in public …

Though urban sociologists tend to study the growth and development of cities, there is a
venerable yet often marginalized tradition that addresses the embodied experience of urban …

A crucial aspect of maintaining good mental health is to cope successfully with everyday
stressors. This article explores the MP3 player as a technology of co** related to the stress …