It is common for us today to associate the practice of science primarily with the act of seeing—
with staring at computer screens, analyzing graphs, and presenting images. We may notice …

When von Klüber made his recording, the technology of phonography had for some
decades been regarded as offering a new means of preserving, measuring, and …

Is it possible to work with sound in sociology rather than being about sound? Can there be
a» sonic sociology «? Rémy Bocquillon reflects on the process-oriented character of …

In 1907, the sociologist Georg Simmel alerted us to the “form-creating factors in the mere
structure of our sensory function for the simple everyday relations as well as the complex …

This paper examines the role of tacit knowledge and embodied sonic skills involved in
catching cicadas (Cicadoidea Latreille in the order Hemiptera) for scientific study in …

This Introduction presents the key concerns of “Sonic Things: knowledge formation in flux,” a
Special Issue of Sound Studies. Building on recent scholarship in sound studies, history of …

Since the inception of the American experiment, waiting for democracy to fulfill its promise
has been a fundamental tenant of Black experiences. Exploring this waiting as an …

Names: Schillmeier, Michael WJ, editor. Title: Techniques of hearing: history, theory and
practices/edited by Michael Schillmeier, Robert Stock and Beate Ochsner. Description …

This chapter combines a diachronic with a synchronic approach. It explains how different
ensembles of sonic skills, or sets of sonic skills in specific settings, come to prevail with …