Auditory Culture Reader

Michael Bull is Professor of Sound Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. He has published widely in the field of sound studies. He is a founding member of The European Association of Sound Studies and is the editor and co-founder of the journals The Senses and Society and Sound Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal (both Bloomsbury).Les Back is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmith’s College, University of London, UK. He has written and edited numerous books on race, music and multiculturalism.

• IntroductionPart 1: Sound EngagementsPart 2: Sound MethodologiesPart 3: Spaces of SoundPart 4: Conflicting SoundsPart 5: Music, Technologies and MaterialitiesPart 6: Economic SoundsAfterwordIndex

"This is a wonderful update to the original Auditory Culture Reader. It is on par in terms of quality and interest with the recent sound studies handbooks offered by Routledge and OUP. The new introduction and selected chapters provide an excellent overview of the state of things in sound studies. This is certainly among the most up-to-date and authoritative statements on the subject. - Kyle Devine, University of Oslo, NorwayAn excellent introduction to this little-known field. It will certainly stimulate readers to listen more actively and critically, and help them gain a greater appreciation of the importance of sound in their own and others' lives. - Media International Australia (of the first edition)"