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Mobilized sound: Memory, inscription and vision in Irish traditional music

Coleman, Steve (2010) Mobilized sound: Memory, inscription and vision in Irish traditional music. Irish Journal of Anthropology, 13 (1). pp. 23-30.

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Abstract

This paper suggests a few ways in which sound is mutiply embedded in histories, localities and figurations of identity. I compare the linguistic and performative contextualization of musical sound to the semiotic effects which ensue when sound and image are juxtaposed. In each case, multiple contexts are brought together, creating sensory chronotopes in which performers and listeners find themselves within complex time-spaces:

Keywords:Mobilized sound; Irish traditional music;
Subjects:Social Sciences > Anthropology
ID Code:2847
Deposited By:Dr. Steve Coleman
Deposited On:23 Nov 2011 10:47
Journal or Publication Title:Irish Journal of Anthropology
Publisher:The Anthropological Association of Ireland (AAI)
Refereed:Yes

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