Carolyn Birdsall

Radiophilia (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A century ago, the emergence of radio, along with organized systems of broadcasting, sparked a global fascination with the 'wonder' of sound transmission and reception. The thrilling experience of tuning in to the live sounds of this new medium prompted strong affective responses in its listeners.

This book introduces a new concept of radiophilia, defined as the attachment to, or even a love of radio. Treating radiophilia as a dynamic cultural phenomenon, it unpacks the various pleasures associated with radio and its sounds, the desire to discover and learn new things via radio, and efforts to record, re-experience, and share radio.

Surveying 100 years of radio from early wireless through to digital audio formats like podcasting, the book engages in debates about fandom, audience participation, listening experience, material culture, and how media relate to affect and emotions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781501374999
• Artikelnr.: 68262939

Autorenporträt

Carolyn Birdsall is Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her publications include Nazi Soundscapes (2012) and "Listening to the Archives" (2019, ed. with Viktoria Tkaczyk). She currently leads the research project TRACE (Tracking Radio Archival Collections in Europe, 1930-1960), funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Loving
2. Knowing
3. Saving
4. Sharing
Conclusion
Notes
Index