Dissonant Records by Tanya E. Clement (Paperback Book)

MIT Press Ltd

How archives obscure recorded media\u0097and the case in favor of discovering them.\nSilence is not absence. It may be perceived as meaningless, or it may not be perceived at all, but it takes up space. In Dissonant Records, Tanya Clement makes the case for spoken word audio recordings within the archives. She explains why we tend to not use these audio recordings in research, what silences exist in the cultural record, and what difference it makes when we start to listen. From recordings of the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre to Anne Sexton\u0092s recorded therapy sessions, Clement illustrates the myriad ways in which our current use of archives precludes the use of invaluable recorded texts.\nWhom, what, and how are we not studying in our cultural histories? Why, Clement asks, do audio\n\nDissonant Records\nClose Listening to Literary Archives\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease ;