Reverberations: The Philosophy, Aesthetics and Politics of Noise

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Noise permeates our highly mediated and globalised cultures. Noise as art, music, cultural or digital practice is a way of intervening so that it can be harnessed for an aesthetic expression not caught within mainstream styles or distribution. This wide-ranging book examines the concept and practices of noise, treating noise not merely as a sonic phenomenon but as an essential component of all communication and information systems. The book opens with ideas of what noise is, and then works through ideas of how noise works in contemporary media, to conclude by showing potentials within noise for a continuing cultural renovation through experimentation. Considered in this way, noise is seen as an essential yet excluded element of contemporary culture that demands a rigorous engagement. Reverberations brings together a range of perspectives, case studies, critiques and suggestions as to how noise can mobilize thought and cultural activity through a heightening of critical creativity.Written by a strong, international line-up of scholars and artists, Reverberations looks to energize this field of study and initiate debates for years to come. List of illustrations......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Notes on contributors......Page 10 Michael Goddard, Benjamin Halligan and Paul Hegarty......Page 16 PART ONE The philosophy and aesthetics of noise......Page 28 Paul Hegarty......Page 30 Scott Wilson......Page 41 Brian Massumi......Page 55 Cecile Malaspina......Page 73 Dean Lockwood......Page 88 José Cláudio Siqueira Castanheira......Page 99 PART TWO Audiovisual noise practices......Page 114 Benjamin Halligan......Page 116 Laura Wilson......Page 136 Robert Walker......Page 148 Daniel Cookney......Page 162 Rob Gawthrop......Page 179 Felicity J. Colman......Page 194 PART THREE Noise, ethics and politics......Page 206 GegenSichKollectiv......Page 208 Marie Thompson......Page 222 Saeed Hydaralli......Page 234 Khadijah White......Page 248 Bruce Russell......Page 259 Notes......Page 275 Bibliography......Page 284 Index......Page 300