Hearing has traditionally been understood as the second sense---less rational and modern than seeing, the master of all senses, the first sense. Reason and Resonance is the first full-length study to
First popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Paul Simon, the a cappella music known as isicathamiya has become internationally celebrated as one of South Africa's most vibrant and distinct perform
First popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Paul Simon, the a cappella music known as isicathamiya has become internationally celebrated as one of South Africa's most vibrant and distinct perfor
Hearing has traditionally been regarded as the second sense -- as somehow lessrational and less modern than the first sense, sight. Reason and Resonanceexplodes this myth by reconstructing the process
In recent years black South African music and dance have become ever more popular in the West, where they are now widely celebrated as expressions of opposition to discrimination and repression. Less
Hearing Cultures is a timely examination of the elusive, often evocative, and sometimes cacophonous auditory sense. It answers such intriguing questions as: Did people in Shakespeare's time hear diffe