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Wprowadzenie do tradycji badań dźwiękowych w Polsce
The introduction to the tradition of sound studies in Poland

Author(s): Tomasz Misiak
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: sound studies; phonography; audio culture; acoustic ecology

Summary/Abstract: The article presents examples of research and related theories that starting from the specific issues related to sound (medical, musical or environmental) propose to think about the sound in a wider cultural perspective. In particular, attention was drawn to: the impact of the nineteenth century audio-visual media to think about the sound; medical analysis of the impact of sound on human health and the discussion of the ecology and the record industry. It allows examples to talk about the tradition of sound research in Poland, which contributed to increased interest in this issue today.

  • Issue Year: 31/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 52-63
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish