Ordinary Oralities Everyday Voices in History
Histories of voice are often written as accounts of greatness: great statesmen, grands discours, famous singers. But for most, life consists of private conversations, intimate whispers, hot gossip or ceaseless quarrels. The volume suggests an extended practice of eavesdropping: it listens in on more...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2023
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| Collection: | OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Histories of voice are often written as accounts of greatness: great statesmen, grands discours, famous singers. But for most, life consists of private conversations, intimate whispers, hot gossip or ceaseless quarrels. The volume suggests an extended practice of eavesdropping: it listens in on more mundane aspects of vocality - who speaks, whose voices resound in history - while questioning the modern equation between speech and representation. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
| Physical Description: | 204 p. |
| ISBN: | 9783111079431 9783111078298 9783111079370 |