Sonic Warfare, Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear
Sonic Warfare, Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear
ISBN: 978-0-262-01347-5
/ Steve Goodman. - Cambridge, Mass. ; London : The MIT Press, 2010. - 270 p. : ills. ; 23 cm Includes bibliographical references and index
Sound can be deployed to produce discomfort, express a threat, or create an ambience of fear or dread - to produce a bad vibe. Sonic weapons of this sort include the recent deployment of Long Range Acoustic Devices at the G20 Summit in Pittsburg, sonic booms or sound bombs over the Gaza Strip, and high-frequency rat repellants used against teenagers in malls. At the same time, artists and musicians generate intense frequencies in the search for new aesthetic experiences an d new ways of mobilizing bodies in rhythm. Steve Goodman explores these uses of acoustic force and how they affect populations.
