Sirens

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"From the seductive danger of the Sirens in Greek myth to the protective / warning sounds of sirens in the 20th century, this book investigates the paradoxical and complex meaning of sirens in Western culture."--

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Full title :Sirens / Michael Bull.

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Publication Date:©2020
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2020

The Physical Object

Description:viii, 135 pages : : illustration ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781501305009, 150130500X, 9781501304996, 1501304992
oclc:on1114272329
LC Classification:BL820.S5
Dewey Decimal:398/.45

Siren beginnings -- Sounding out the sirens -- Siren traces -- Prolegomea to the sirens -- Eclipsing the acousmatic : The story of the sirens? -- Sonic sleepwalkers : Siren myths from Homer, to Bach, to Nancy Sinatra -- Remembering the forgotten sounds of air-raid sirens : Charlie Hebdo to Dresden and beyond -- Urban sirens : 9/11, Dizzee Rascal and Varese -- Timing the sirens : Kurt Vonnegut meets Theodor Adorno -- Siren spaces : A different colonization? -- Hearing the sirens : A tale of sonic exclusivity? -- Sirens for the young : From Fénelon to Disney -- Kafka's sirens and the story of silencing -- Sonic aftermaths : Sirens and Stormy Daniels -- Sonic fallibility : Kittler's sirens -- Afterword : Let's sing another song boys. This one has grown old and bitter (Leonard Cohen) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.