Introduction: Bringing Sound into Middle East Studies
Publication Date
1-14-2016
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Religious Studies
Keywords
Islamic studies, Sounds history, Middle East history
Abstract
Over the past decade, historians have finally started listening to the past. Mark M. Smith, an American historian and a leader in this wave of sensory and sound history, has said that historians today are “listening to the past with an intensity, frequency, keenness, and acuity unprecedented in scope and magnitude.” However, scholars of the modern Middle East have yet to join this auditory revolution. Whether working in history, political science, anthropology, or gender studies, they are still largely producing soundproof, devocalized narratives.
Copyright Date
1-14-2016
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Cambridge University Press
Provenance
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Language
English (eng)
Extent
2 pgs
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Publication Title
International Journal of Middle East Studies
Volume
48
Issue
1
First Page
113
Last Page
114
ISSN
1471-6380
Recommended Citation
Stanton, A. L., & Woodall, G. C. (2016). Introduction. International Journal of Middle East Studies, 48(1), 113-114. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002074381500149X