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“Coming to our Senses: Historicizing Sound and Noise in the Middle East”
Author(s) -
Fahmy Ziad
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
history compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1478-0542
DOI - 10.1111/hic3.12048
Subject(s) - active listening , soundscape , middle east , conversation , sound (geography) , multidisciplinary approach , history , psychology , aesthetics , sociology , acoustics , communication , art , archaeology , social science , physics
This speculative essay is a call for further research and the beginning of a long overdue conversation among historians of the Middle East about the importance of sounds and soundscapes in studying history. In the process, I will suggest some research strategies for uncovering the sounds and noises of the past – especially before the introduction of recording technologies. All the while, I hope to encourage more multidisciplinary conversations by Middle East historians with other scholarly disciplines that examine sound and listening.