Mack Hagood, Hush: Media and Sonic Self-Control

Mack Hagood, Hush: Media and Sonic Self-Control.Duke University Press, 2019. Pp. 288. ISBN: 9781478003809Katherine MaraziIn an age of overwhelming information, consider the impact of noise-cancelling headphones, or white noise machines that, similarly to the case of Orpheus, drown out the “sirens”...

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Hoofdauteur: Marazi, Katherine
Formaat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Taal:Anglais
Gepubliceerd in: European journal of American studies 2022
Online toegang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Samenvatting:Mack Hagood, Hush: Media and Sonic Self-Control.Duke University Press, 2019. Pp. 288. ISBN: 9781478003809Katherine MaraziIn an age of overwhelming information, consider the impact of noise-cancelling headphones, or white noise machines that, similarly to the case of Orpheus, drown out the “sirens” around us allowing us to “remain unaffected in changeable, stressful, and distracting environments,” creating a “hear no evil, fear no evil” effect (Hagood 3). In his book, Hush: Media and Sonic Se...