1st Edition
Polyphony Listening to the Listeners of Community Radio
By Bridget Backhaus
Copyright 2022
186 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
186 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
186 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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This book looks at the rich and complex history of broadcasting and community broadcasting in the multicultural and multilingual milieu in India. It explores the world of community radio and how community radio broadcasters hear and speak to their audiences under the overarching theme of polyphony.
The book discusses the socio-historical contexts which allowed community radio to thrive in... Read more
Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. "Don’t touch that dial" 3. Noise floor 4 Tech specs 5 Following the script 6 Caller screening 7 Feedback and distortion 8 Normalize and Amplify 9 Multitracking 10 Pass the mic 11 The mixdown. Index.
Biography
Bridget Backhaus is a lecturer in journalism and communications in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith University, Australia. She is a member of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research and holds a PhD from Loughborough University London. Her research explores the role of community radio in social change with particular focus on issues of voice, listening, identity, and participation.
