1st Edition

Sounding Out Japan A Sensory Ethnographic Tour

114 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

114 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

114 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book takes the reader on a sensory ethnographic tour in Japan and describes the many ways sounds seep into everyday experiences. So many ethnographies describe local worlds with a deep attention to what is seen and what people say, but with a limited understanding of the broader sonic environments that enrich and inform everyday life. Through a focus on sounds, both real and imagined, the... Read more

Chapter 1. Introduction: Sounding out Japan

Chapter 2. Sonic Japan

Chapter 3. Sound as Control

Chapter 4. Sound in Embodied Practice

Chapter 5. Silence and Transformation

Chapter 6. Sonic Bloom

Chapter 7. Conclusion: Listening Well into the Future

Biography

Richard Chenhall is Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Tamara Kohn is Professor of Anthropology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Carolyn S. Stevens is Professor and Director of the Japanese Studies Centre at Monash University, Australia.