“Hear What You Want”: Sonic Politics, Blackness, and Racism-Canceling Headphones
SHOT: A person sits on a couch, book in hand, coffee table at the knees. We have not yet seen their head—the camera has kept their identity con-cealed, showing only the shoulders down. As the camera slowly pans, and the person carefully turns the page in their book, we hear voices being broadcast f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Current Musicology |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/5346 |
| Summary: | SHOT: A person sits on a couch, book in hand, coffee table at the knees. We have not yet seen their head—the camera has kept their identity con-cealed, showing only the shoulders down. As the camera slowly pans, and the person carefully turns the page in their book, we hear voices being broadcast from a television. The camera switches gaze, turning to show a sports commentator speaking on screen
“I think there’s zero threat. My problem is, KG’s a little too ‘over-the-hill’...”
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| ISSN: | 0011-3735 |