“Hear What You Want”: Sonic Politics, Blackness, and Racism-Canceling Headphones

“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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Main Author: Alex Blue V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2017-04-01
Series:Current Musicology
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/5346
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