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This book analyzes the concept of "aurality", or the relationship between listening and vocalization, in 19th century Colombia. It argues that a politics of aurality operated to recognize differences in voices while also portraying unintelligible sounds as animal-like or uncivilized. The book illuminates how notions of music, language, sound and nation were constructed through establishing paradigms for what counts as voice versus noise. It examines how efforts to govern the ear, voice, and expressive diver
- Author
- Paula Guersenzvaig
- Language
- EN