Description: Breaking new ground in the field of Sound Studies, this book provides an in-depth study of the culture and physicality of dancehall reggae music.
Brief description: Julian Henriques is Director of the Topology Research Unit, Convenor of the MA Scriptwriting program, and former Joint Head of the Department of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths University, London. He is author of Changing the Subject (Routledge,1998), and Sonic Bodies (Bloomsbury, 2011), and his sound sculpture titled Knots & Donuts (2011) is on display at the Tate Modern.
Review Quotes:
"[Sonic Bodies] offers a fresh and illuminating exploration of Jamaican auditory culture through the reggae sound system, making a significant contribution to an aspect of Caribbean and Jamaican culture that is in dire need of interrogation ... Henriques demonstrates an extensive understanding of the literature of auditory theory, cultural studies and philosophy which is very enriching for a variety of disciplines ... An outstanding cross-/multi-disciplinary work." --Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture
"Henriques's ambition is to attempt 'a mode of Cultural Studies that is itself auditory, as distinct to one that has audition as its object of investigation'. This is an intriguing challenge for a book that is meant to be read, not heard ... he raises important questions in the process." --Shannon Dudley, University of Washington, USA, New West Indian Guide