{"product_id":"9781501331251","title":"Vocal Projections : Voices in Documentary","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eVocal Projections\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVocal Projections: Voices in Documentary \u003c\/i\u003eexamines a previously neglected topic in the field of documentary studies: the political, aesthetic, and affective functions that voices assume. On topics ranging from the celebrity voice over to ventriloquism, from rockumentary screams to feminist vocal politics, these essays demonstrate myriad ways in which voices make documentary meaning beyond their expository, evidentiary and authenticating functions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe international range of contributors offers an innovative approach to the issues relating to voices in documentary. While taking account of the existing paradigm in documentary studies pioneered by Bill Nichols, in which voice is equated with political rhetoric and subjective representation, the contributors move into new territory, addressing current and emerging research in voice, sound, music and posthumanist studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A timely introduction to brave new waves of thinking about the documentary tongues and tones that tune our listening.” —\u003ci\u003eJonathan Kahana, author of Intelligence Work: The Politics of American Documentary (2008) and editor of The Documentary Film Reader: History, Theory, Criticism (2016)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The plurality of voices contributing to this extraordinary and much needed volume is nothing short of inspiring. Extending and in many cases upending Bill Nichols' association between voice and rhetoric, the essays in this book propose entirely new paradigms through which to think about the qualities and implications of the voice-linguistic and non-linguistic, human and otherwise-in documentary. The range of issues raised and perspectives developed here on the subject of the voice in documentary will echo for years to come.” —\u003ci\u003eAlisa Lebow, Reader in Film Studies, University of Sussex, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At a moment when documentary forms abound, not only in cinema, but television, contemporary art, and social media, \u003ci\u003eVocal Projections \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an important and much needed reflection on the voice in documentary. Against the authoritative, voice-of-God narration and logocentrism of conventional documentary-where the voice is merely the vehicle for meaning and information-the wide-ranging essays in this collection consider its sonic, textural, and often prelinguistic manifestations across media and national contexts. The many voices examined here are anything but straightforward: they slip and sound, often destabilizing the images to which they are attached. Throughout, the contributors maintain a keen ear for vocal resonances in places where they have not been typically heard.” —\u003ci\u003eGenevieve Yue, Assistant Professor of Culture and Media, The New School, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781501331251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40708921786574,"sku":"9781501331251","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_380b20bf-298c-400b-9f4a-d5e761a66853.jpg?v=1640668567","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781501331251","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}