Shakuhachi in a Modernized World: Mediation of a Transformed Culture in the United States
Sarah Renata Strothers (Florida State University) Technological processes have proved to be quite useful in the proliferation and development of traditional Japanese cultures in the United States—especially with regard to the […]
Remediations: Audiological Media and the Experience of Tinnitus
Mack Hagood (Miami University, Ohio) Scholars in science and technology studies (STS) often utilize moments of technological breakdown to reveal the processes and mechanisms that constitute things we take for granted. […]
Boucan: loud “African” Girls Singing and Dancing in Public Spaces
Laura Steil (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes) They call themselves “Bana Danger”, “Black Boukantes”, “Les Boucantières” or “Bana Massacreuzes”, names that refer to their African origins, racialized and gendered subjectivities, and […]
Doo Wop: Black Urban Consciousness and the Limits of Communitas in Digitally Mediated Performance
Scott Swan (Florida State University) Based on anecdotal evidence from oral history and supporting research, this paper proffers two challenges. First, this paper challenges conventional consideration of 1950s “doo wop” […]