"Coming to our Senses: Historicizing Sound and Noise in the Middle East". Issue 4 (19th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fahmy, Ziad
• Is Part Of: History compass. Volume 11:Issue 4(2013:Apr.)
• Page Start: 305
• Page End: 315
• Publication Date: 2013-03-19
• Subjects: World history -- Periodicals; History -- Periodicals; 900
• DOI: 10.1111/hic3.12048
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-0542

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>This speculative essay is a call for further research and the beginning of a long overdue conversation among historians of the Middle East about the importance of sounds and soundscapes in studying history. In the process, I will suggest some research strategies for uncovering the sounds and noises of the past – especially before the introduction of recording technologies. All the while, I hope to encourage more multidisciplinary conversations by Middle East historians with other scholarly disciplines that examine sound and listening.</p> </abstract>