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Listening Spaces: Audiophiles, Technology And Domestic Music Listening, Brian O'Neill
Listening Spaces: Audiophiles, Technology And Domestic Music Listening, Brian O'Neill
Conference Papers
This paper examines the interrelationship of technology, space and identity as exhibited in the domestic music listening practices of the audiophile. Music listening in domestic contexts provides both a physical and imaginary space of cultural consumption. The paper describes work in progress into phenomenological aspects of listening, practices of audio technology use in domestic contexts, and features of identity formation based on a qualitative study of hi-fi listeners. Technological and cultural change in the production of aural soundscapes and processes of reception provide the backdrop to the current study. Three main issues are addressed. Firstly, the promise of digital technology …
Nothing Can Replace Our Son, Ian Kilroy
Nothing Can Replace Our Son, Ian Kilroy
Articles
‘Nothing Can Replace Our Son’ is about US casualties in the war in Iraq that began in March 2003. It features parents who have lost children fighting for the US side.
Soap Opera, Com Mercialisation An D The Proletarian Isation Of Cultural Production, Edward Brennan
Soap Opera, Com Mercialisation An D The Proletarian Isation Of Cultural Production, Edward Brennan
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Abstract This article is based in a broader study of the production of Fair City, Ireland’s most popular television soap opera. The study argues that such shows are potentially important in civil society. They can promote discussion and debate on hidden or taboo social issues. They may thus inform public opinion. Until recently the potential role of soap opera in civil society has largely been overlooked. The research examined the social issues that Fair City could introduce to public discussion by examining its production process. It found the main limits on what the show could and could not say to …