Sound-Politics in São Paulo

by Leonardo Cardoso

How does the state separate music from noise? How can such a filtering apparatus shape the content and form of sound production in the city? As a marker of co-presence to the hearing body, sound is always open to (or rather opens up) the politics of shared existence. In the throes of the post-dictatorship period, Brazil's legislative and executive branches implemented a series of sweeping measures to address quality of life concerns, including environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190660104
• ISBN13: 9780190660109
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"