Quelques références glanées au Bookstore du CCA

Au moment du Congrès Ambiances 2012, le bookstore du CCA a présenté une sélection de livres et ceux-là je ne les connaissais pas ! Qu’en pensez-vous ?

Dans la collection Studies in Sensory History de l’University of Illinois Press dirigée par Mark M. Smith, pas très éloignée de la collection Sensory Formations (Berg) dirigée par D Howes, nous trouvons ces deux ouvrages :

The Deepest Sense : a Cultural History of Touch. Constance Classen. University of Illinois Press, 2012, 256 p. ISBN : 978-0-252-07859-0. 25$

Constance Classen explores a variety of tactile realms including the feel of the medieval city; the tactile appeal of relics; the social histories of pain, pleasure, and affection; the bonds of touch between humans and animals; the strenuous excitement of sports such as wrestling and jousting; and the sensuous attractions of consumer culture. She delves into a range of vital issues, from the uses–and prohibitions–of touch in social interaction to the disciplining of the body by the modern state, from the changing feel of the urban landscape to the technologization of touch in modernity. More

 

 

Sonic Persuasion : reading Sound in the Recorded Age. Greg Goodale. 2011, 208 p. ISBN : 978-0-252-07795-1. 27$

Sonic Persuasion: Reading Sound in the Recorded Age critically analyzes a range of sounds on vocal and musical recordings, on the radio, in film, and in cartoons to show how sounds are used to persuade in subtle ways. More

 

 

Berg propose aussi une somme sur la culture sonore en conviant de nombreux auteurs :

The Sound Studies Reader. Edited by Jonathan Sterne. Published June 21st 2012 by Routledge, 566 pages. 978-0-415-77131-3: $43.95

The Sound Studies Reader touches on key themes like noise and silence; architecture, acoustics and space; media and reproducibility; listening, voices and disability; culture, community, power and difference; and shifts in the form and meaning of sound across cultures, contexts and centuries.

Rick Altman, Jacques Attali, Roland Barthes, Jody Berland, Karin Bijsterveld, Barry Blesser, Georgina Born, Michael Bull, Adriana Cavarero, Michel Chion, Kate Crawford, Richard Cullen Rath, Jacques Derrida, Mladen Dolar, John Durham Peters, Kodwo Eshun, Frantz Fanon, Lisa Gitelman, Gerard Goggin, Steve Goodman, Stefan Helmreich, Michelle Hilmes, Charles Hirschkind, Shuhei Hosokawa, Don Ihde, Douglas Kahn, Friedrich Kittler, Brandon LaBelle, James Lastra, Richard Leppert, Michèle Martin, Louise Meintjes, Mara Mills, John Mowitt, R. Murray Schafer, Ana María Ochoa Gautier, John Picker, Benjamin Piekut, Trevor Pinch, Tara Rodgers, Linda-Ruth Salter, Jacob Smith, Jason Stanyek, Jonathan Sterne, Emily Thompson, Frank Trocco, Michael Veal, Alexander Weheliye. More

Dans un autre registre, plus expérimental, Filiz Klassen a imaginé des enveloppes architecturales qui réagissent aux variations climatiques.

 

Snow, rain, light, wind : weathering architecture Filiz Klassen. Toronto, Filiz Klassen, 2009. 1 vol. + 1 DVD. On peut trouver un article relatant ce travail sur le site de l’auteur. Il a été présenté à un congrès intitulé Ambience 2008 à Tempere !!!

“Snow, Rain, Light, Wind : weathering architecture” explores the potential of textile-based materials as a hybrid art and architectural medium that can bring art, design, technology, and materials research together in built spaces. An architectural practice focusing on buildings that respond to environmental conditions can make us more aware of weather and help us re-examine our contributions to climate change.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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