About the book
In this media history of the Caribbean, Alejandra Bronfman traces how technology, culture, and politics developed in a region that was “wired” earlier and more widely than many other parts of the Americas. Haiti, Cuba, and Jamaica acquired radio and broadcasting in the early stages of the global expansion of telecommunications technologies. Imperial histories helped forge these material connections through which the United States, Great Britain, and the islands created a virtual laboratory for experiments in audiopolitics and listening practices.
As radio became an established medium worldwide, it burgeoned in the Caribbean because the region was a hub for intense foreign and domestic commercial and military activities. Attending to everyday life, infrastructure, and sounded histories during the waxing of an American empire and the waning of British influence in the Caribbean, Bronfman does not allow the notion of empire to stand solely for domination. By the time of the Cold War, broadcasting had become a ubiquitous phenomenon that rendered sound and voice central to political mobilization in the Caribbean nations throwing off what remained of their imperial tethers.
Editions of Isles of Noise
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- ISBN 9781469630335
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- ISBN 9781469628691
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469628714
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890850850
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469628707
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890850843
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In this media history of the Caribbean, Alejandra Bronfman traces how technology, culture, and politics developed in a region that was “wired” earlier and more widely than many other parts of the Americas. Haiti, Cuba, and Jamaica acquired radio and broadcasting in the early stages of the global expansion of telecommunications technologies. Imperial histories helped forge these material connections through which the United States, Great Britain, and the islands created a virtual laboratory for experiments in audiopolitics and listening practices.
As radio became an established medium worldwide, it burgeoned in the Caribbean because the region was a hub for intense foreign and domestic commercial and military activities. Attending to everyday life, infrastructure, and sounded histories during the waxing of an American empire and the waning of British influence in the Caribbean, Bronfman does not allow the notion of empire to stand solely for domination. By the time of the Cold War, broadcasting had become a ubiquitous phenomenon that rendered sound and voice central to political mobilization in the Caribbean nations throwing off what remained of their imperial tethers.
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What is Isles of Noise about?
In this media history of the Caribbean, Alejandra Bronfman traces how technology, culture, and politics developed in a region that was “wired” earlier and more widely than many other parts of the Americas. Haiti, Cuba, and Jamaica acquired radio and broadcasting in the early stages of the global expansion of telecommunications technologies. Imperial histories helped forge these material connections through which the United States, Great Britain, and the islands created a virtual laboratory for experiments in audiopolitics and listening practices.
As radio became an established medium worldwide, it burgeoned in the Caribbean because the region was a hub for intense foreign and domestic commercial and military activities. Attending to everyday life, infrastructure, and sounded histories during the waxing of an American empire and the waning of British influence in the Caribbean, Bronfman does not allow the notion of empire to stand solely for domination. By the time of the Cold War, broadcasting had become a ubiquitous phenomenon that rendered sound and voice central to political mobilization in the Caribbean nations throwing off what remained of their imperial tethers.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Isles of Noise?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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How long is Isles of Noise and how many pages does it have?
Isles of Noise has 236 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Isles of Noise?
Alejandra M. Bronfman
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Isles of Noise is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469630335) and paperback(ISBN 9781469628691) and ebook(ISBN 9781469628714) and ebook(ISBN 9798890850850) and ebook(ISBN 9781469628707) and pdf(ISBN 9798890850843)
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