Radio Fields

Anthropology and Wireless Sound in the 21st Century

By: Lucas Bessire, Faye Ginsburg (Afterword by), Daniel Fisher (Afterword by)

Write A Review

Hardcover | 19 December 2012

At a Glance

Hardcover
298 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 15.24 x 2.54

Hardcover

RRP $184.00

$175.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $43.94 with

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

Radio is the most widespread electronic medium in the world today. As a form of technology that is both durable and relatively cheap, radio remains central to the everyday lives of billions of people around the globe. It is used as a call for prayer in Argentina and Appalachia, to organize political protest in Mexico and Libya, and for wartime communication in Iraq and Afghanistan. In urban centers it is played constantly in shopping malls, waiting rooms, and classrooms. Yet despite its omnipresence, it remains the media form least studied by anthropologists.

Radio Fields employs ethnographic methods to reveal the diverse domains in which radio is imagined, deployed, and understood. Drawing on research from six continents, the volume demonstrates how the particular capacities and practices of radio provide singular insight into diverse social worlds, ranging from aboriginal Australia to urban Zambia. Together, the contributors address how radio creates distinct possibilities for rethinking such fundamental concepts as culture, communication, community, and collective agency.

Industry Reviews

"Radio Fields cackles and buzzes [with] the social life of radio and the noise of an anthropology of close listening. I can't imagine a more well-theorized and deeply grounded entre to the sensory mediation politics of radiophony in global public culture." Steven Feld, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Music, University of New Mexico

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.