Subject: Re: history of hearing science reference From: James Johnston <audioskeptic@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:57:44 -0700 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--94eb2c058b1ed64fd6053b597330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 The ASA collection of Fletcher's papers, edited by Jont Allen. On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:09 PM, Roland Wittje <roland.wittje@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Valeriy, > > You might want to look at Alexandra Hui's "The Psychophysical Ear Musical > Experiments, Experimental Sounds, 1840-1910", published by MIT Press in > 2012: > > https://mitpress.mit.edu/authors/alexandra-hui > > or the writings of Mara Mills: > > http://maramills.org/bio/ > > You might also want to look at the Sound Studies Reader, edited by > Jonathan Sterne and published by Routledge in 2012: > > https://www.routledge.com/The-Sound-Studies-Reader/Sterne/p/ > book/9780415771313 > > Best, Roland > > On 31 August 2016 at 04:09, Valeriy Shafiro <firosha@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Dear list members, >> >> I am looking for suggestions for your favorite book, article or chapter >> that provides a comprehensive treatment of the history of hearing science >> that I could use in a graduate level course. Most hearing science >> textbooks that I have seen go straight to the description of acoustic and >> perceptual phenomena and underlying physiology with an occasional >> historical anecdote. I have seen some interesting and useful history >> overviews in works introducing new paradigms and theoretical perspectives >> such as John Neuhoff's Ecological Psychoacoustics or Arlinger's et al. The >> emergence of cognitive hearing science. However, beyond that I have not >> seen much on the history of hearing science that would introduce major >> developments, questions, ideas. Maybe this is because hearing science is >> still young and is not a tightly defined discipline with its history >> scattered across other fields, but I am curious if something has already >> been written. >> >> cheers, >> >> >> Valeriy >> > > > > -- > Roland Wittje > Department of Humanities and Social Sciences > Indian Institute of Technology Madras > Chennai 600 036 > India > Phone: +91-7358517637 > +91-442257-6540 > e-mail: roland.wittje@xxxxxxxx > -- James D. (jj) Johnston Independent Audio and Electroacoustics Consultant --94eb2c058b1ed64fd6053b597330 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">The ASA collection of Fletcher's papers, edited by Jon= t Allen.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"= >On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:09 PM, Roland Wittje <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a h= ref=3D"mailto:roland.wittje@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">roland.wittje@xxxxxxxx= l.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"l= tr"><div><div><div><div>Dear Valeriy,<br><br></div>You might want to look a= t Alexandra Hui's "The Psychophysical Ear Musical Experiments, Exp= erimental Sounds, 1840-1910", published by MIT Press in 2012:<br><br><= a href=3D"https://mitpress.mit.edu/authors/alexandra-hui" target=3D"_blank"= >https://mitpress.mit.edu/<wbr>authors/alexandra-hui</a><br><br>or the writ= ings of Mara Mills:<br><br><a href=3D"http://maramills.org/bio/" target=3D"= _blank">http://maramills.org/bio/</a><br><br></div>You might also want to l= ook at the Sound Studies Reader, edited by Jonathan Sterne and published by= Routledge in 2012:<br><br></div><a href=3D"https://www.routledge.com/The-S= ound-Studies-Reader/Sterne/p/book/9780415771313" target=3D"_blank">https://= www.routledge.com/The-<wbr>Sound-Studies-Reader/Sterne/p/<wbr>book/97804157= 71313</a><br><br></div>Best, Roland<br><div><div><div><div class=3D"gmail_e= xtra"><div><div class=3D"h5"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 31 August 20= 16 at 04:09, Valeriy Shafiro <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:firosh= a@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">firosha@xxxxxxxx</a>></span> wrote:<br><= blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-l= eft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div= ><div>Dear list members,<br><br></div>I am looking for suggestions for your= favorite book, article or chapter that provides a comprehensive treatment = of the history of hearing science that I could use in a graduate level cour= se.=C2=A0 Most hearing science textbooks that I have seen go straight to th= e description of acoustic and perceptual phenomena and underlying physiolog= y with an occasional historical anecdote.=C2=A0 I have seen some interestin= g and useful history overviews in works introducing new paradigms and theor= etical perspectives such as John Neuhoff's Ecological Psychoacoustics o= r Arlinger's et al. The emergence of cognitive hearing science.=C2=A0 H= owever, beyond that I have not seen much on the history of hearing science = that would introduce major developments, questions, ideas. Maybe this is be= cause hearing science is still young and is not a tightly defined disciplin= e with its history scattered across other fields, but I am curious if somet= hing has already been written.<br><br></div><div>cheers,<br></div><div><br>= </div><br></div>Valeriy<br></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br></div></div><span class=3D"HOE= nZb"><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br><div>Roland Wittje<br>Department of Hum= anities and Social Sciences<br>Indian Institute of Technology Madras<br>Che= nnai 600 036<br>India<br>Phone: +91-7358517637<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 +91-442257-6540<br>e-mail: <a href=3D"mailto:roland.wittj= e@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">roland.wittje@xxxxxxxx</a></div> </font></span></div></div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_sig= nature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div>James D. (jj) Johnston</div= ><div>Independent Audio and Electroacoustics Consultant</div></div> </div> --94eb2c058b1ed64fd6053b597330--