Delighted to report that Zawawa – a book by Kozo Hiramatsu, Rupert Cox and me – is published by Archive Books. The book is part of ongoing research. The book is a bilingual Eng/JP presentation with fantastic translations by Asako Murakami. Included are longer discussions with Katsu Kabira and Seijin Yogi – who both survived…… Continue reading Zawawa: Listening to the Aftermaths of Conflicts in Okinawa
Category: Archives
Ghost Listeners
A talk for the Aural Diversities programme at Goldsmiths. “Declassified World War Two documents in the National Archives use terminology such as ‘Camouflage ‘B’,’ ‘Aural Deception,’ ‘Sonic Deception,’ ‘Sonic Warfare’ and ‘Soniferous Deception’ to describe strategies intended to deceive enemy ears; contrasting historical systems were deployed to amplify and augment battlefield listening. Such processes of aural…… Continue reading Ghost Listeners