It was enjoyable producing the first programme in the CRiSAP at 20 radio series on Resonance Extra. Focusing on the ‘pre-history’ and early years of CRiSAP, the programme was centred on an in-person discussion with Cathy Lane (who was the founding co-director of the research centre with me) and with Mark Peter Wright (who is…… Continue reading CRiSAP at 20
Category: Archives
Zawawa: Listening to the Aftermaths of Conflicts in Okinawa
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
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