Knowing Pandora in sound: acoustemology and ecomusicological imagination in Cameron's Avatar

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Title

Knowing Pandora in sound: acoustemology and ecomusicological imagination in Cameron's Avatar

Author(s) or Creator(s)
MacDonald, Michael B.
Date

2013

Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Keywords

Avatar
acoustemology
ethnomusicology
indigenous peoples
environmental activism

Description

Using the music in James Cameron's Avatar, and drawing upon four case studies on ethnomusicology, this chapter reflects upon a way of knowing-through-sound called acoustemology.

Publication Information

MacDonald, Michael B. "Knowing Pandora in Sound: Acoustemology and Ecomusicological Imagination in Cameron's Avatar." In Avatar and Nature Spirituality, edited by Bron Taylor, 261-276. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2013.

ISBN

9781554588435

Type of Item

Book Chapters

Language

English

Location

https://roam.macewan.ca/islandora/object/gm:230

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