Sonic Socialism, 9780520423275
Hardcover
COVID-19 heard in Vietnam: sound reveals care and crisis.
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Sonic Socialism

crisis and care in pandemic hanoi

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  • Hardcover

    226 pages

  • Release Date

    4 November 2025

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Summary

Sonic Socialism: Sound, Crisis, and Care in Pandemic Vietnam

In an era dominated by visual information, what can the sounds of a pandemic reveal about crisis and care? How might attuning to sonic atmospheres uncover new dimensions to states of emergency and their implications for collective life? In Sonic Socialism, Christina Schwenkel examines the use of sound in COVID-19 response efforts in urban Vietnam. Based on “soundwork” conducted in Hanoi in 2020 during the pandemic…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780520423275
ISBN-10:0520423275
Author:Christina Schwenkel
Publisher:University of California Press
Imprint:University of California Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:226
Release Date:4 November 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Christina Schwenkel

Christina Schwenkel is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside, and author of Building Socialism: The Afterlife of East German Architecture in Urban Vietnam.

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