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ers . We situate binge watching as human-centered, that is, driven by innate human needs and wants, such as a desire to consume well-constructed stories and to connect with others . We also review the current state of academic binge watching research—from motives and habituation to the (over-pathologizing) addiction-based studies . This text concludes with a synopsis of the central arguments made and identifies several areas for future research .
New York, 2020 . X, 202 pp ., 20 b/w ill . Mediating American History. Vol. 14
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During the 1950s and 1960s, the Cold War and the potential for nuclear attack were on everyone’s mind . It should therefore come as no surprise that despite an initial reluctance, several television shows that aired during this period focused on the atomic and hydrogen bombs (“the Bomb”) and their potential for destruction . Music and the Atomic Bomb on American Television, 1950-1969 is the first book to consider the important role that music and sound play in the destruction narratives about the Bomb on Cold Warera television . This book not only examines the television shows that deal with the nuclear weapons in various forms and genres, but also contextualizes these shows through an analysis of primary source documents such as government pamphlets and documents, newspaper and periodical reports, presidential records, composer and television production records, and informational trade paperbacks . Chris McRae Listening for Learning
Performing a Pedagogy of Sound and Listening
New York, 2021 . XII, 244 pp .
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Whoosh, crunch, buzz, inhale, exhale . . .Listening for Learning: Performing a Pedagogy of Sound and Listening presents sound, listening, and pedagogical interactions as performances that create relationships, ways of being and knowing, and that provide an opportunity for transformations of existing and taken-for-granted practices in the classroom . By using performative listening and performative writing this book presents fragments of sound and listening as sites of learning and knowledge production . The written fragments throughout this book are offered as performances that listen for and hear sound as a central feature to educational practices in terms of bodies, classrooms, and pedagogy . The goal in sharing this performance of listening is to create opportunities for recognition, to invite further listening in educational contexts, and to employ listening as an opportunity for transforming and re-imagining educational spaces and interactions .
