The Acoustic Space of Television

Anthony Enns

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Critics often argue that television is primarily an acoustic rather than a visual medium, as the soundtrack anchors the meaning of the images and the sound practices developed for television are largely derived from radio. In recent years, however, the television screen has become increasingly saturated with textual information, and it has gradually transformed from “illustrated radio” into something that more closely resembles a computer or web interface. Rather than suggesting that television is no longer a primarily acoustic medium, this paper employs Marshall McLuhan’s concept of “acoustic space” to argue that contemporary television is actually more acoustic than ever before, as the television screen has become a non-linear and multisensory information space that reflects the immersive qualities of sound itself.

type	research exposition
date	03/04/2016
published	27/06/2018
last modified	27/06/2018
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url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/264219/264220
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/JSS.264219
published in	Journal of Sonic Studies
portal issue	03. Issue 3

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