Sonic Rhetoric

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Sonic rhetoric is the study of the affordances of sound in rhetorical theory and practice. It often overlaps with work on sound art, aesthetics, musicology, communication, media studies, and related fields.

Contents 1 Key Concepts 2 Key Texts 2.1 Special Issues 2.2 Standalone Texts

Key Concepts

Key Texts

While texts in many fields influence work in sonic rhetoric, this list specifically focuses on work that is closely aligned with publications and scholars in rhetoric and composition and related fields.

Special Issues

• Ball, Cheryl and Byron Hawk, Eds. Special Issue: Sound in/as Compositional Space: A Next Step In Multiliteracies. Computers and Composition 23.3 (2006). [1]

• Davis, Diane Ed. Special issue: Writing with Sound. Currents in Electronic Literacy (2011). [2]

• Rickert, Thomas, ed. Special issue: Writing/Music/Culture. Enculturation 2.2 (1999). [3]

• Stone, Jon, and Steph Ceraso, eds. Special issue: Sonic Rhetorics. Harlot 9 (2013). [4]

Standalone Texts