From the Song of the Sirens to the Sound of Sirens
Keywords:
voice, body, technology, noise, discourseAbstract
The aim of the text is to explore the conceptual and cultural transformations of the voice, based on the possible relationships between the classic account of the singing of the sirens and the modern advent of sirens, artifacts used mainly to warn populations of imminent disasters. The hypothesis is that both in the traditional account of the sirens and in the technical conception of sirens there is a devaluation of sound in favor of speech. Finally, some ways of re-signifying the siren song are suggested, based on a conceptual matrix that avoids the hierarchical opposition between meaning and senses.
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