Captive Audiences: Sound, Silence, and Listening in Civil War Prisons

This article listens to the role phyed by sound and silence in Civil War prisons. Applying the methodology of sensory history, it argues that the experience of captivity cannot be understood without considering the aural environment of prisons, including patterns of listening, conflicting interpreta...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Social History. in. - Oxford University Press. - 48(2014), 2, Seite 239-263
1. Verfasser: Kutzler, Evan A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
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Schlagworte:Political science Law Physical sciences Arts Behavioral sciences History
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