This essay demonstrates evolving concepts of intimacy in amateur singing, suggesting new perspectives on sound and collective space.
With reference to examples of contemporary amateur singing performances, and drawing on sound theory, Asian studies, and affect theory, this essay continues Rey Chow’s ongoing work on sound and voice with a newer focus on questions of intimacy, alienation, the mutation of collective space, and the possible connotations of the notion of fuite (flight).
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