Sound Tactics: Auditory Power in Political Protests

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Auditory power and sound tactics are significant, yet historically overlooked, components of political protests within Communication Studies. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

Christopher M. Duerringer

doi:10.1080/00335630.2026.2717239

August 25, 2026Quarterly Journal of Speech

Sound Tactics: Auditory Power in Political Protests

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Investigate how acoustic tactics and auditory power function as critical communicative strategies within political protests.
Theoretical and rhetorical analysis of acoustic dynamics in political protests within the communication studies discipline.
Identifies sound and auditory strategies as primary vehicles of rhetorical power and political expression.
Demonstrates a critical gap in communication scholarship regarding the non-verbal and physical impact of soundscapes.

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Qualitative analysis reveals the role of sound tactics and auditory power in political protests, highlighting the understudied sonic dimensions of human communication.

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