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Tacky Souvenirs of Pre-Inaugural America
Ben Tausig

A digital project, part of Media Studies, Idol Traffic
  • Ben Tausig is an assistant professor of music at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on sound, music, and political dissent in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. His work has appeared in Social Text, Positions: Asia Critique, and Culture, Theory, and Critique, among other journals. His first book, Bangkok Is Ringing: Sound, Protest, and Constraint, was published by Oxford University Press in 2019.
Tags: Essay, Identity, Technology
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