Towards an Acoustic Jurisprudence: Law and the Long Range Acoustic Device
Author(s):
James E.K. Parker
Publication Year:
2018
Type:
journal article
Journal/Book Title
Law, Culture and the Humanities
Publisher
Editor(s):
Pages:
202-218
Volume:
14
Issue:
2
Abstract:
This article argues for a shift in how we relate to legal thought, practice and experience. It argues for a specifically acoustic jurisprudence, an orientation towards law attuned to questions of sound and listening. The argument is made in the abstract before moving on to an example intended to establish the political stakes of the intervention. My example is the Long Range Acoustic Device, invented at the turn of the century and used increasingly today by military and police forces as a way of amplifying the authority of the state and, in some instances, enacting serious acoustic violence.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
Parker, James E.K. 2018. “Towards an Acoustic Jurisprudence: Law and the Long Range Acoustic Device.” Law, Culture and the Humanities 14 (2): 202–18. https://doi.org/10.1177/1743872115615502.