Books in the Critical Conjunctures in Music and Sound series

How is music implicated in the politics of belonging? Provocatively fusing recent European philosophy with music theory, Music and Belonging explores the instrumental music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, reveals connections between listening and constructions of community, and testifies to Classical music's enduring political significance in an age of neoliberal exclusion.

The Musical Gift tells Sri Lankan music history as a story of exchange between humans and nonhumans, and between human communities defined by difference. Sykes argues that histories of sonic generosity have a role to play in fostering reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka.

Audible Infrastructures reveals the material, environmental, and economic conditions that underlie the production and consumption of music. In showing how central natural resources, power grids, and transportation are to music, this book boldly reshapes how we understand musical cultures and their place in society.

Audible Infrastructures reveals the material, environmental, and economic conditions that underlie the production and consumption of music. In showing how central natural resources, power grids, and transportation are to music, this book boldly reshapes how we understand musical cultures and their place in society.