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International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2021, 3(3); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2021.030310.

Production and Generation of Acoustic Space of Audiobooks

Author(s)

Liang Kong

Corresponding Author:
Liang Kong
Affiliation(s)

Broadcasting and Anchoring School, Communication University of China, Beijing 100024, China

Abstract

In China, audiobook narrative is a form of artistic creation, and listening to books is a type of radio program favored by audiences. In the context of turning to the auditory age, especially sound studies or hearing culture has gradually become epidemic in China. Based on the theory of sound studies and space production, this article focuses on the production and generation of acoustic space in the dissemination and consumption of audiobooks that is separation, shaping, construction, flow, and dispersion. 

Keywords

Audiobook Narrative, Acoustic Space, Sound Studies

Cite This Paper

Liang Kong. Production and Generation of Acoustic Space of Audiobooks. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2021), Vol. 3, Issue 3: 51-54. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2021.030310.

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