Listening to Modernities in Sound Recordings of Southeast Asia, 1890-1950
Elizabeth L. Enriquez, PhD, professor emeritus of broadcasting at the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Mass Communication (CMC) and an authority in Philippine broadcasting, recently completed several lecture engagements and media events participation in four…
Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives and the University of Amsterdam-Decolonial Dialogues present Interferences: Liminalities of Failures Interferences: Liminalities of Failures tune in to the colonial histories of radio and the decolonial possibilities of listening. Elizabeth Enriquez (University of…
On 5-6 August, nine scholars, scientists, engineers, historians, and musicians presented their sound archives and sonic theoretical reflections in the Untangling Philippine Sound, Archive, and Knowledge Workshop. We invited researchers and archivists who work with…
After two years of planning, we are happy to share that on 5-6 August 2022, “Untangling Philippine Sound, Archive, And Knowledge” workshop is finally happening. We bring together archivists, scientists, and scholars from different disciplines…
By Elizabeth Enriquez American businessmen introduced commercial radio broadcasting in the Philippines beginning in 1922. It was encouraged and supported by the colonial administration, which saw radio as an efficient channel by which American culture…
by Jose Buenconsejo Originally marketed as a device for embalming the human voice afterlife and as an aide to assisting what is said in court proceedings, audio recording technology would find its way into commoditizing…
On 11 December midnight, meLê yamomo’s Hörstück entitled “Interferences – Colonial Failures in Radio” will premiere on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. “Interferenzen – Koloniales Scheitern im Radio” is a piece about failure. The Philips company broadcast the…