Petra Anamnetic: acoustic territories in southern Jordan

ABSTRACT

This paper discusses the Petra Anamnetic acoustic mapping project. Juxtaposing audio recordings made in the World Heritage Site of Petra and the neighbouring tourist town of Wadi Musa, Jordan, the piece interrogates how sound might provide insights into the complex frictions existing between the native Bedouins and the foreign travelers they have become dependent upon for their economic survival.

KEYWORDS:

• Acoustemology
• acoustic ecology
• acoustic territories

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