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Questioning Acoustemology: an interview with Steven Feld

Tom Ricea Department of Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology, University of Exeter, Exeter, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Steven Feldb School for Advanced Research, University of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM, USAView further author information
Pages 119-132 | Received 28 Sep 2020, Accepted 29 Sep 2020, Published online: 12 Oct 2020

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Filmography

  • The Red Bowmen. Directed by Chris Owen. Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies. DER, 1978.
  • Voices of the Rainforest. Directed by Steven Feld. VoxLox. DER, 2019.

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