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Book Audio

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Event Type: Lecture

Speaker Information: Matt Rubery

Audiobooks do more than reproduce printed books. Although the audiobook’s reliance on sound is sometimes perceived as a liability, there are numerous instances in which the addition of sound effects might be said to enhance the reading experience. This presentation examines recordings that take advantage of the audiobook’s affordances to go beyond simply replicating print. Drawing on sources ranging from children’s books to celebrity memoirs, it takes up the question: What happens when publishers experiment with sound to create “book audio” instead of audiobooks—that is, recordings whose soundtracks go beyond the verbal description of sounds by using actual sounds?

Zoom information:

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/93096332652?pwd=M0dRTHc3TThlNEZvazY5emozd1BQdz09
 
Meeting ID: 930 9633 2652
Password: ccb-audio
 
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Cost: Free

Contact: Prof. Sarah Schwebel
ccb-asst@illinois.edu

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