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In Praise of Blandness: An exploration of hyper-nothingness

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Toop, David (2015) In Praise of Blandness: An exploration of hyper-nothingness. In: No Needless Noise: Silence and Music, 25 - 26 February 2015, Royal College of Music, London, UK.

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Type of Research:	Conference, Symposium or Workshop Item
Creators:	Toop, David
Description:	Lecture/performance by David Toop for the Silence and Music symposium at the Royal College of Music, London, organised by the Science Museum as part of their AHRC funded project, Music, Noise and Silence, developed in conjunction with the Royal College of Music and the University of Nottingham. The lecture considered aspects of silence within the terms of François Jullien's book, In Praise of Blandness, including the writings of Samuel Beckett and Jane Austen, and anthropologist Mary Douglas.
Official Website:	http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/new_research_folder/~/link.aspx?_id=3F018F92BE604C23A302B51AD7D9E644&_z=z
Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed:	Sonic knowledge and pedagogies
Your affiliations with UAL:	Colleges > London College of Communication Research Centres/Networks > Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP)
Date:	26 February 2015
Funders:	Arts and Humanities Research Council
Related Websites:	http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/nottingham-sensory-studies-network/projects/music-noise-and-silence.aspx
Related Websites:	http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...
Event Location:	Royal College of Music, London, UK
Date Deposited:	26 Jun 2015 13:38
Last Modified:	18 Sep 2024 14:27
Item ID:	8185
URI:	https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/8185
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