Media of the Masses - Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt - Bog af Andrew Simon - Hardback
Media of the Masses investigates the social life of an everyday technology¿the cassette tape¿to offer a multisensory history of modern Egypt. Over the 1970s and 1980s, cassettes became a ubiquitous presence in Egyptian homes and stores. Audiocassette technology gave an opening to ordinary individuals, from singers to smugglers, to challenge state-controlled Egyptian media. Enabling an unprecedented number of people to participate in the creation of culture and circulation of content, cassette players..
Media of the Masses - Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt - Andrew Simon
Media of the Masses investigates the social life of an everyday technology¿the cassette tape¿to offer a multisensory history of modern Egypt. Over the 1970s and 1980s, cassettes became a ubiquitous presence in Egyptian homes and stores. Audiocassette technology gave an opening to ordinary individuals, from singers to smugglers, to challenge state-controlled Egyptian media. Enabling an unprecedented number of people to participate in the creation of culture and circulation of content, cassette players..