The Sound Studies Reader is a groundbreaking anthology blending recent work that self-consciously describes itself as a ~sound studiesa (TM) along with earlier and lesser known scholarship on sound. The collection begins with an introduction to welcome novice readers to the field and acquaint them the main issues in sound studies, followed by a new essay by the editor providing an intellectual history of sound studies.a Individual section introductions give readers further background on the essays and an extensive up to date bibliography for further reading in a ~sound studiesa (TM) make this an original and accessible guide to the field.