----------------------------Original message---------------------------- JEREMY BUTLER WROTE: >... instances of sound/image discontinuity raise the issue of the >discursive impact of television sound as compared to that of its image. >That is, why is it "safe" to *show* IRA members, but not to *hear* them? >It reinforces the notion that TV is just radio with pictures, that the main >televisual impact is based in the sound, that television's images are just >there to augment the information that is predominantly carried by the >sound. > >Can anyone contribute other instances of such sound/image discontinuity >being used to support an ideological agenda? Discussions of the importance of sound (its prominance) within the televisual apparatus occur in a number of different recent essays. Most obviously in relation to MTV. Although, this example is not the same type of sound/image discontinuity that you cited in the above. It is an important issue. I can find you some references it you like? Allan Siegel SAIC, Chicago [log in to unmask]