[READ]-Personal Stereo (Object Lessons)

Object Lessons is a series of short beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary thingsPersonal Stereo takes us back to a time when a handheld device was both a marvel and a danger Rebecca TuhusDubrow illuminates how personal stereos like Sonys Walkman changed forever public space and boring tasks and shows how the initial reception of portable cassette players can help us put our hopes and fears about todays devices into perspective Brimming with stories of audio technology public space personal affect and global economy TuhusDubrows study ranges over an intricate landscape of semiotic and cultural touch points that together make the personal stereo an iconic piece of postmodern equipmentObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic

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