Noise in the Service of Nation: Race Cars and Sound Torture in the Fossil Fuel Political Economy

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Subjectivity is formed and also destroyed through overwhelming sound. In the stadiums of the NASCAR auto racing circuit, it is invigorating to witness powerful machines moving over asphalt at speeds of up to 290 kilometers per hour. Combine this experience with close flyovers by fighter planes, reli...

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Autor principal: Rekedal, Jacob
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2017
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description Subjectivity is formed and also destroyed through overwhelming sound. In the stadiums of the NASCAR auto racing circuit, it is invigorating to witness powerful machines moving over asphalt at speeds of up to 290 kilometers per hour. Combine this experience with close flyovers by fighter planes, religious hymns and national(ist) anthem(s), and a soundscape dominated by gas-powered generators, and one begins to grasp the relationship between sports, nationalism and war in the United States. Based on a personal experience as a spectator at NASCAR races during a solemn national holiday dedicated to the fallen in battle, I propose here that noise, sound and music converge in the ritual formation of a particular complicity with military interventions in the Middle East. I emphasize the contrast between the construction of subjectivity through sports and ceremony, and its destruction through sound torture, perfected in military prisons in recent years. As fossil fuel is increasingly coveted, its use is increasingly ritualized, in a process that cultivates fascination with the noises of motors and explosions. Ironically, music has become a tool of torture, indicating new developments in the relationship between noise, music, subjectivity and war.
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spelling I28-R145-7494_oai2025-11-17 Rekedal, Jacob 2017-01-01 Subjectivity is formed and also destroyed through overwhelming sound. In the stadiums of the NASCAR auto racing circuit, it is invigorating to witness powerful machines moving over asphalt at speeds of up to 290 kilometers per hour. Combine this experience with close flyovers by fighter planes, religious hymns and national(ist) anthem(s), and a soundscape dominated by gas-powered generators, and one begins to grasp the relationship between sports, nationalism and war in the United States. Based on a personal experience as a spectator at NASCAR races during a solemn national holiday dedicated to the fallen in battle, I propose here that noise, sound and music converge in the ritual formation of a particular complicity with military interventions in the Middle East. I emphasize the contrast between the construction of subjectivity through sports and ceremony, and its destruction through sound torture, perfected in military prisons in recent years. As fossil fuel is increasingly coveted, its use is increasingly ritualized, in a process that cultivates fascination with the noises of motors and explosions. Ironically, music has become a tool of torture, indicating new developments in the relationship between noise, music, subjectivity and war. La subjetividad se forja y también se destruye a través del sonido abrumador. En los estadios de las carreras de autos del circuito NASCAR, es emocionante presenciar el movimiento de poderosas máquinas sobre el asfalto a velocidades de hasta 290 kilómetros por hora. Esta experiencia se combina con sobrevuelos bajos de aviones de guerra, himnos religiosos y nacionales, y un paisaje sonoro dominado por generadores portátiles. Este escenario permite captar la relación entre deporte, nacionalismo y guerra que se manifiesta en los Estados Unidos. En base a una experiencia personal como espectador de las carreras de NASCAR, durante un feriado solemne dedicado a los caídos en batalla, propongo que ruido, sonido y música confluyen en la formación ritual de cierta complicidad con intervenciones militares en el Medio Oriente. Enfatizo el contraste entre la construcción de la subjetividad mediante deporte y ceremonia, y su destrucción mediante la tortura sonora, perfeccionada en las cárceles militares durante los últimos años. Mientras más se codicia el combustible, más se ritualiza su uso, en un proceso que cultiva la fascinación por los ruidos de motores y explosiones. Irónicamente, la música se ha convertido en herramienta de tortura, indicando nuevos acontecimientos en la relación entre ruido, música,subjetividad y guerra. A subjetividade pode ser forjada e também destruída através de sonoridades opressivas. Em estádios de circuitos de corridas de carros como o NASCAR, é emocionante testemunhar o m ovimento de máquinas poderosas a velocidades de até 290 quilômetros por hora. Combine essa experiência com baixos sobrevoos de aviões de guerra, hinos religiosos e nacionais, uma paisagem sonoro dominada por geradores portáteis, e começa-se a compreender a união entre desporte, nacionalismo e guerra nos Estados Unidos. Baseado em experiência pessoal como espectador de corridas de NASCAR durante um feriado solene dedicado aos mortos em batalha, proponho que ruído, som e música convergem em uma formação ritual que apresenta cumplicidade particular com intervenções militares no Médio Oriente. Enfatizo o contraste entre a construção da subjetividade mediante esporte e cerimônia, e sua destruição pela tortura sonora, aperfeiçoada em prisões militares nos últimos anos. Quanto mais o combustível fóssil é cobiçado, mais é ritualizado o seu uso, em um processo que cultiva a fascinação com ruídos dos motores e explosões. Ironicamente, a música se tornou uma ferramenta de tortura, indicando novos desenvolvimentos na relação entre ruído, música, subjetividade e guerra. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/oidopensante/article/view/7494 spa Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/oidopensante/article/view/7494/6706 El oído pensante; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017): Agosto 2017 - Enero 2018 El oído pensante; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2017): Agosto 2017 - Enero 2018 El oído pensante; v. 5 n. 2 (2017): Agosto 2017 - Enero 2018 2250-7116 Noise in the Service of Nation: Race Cars and Sound Torture in the Fossil Fuel Political Economy Ruido para el Estado: autos de carrera y tortura sonora en la economía política del combustible fósil Ruído para o Estado: carros de corrida e tortura sonora na economia política do combustível fóssil info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=eloido&d=7494_oai

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