Adaptive Environments: Ambient Media and the Temporalities of Sonic Selfcare

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Adaptive Environments: Ambient Media and the Temporalities of Sonic Selfcare. / Haffke, Maren.
Techniques of Hearing: History, Theory and Practices. ed. / Michael Schillmeier; Robert Stock; Beate Ochsner. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. p. 139-150.

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Haffke, M 2022, Adaptive Environments: Ambient Media and the Temporalities of Sonic Selfcare. in M Schillmeier, R Stock & B Ochsner (eds), Techniques of Hearing: History, Theory and Practices. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp. 139-150. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003150763-13

APA

Haffke, M. (2022). Adaptive Environments: Ambient Media and the Temporalities of Sonic Selfcare. In M. Schillmeier, R. Stock, & B. Ochsner (Eds.), Techniques of Hearing: History, Theory and Practices (pp. 139-150). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003150763-13

Vancouver

Haffke M. Adaptive Environments: Ambient Media and the Temporalities of Sonic Selfcare. In Schillmeier M, Stock R, Ochsner B, editors, Techniques of Hearing: History, Theory and Practices. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 2022. p. 139-150 doi: 10.4324/9781003150763-13

Bibtex

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