Etnomüzikoloji Dergisi

Yazarlar: Stevem MOON, Aana HELBİG

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Azerbaijan,Gender Studies,Phenomenolog,Listening,Sound studies

Özet: This article asks how listening is employed as a tactic of identity preserva- tion and cultivation for young gay men living in Azerbaijan. Drawing on work in sound studies, queer phenomenology, and ethnographic data, I argue that listening devices such as the cell phone functionally alter how the individual is phenomenologically oriented within the city of Baku through directed listening practices. Through what I call “affective exodus,” gay men living in Azerbaijan tap into their bodies’ affective potential and purposefully alter their psychosomatic modes of ‘being’ in Azerbaijan, foste- ring a gay space within the confines of violence.

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