Postcolonial Sound Studies

Explain how postcolonial theory critiques dominant (Western) frameworks for analyzing film sound.

Discuss the politics of sonic representation in cinema, focusing on whose sounds are heard and whose are silenced.

Describe how non-Western filmmakers use soundscapes to assert cultural specificity and resist sonic homogenization.

Analyze how colonial and postcolonial histories are represented in the sonic landscapes of specific films.

Define the concept of 'aural postcoloniality' and its application to film analysis.