Hope And Wish Image In Music Technology

This Book Proposes That Music Technologies Attract Unconscious Desires For Socialism And Collectivity, Enabling Millions Of People Living Under Capitalism To Dream Of Repressed Social Alternatives. Grounded In The Philosophical Writings Of Ernst Bloch And Walter Benjamin, The Book Examines File Sharing Technologies, Streaming Services, And Media Players, As Well As Their Historical Antecedents, Such As The Player Piano, Cassette Tape, Radio And Compact Disc, Alongside Interpretations Of Fiction, Memoir, And Albums. Through The Concept Of Wish Images-the Unconscious Hopes And Desires For Social Alternatives That Gather Around Technologies-the Book Identifies The Repressed Pre- And Post-capitalist Urges That Attend Our Music Technologies.