Modern technology is heavily laden with cultural and political asymmetries
«Modern technology, as much as it seems neutral and empowering, is heavily laden with cultural and political asymmetries that often go unnoticed and unchallenged. In the field of music, its hegemonic reality is destructive, though wrapped in bows of promised modernisation and advancement.»
The quote is taken from the article «Microtonality and the Struggle for Fretlessness in the Digital Age» by Khyam Allami published 2019 in the CTM Magazine – Persistence. Last accessed on March 29, 2021.
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Published on January 29, 2019
Last updated on June 27, 2022
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