Sounding alien, touching the future : beyond the sonorous limit in science fiction film Redmond, Sean 2011, Sounding alien, touching the future : beyond the sonorous limit in science fiction film, New review of film and television studies, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 42-56, doi: 10.1080/17400309.2011.521717. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Sounding alien, touching the future : beyond the sonorous limit in science fiction film Author(s) Redmond, Sean orcid.org/0000-0002-1460-8610 Journal name New review of film and television studies Volume number 9 Issue number 1 Start page 42 End page 56 Total pages 15 Publisher Routledge Place of publication London, England Publication date 2011-03 ISSN 1740-0309 1740-7923 Keyword(s) sounding alien alien alterity deterritorialization sounding time maternal monstrous soundings sounding sublime Summary In this paper I examine two particular aspects of sounding science fiction film: first, the ulterior, Othering sounds of the alien, whether it is creature, object, technology or environment; and second, the soundscape that accompanies or underscores the type of space travel that crosses temporal and spatial thresholds. In both instances of sounding science fiction film I suggest that human limits are reached and breached, leading to a deterritorialization of the self and a hearing that touches the future which is a moment of pure becoming. I focus on the womanly sonority of the alien to suggest that patriarchal and heterosexist sound devices can be ultimately corrupted. In the analysis of sounding space travel I suggest that science film can create a series of moments in which one experiences the double sublime. This spectacular rendering of a liquid chaos enables the viewer to experience the logic of sensation beyond bodily integrity. In this paper my over-arching position is one that hears in science fiction film the profound potential of a radical alterity that exists beyond the sonorous limit. Language eng DOI 10.1080/17400309.2011.521717 Field of Research 200212 Screen and Media Culture Socio Economic Objective 950204 The Media HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30033773 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Communication and Creative Arts Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 07 Apr 2011, 11:41:24 EST Thu, 07 Apr 2011, 11:43:52 EST Fri, 15 Apr 2011, 12:44:58 EST Wed, 27 Apr 2011, 09:54:15 EST Wed, 27 Apr 2011, 10:48:59 EST Wed, 27 Apr 2011, 10:49:57 EST Tue, 03 Feb 2015, 12:46:18 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 4 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 975 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 07 Apr 2011, 11:41:13 EST by Kylie Koulkoudinas