The Singing Voice in Contemporary Cinema

Diane Hughes is Senior Lecturer in Vocal Studies in the Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies at Macquarie University. Her research interests include the singing voice, pedagogy, film and sound, recording practices, the music industries and popular music. She is the President of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS Ltd).

1. The Singing Voice in Contemporary Cinema
Diane Hughes and Mark Evans

2. Singing, Sonic Authenticity and Stardom in Dancer in the Dark
Nessa Johnston, Edge Hill University

3. Find Your Voice: Narratives of Women’s Voice Loss in American Cinema
Katherine Meizel, Bowling Green State University

4. Singing a Life in Bondage: Black Vocality and Subjectivity in 12 Years A Slave
Gianpaolo Chiriacò, Universität Innsbruck

5. Ghost Singers: The Singing Voice in Korean Pop Cinema
Sarah Keith and Alex Mesker, both at Macquarie University

6. Voices of Sheila: Re-signification in Bollywood Filmic and Non-filmic Contexts
Nina Menezes, University of Tampa

7. Before #MeToo: Hearing Vulnerability
Diane Hughes and Mark Evans

8. Trailer Trash or Inspired Vocalization? Song as Promotion and Aesthetic Object in Cinematic Previews
James Deaville and Agnes Malkinson, both at Carleton University

9. ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’: Singing Voices in the Toy Story Films
Natalie Lewandowski, Independent Researcher, and Penny Spirou, Australian Film, Television & Radio School

10. The Singing Voice and its Use to Evoke Unease, Discomfort and Violence
Liz Giuffre, University of Technology, Sydney, and Mark Thorley, Coventry University

11. The Female Singing Voice: Gospel, Blues, Epic stories and Animation
Anne Power, Western Sydney University

12. From Despicable to Happy: Animated Vocality in the Evolution of Felonius Gru
Veronica Stewart, Sydney Voice Studio, and Diane Hughes