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Using archival work, sound walks, and ethnographic methods, this research codifies this process by illuminating the racialization, erasure, and commodification of sounds, demonstrating that city soundscapes are manipulated and embedded within systems of power. In this frame, my work urges geographers to hear the city as a powerful dimension promoting urban change."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Hearing Like A City: Sonic Gentrification and the Nighttime Economy of Urban Soundscapes"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Wilson, David","Cidell, Julie","Butcher, Sian","Alvarado, Nikolai"],"dc:creator":["Pierce, Colt"],"dc:date":["2025-07-14","2025-08"],"dc:description":["Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. 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