Publisher's Synopsis
Noise After Babel is the result of artistic-theoretical research. It examines the multi-accentuality of language as a potential ground for political engagement. Our general metaphor coupling the words Babel and noise is based on the idea of a perfectly working system of univocality -- the phenomenon whereby a linguistic term has only one meaning assigned to it -- that functions without coercion (Babel) but which, after an intervention/change (loss of innocence), is replaced by an unwanted and unbearable situation (noise).