Techniques of Hearing History, Theory and Practices

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Synopsis

Hearing, health and technologies are entangled in multi-faceted ways. The edited volume addresses this complex relationship by arguing that modern hearing was and is increasingly linked to and mediated by technological innovations. By providing a set of original interdisciplinary investigations that sheds new light on the history, theory and practices of hearing techniques, it is able to explore the heterogeneous entanglements of sound, hearing practices, technologies and health issues. As the first book to bring together historians, scholars from media studies, social sciences, cultural studies, acoustics and neuroscientists, the volume discusses modern technologies and their decisive impact on how ‘normal’ hearing, enhanced and smart hearing as well as hearing impairment have been configured. It brings both new insights into the histories of hearing technologies as well as allowing us to better understand how enabling hearing technologies have currently been unfolding an increasingly hybrid ecology engaging smart hearing devices and offering stress-free hearing and acoustic wellbeing in novel auditory environments. The volume will be of interest to all scholars and students of disability studies, sound studies, sociology of health and illness, medical history, health and society as well as those interested in the practices and techniques of self-monitored and smart hearing.

Book details

Author:
Michael Schillmeier, Robert Stock, and Beate Ochsner
ISBN:
9781000736373
Related ISBNs:
9781003150763, 9780367714185, 9780367713973
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
178
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-10-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2023
Copyright by:
selection and editorial matter, Michael Schillmeier, Robert Stock and Beate Ochsner individual chapters, the contributors 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Disability-Related, Health, Mind and Body, Language Arts, Music, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Social Studies