Sound-Blind: American Literature and the Politics of Transcription

by Alex Benson

Book Overview

In the 1880s, a new medical term flashed briefly into public awareness in the United States. Children who had trouble distinguishing between similar speech sounds were said to suffer from "sound-blindness." The term is now best remembered through anthropologist Franz Boas, whose work deeply influenced the way we talk about cultural difference. In this fascinating work of literary and cultural history, Alex Benson takes the concept as an opening onto...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469674637
• ISBN13: 9781469674636
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"