There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness

by M. Leona Godin

Book Overview

From Homer to Helen Keller, from Dune to Stevie Wonder, from the invention of braille to the science of echolocation, M. Leona Godin explores the fascinating history of blindness, interweaving it with her own story of gradually losing her sight.

There Plant Eyes probes the ways in which blindness has shaped our ocularcentric culture, challenging deeply ingrained ideas about what it means to be "blind." For millennia, blind­ness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1524748714
• ISBN13: 9781524748715
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.7" x 8.5"