Life Unseen
A Story of Blindness
(Sprache: Englisch)
Imagine a world without sight. Is it dark and gloomy? Is it terrifying and isolating? Or is it simply a state of not seeing, which we have demonised and sentimentalized over the centuries? And why is blindness so frightening? In this fascinating...
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Imagine a world without sight. Is it dark and gloomy? Is it terrifying and isolating? Or is it simply a state of not seeing, which we have demonised and sentimentalized over the centuries? And why is blindness so frightening? In this fascinating historical adventure, Broadcaster and author Selina Mills takes us on a journey through the history of blindness in Western Culture to discover that blindness is not so dark after all. Inspired by her own experience of losing her sight as she forged a successful journalistic career, Life Unseen takes us through a personal and unsentimental historical quest through the lives, stories and achievements of blind people - as well as those sighted people who sought to patronize, demonize and fix them. From the blind poet Homer, through the myths and moralising of early medieval culture to the scientific and medical discoveries of the Enlightenment and modern times, the story of blindness turns out to be a story of our whole culture.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Life Unseen “
Prologue: Close Your Eyes Chapter 1: Imagining It - Nandy and Mythic Heroes Chapter 2: Living With It - Dark Versus Light Chapter 3: Faking It - False Eyes, False Devils Chapter 4: Fixing It - The Lure of the Cure Chapter 5: Learning It - Educating "The Blind" Chapter 6: Reading It - Pure Fiction Chapter Seven: Inventing it - Who Decides What You See? Conclusion: What is Blindness Anyway? Index
Autoren-Porträt von Selina Mills
Selina Mills is an award-winning writer and broadcaster who is legally blind. Educated in the USA and the UK, Selina has worked as a senior reporter and broadcaster for Reuters, The Daily Telegraph, and the BBC.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Selina Mills
- 2024, 288 Seiten, Masse: 15,6 x 23,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 1350507210
- ISBN-13: 9781350507210
- Erscheinungsdatum: 17.10.2024
Sprache:
Englisch
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Written with wit, warmth and razor-sharp insight, this book should be essential reading for anyone with an interest in blindness, history, society, culture and beyond. Anna Bonet Non-fiction book of the month, The i
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