Overview
- All royalties from sale of this book will be given to Action on Hearing Loss and the National Deaf Children’s Society.
- Examines hearing loss from the perspectives of the hard of hearing, particularly those who lost, or partially lost, their hearing in adulthood, whether or not they used hearing aids
- Sets a new agenda in a much neglected area of historical writing, providing an easily accessible starting point in the field of hearing loss studies
- Draws upon histories of technology and material culture, advertising history, gender studies, museum studies, publishing history, institutional history, and disability studies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Reviews
“Managing the Experience of Hearing Loss in Britain, 1830-1930 offers a concise overview of a neglected dimension of the history of disability. … it highlights an inherently intriguing topic and provides a welcome impetus for further exploration of the experiences of the hard of hearing.” (Ben Ford, H-Disability, July, 2019)
“The book is readable, engaging, highly informative, and a very valuable first step in bridging a significant gap in our knowledge, which deserves both further research and a wider audience.” (Mike Goldsmith, Isis, Vol. 110 (2), June, 2019)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Graeme Gooday is Professor of the History of Science and Technology at the University of Leeds, UK. His specialist research themes include communications, electrification, patenting and gender in the period 1850-1930. He collaborates with various museums in collections-based research, especially the Thackray Museum and its substantial collection of hearing aids.
Karen Sayer is Professor of Social and Cultural History at Leeds Trinity University, UK, and addresses changing conceptualisations of the human and animal body in relation to technology. She works within the interdisciplinary team of the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies and organised the landmark conference Disability & the Victorians: Confronting Legacies, 2012.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Managing the Experience of Hearing Loss in Britain, 1830–1930
Authors: Graeme Gooday, Karen Sayer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-40686-6
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-40687-3Published: 25 November 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-40686-6Published: 16 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 126
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Science, History of Medicine, History of Britain and Ireland, Disability Studies, Modern History