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Shows how scientists have used sonic skills in knowledge making.
Explains why listening for knowledge plays an ambiguous, if fascinating, role in the sciences.
Combines historical and ethnographic evidence about the practices of listening on shop floors, in laboratories, field stations, hospitals, and conference halls throughout the twentieth century.
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Keywords
- Open Access
- Sonic Skills
- Listening for Knowledge
- Sonic Signs
- Modes of Listening
- Epistemological Contestation
- Versatility of Digital Technologies
- Somatic Vigilance
- Synchronization
- Ensembles of Sonic Skills
- Science Dynamics
Authors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Karin Bijsterveld
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sonic Skills
Book Subtitle: Listening for Knowledge in Science, Medicine and Engineering (1920s-Present)
Authors: Karin Bijsterveld
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59829-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
License: CC BY-NC
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59831-8Published: 11 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95920-4Published: 10 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59829-5Published: 26 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 174