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Listening Deafly and the Rhetoric of Sound

Voice, Silence, and Listening in Hollywood Films

Sarah Mayberry Scott

In this book, Sarah Mayberry Scott bridges the seemingly insurmountable divide between sound studies and deaf studies by considering the persuasive nature of sound at the intersection of sound, rhetoric, and deafness. Using three contemporary films as critical touchstones, CODA (2021), A Quiet Place (2018), and Sound of Metal (2019), Scott investigates how the history and values of Deaf culture provide opportunities for expanding the concepts of voice, silence, and listening to include a plurality of embodied experiences. Through utilizing an innovative rhetorical approach of listening deafly to sound, the author asserts that it is possible to understand voice without orality, to experience sound without hearing, and to listen in multi-modal ways to show that all bodies are sound bodies. Scholars of deaf studies, sound studies, and rhetoric will find this book of particular interest.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 136 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-1-66691-198-5 • Hardback • October 2023 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
978-1-66691-199-2 • eBook • October 2023 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric, Social Science / People with Disabilities

Sarah Mayberry Scott is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Arkansas State University.

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The World Is Sound

Chapter 1: Spoken on my Behalf: Issues of Deaf Voice in CODA

Chapter 2: Rehabilitating Silence: Sound and Silence in A Quiet Place

Chapter 3: (LISTEN): Listening without Hearing in Sound of Metal

Conclusion: Sound Diet

Bibliography

About the Author

"In a profound exploration of sound and society, this book challenges our conventional understanding of sound and its interplay with deafness. Dissecting age-old misconceptions perpetuated by pop culture and society, the narrative insists that Deaf bodies are sound bodies. They experience the full spectrum of sound, albeit differently, and remind us of the multi-sensory marvel that is the human experience. A must-read for anyone seeking to broaden their understanding of sound, culture, and human connectivity."


— Justin Eckstein, Pacific Lutheran University


Listening Deafly and the Rhetoric of Sound

Voice, Silence, and Listening in Hollywood Films

Cover Image
Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • In this book, Sarah Mayberry Scott bridges the seemingly insurmountable divide between sound studies and deaf studies by considering the persuasive nature of sound at the intersection of sound, rhetoric, and deafness. Using three contemporary films as critical touchstones, CODA (2021), A Quiet Place (2018), and Sound of Metal (2019), Scott investigates how the history and values of Deaf culture provide opportunities for expanding the concepts of voice, silence, and listening to include a plurality of embodied experiences. Through utilizing an innovative rhetorical approach of listening deafly to sound, the author asserts that it is possible to understand voice without orality, to experience sound without hearing, and to listen in multi-modal ways to show that all bodies are sound bodies. Scholars of deaf studies, sound studies, and rhetoric will find this book of particular interest.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 136 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
    978-1-66691-198-5 • Hardback • October 2023 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
    978-1-66691-199-2 • eBook • October 2023 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
    Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric, Social Science / People with Disabilities
Author
Author
  • Sarah Mayberry Scott is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Arkansas State University.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments

    Introduction: The World Is Sound

    Chapter 1: Spoken on my Behalf: Issues of Deaf Voice in CODA

    Chapter 2: Rehabilitating Silence: Sound and Silence in A Quiet Place

    Chapter 3: (LISTEN): Listening without Hearing in Sound of Metal

    Conclusion: Sound Diet

    Bibliography

    About the Author

Reviews
Reviews
  • "In a profound exploration of sound and society, this book challenges our conventional understanding of sound and its interplay with deafness. Dissecting age-old misconceptions perpetuated by pop culture and society, the narrative insists that Deaf bodies are sound bodies. They experience the full spectrum of sound, albeit differently, and remind us of the multi-sensory marvel that is the human experience. A must-read for anyone seeking to broaden their understanding of sound, culture, and human connectivity."


    — Justin Eckstein, Pacific Lutheran University


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