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Life Unseen
A Story of Blindness
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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 sentimentalised over the centuries? And why is blindness so frightening? In this fascinating historical adventure, broadcaster and...
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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 sentimentalised 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. It also explores the actions of sighted people who sought to patronise, demonise, 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.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781350507210
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 October 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 460g
Pages: 288
About the Author
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.
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