The Art of Listening (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
222
Utgivningsdatum
2007-07-01
Upplaga
illustrated ed
Förlag
Berg Publishers
Illustratör/Fotograf
41 illustrations
Illustrationer
41 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensioner
230 x 156 x 15 mm
Vikt
320 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
49:B&W 6.14 x 9.21 in or 234 x 156 mm (Royal 8vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9781845201210

The Art of Listening

av Les Back
Häftad,  Engelska, 2007-07-01
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Our culture is one that speaks rather than listens. From reality TV to political rallies, there is a clamour to be heard, to narrate, and to receive attention. It reduces 'reality' to revelation and voyeurism. The Art of Listening argues that this way of life is having severe and damaging consequences in a world that is increasingly globalized and interconnected. It addresses the question: how can we listen more carefully? Social and cultural theory is combined with real stories from the experiences of the desperate stowaways who hide in the undercarriages of jet planes in order to seek asylum, to the young working-class people who use tattooing to commemorate a lost love. The Art of Listening shows how sociology is in a unique position to record 'life passed in living' and to listen to complex experiences with humility and ethical care, providing a resource to understand the contemporary world while pointing to the possibility of a different kind of future. 'This is a wise and human piece of writing, concerned to break out of sociology's academic straitjacket and speak to a wider audience...If anything can recover the somewhat tarnished reputation of sociology amongst the general public, then it is a book like this. ' New Humanist 'The Art of Listening is a rare book in its commitment to vitalize an ethical, global sociology for the twenty-first century. Students are encouraging their parents to read it. Everyone needs this book -- especially jaded academics.' Sanjay Sharma, British Journal of Sociology
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This is a wise and humane piece of writing, concerned to break out of sociology's academic straitjacket and speak to a wide audience. Stuart Sim, New Humanist The Art of Listening is a rare book in its commitment to vitalize an ethical, global sociology for the twenty-first century. Students are encouraging their parents to read it. Everyone needs this book -- especially jaded academics. Sanjay Sharma, British Journal of Sociology A sparkling, thought-provoking book that challenges many of our assumptions as researchers and students David Bissell, University of Brighton Back has shown us how to produce an applied sociology to examine the everyday and see how it is actually constructed. Andy T. Hanson, Lancaster University His book provides clear examples of his principles that should be interesting and useful to those of us who work in communities. Michele Sexton, Community Development

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Les Back is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is a co-editor of The Auditory Culture Reader.

Innehållsförteckning

Speaking of Remarkable Things * Lines of Hate, Colours of Memory * Falling From the Sky * Concrete Screens and the Urban Uncanny * Listening with our Eyes * Inscriptions of Love * Curiosity at its Limit * Conclusion: Shelf Life * Postscript: Dancing and Wrestling with Scholarship

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