Sonic skills listening for knowledge in science, medicine and engineering (1920s-present) /

It is common for us today to associate the practice of science primarily with the act of seeing--with staring at computer screens, analyzing graphs, and presenting images. We may notice that physicians use stethoscopes to listen for disease, that biologists tune into sound recordings to understand b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bijsterveld, Karin, 1961- (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 174 pages)
Subjects:
Communication in science.
Communication in medicine.
Listening.
Technology.
Acoustical engineering.
Online Access:SpringerLink - Click here for access
Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Listening for Knowledge: Introduction
  • 2. Sonic Signs: Turning to, Talking about and Transcribing Sound
  • 3. Modes of Listening: Why, How and to What?
  • 4. Resounding Contestation: The Ambiguous Status of Sonic Skills
  • 5. Popping Up: The Continual Return of Sound and Listening
  • 6. Ensembles of Sonic Skills: Conclusions
  • References.

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