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Deafness “Cures” in History
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Jan 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jaipreet Virdi talks about her book Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel. The book details the long history of attempts to “fix” deaf people, including a great deal of quackery. Towards the end of the conversation, Virdi and Vinsel also talk about what a world beyond solutionist fantasies that disability can be “cured” would look like.
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Released:
Jan 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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