Blinded By Sight
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Blinded By Sight
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Author : Osagie Obasogie
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2013-12-11
Blinded By Sight written by Osagie Obasogie and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-11 with Law categories.
Colorblindness has become an integral part of the national conversation on race in America. Given the assumptions behind this influential metaphor—that being blind to race will lead to racial equality—it's curious that, until now, we have not considered if or how the blind "see" race. Most sighted people assume that the answer is obvious: they don't, and are therefore incapable of racial bias—an example that the sighted community should presumably follow. In Blinded by Sight,Osagie K. Obasogie shares a startling observation made during discussions with people from all walks of life who have been blind since birth: even the blind aren't colorblind—blind people understand race visually, just like everyone else. Ask a blind person what race is, and they will more than likely refer to visual cues such as skin color. Obasogie finds that, because blind people think about race visually, they orient their lives around these understandings in terms of who they are friends with, who they date, and much more. In Blinded by Sight, Obasogie argues that rather than being visually obvious, both blind and sighted people are socialized to see race in particular ways, even to a point where blind people "see" race. So what does this mean for how we live and the laws that govern our society? Obasogie delves into these questions and uncovers how color blindness in law, public policy, and culture will not lead us to any imagined racial utopia.
Blinded By Sight
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Blinded By Sight written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Seeing Beyond Sight
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Author : Tony Deifell
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2007-02-22
Seeing Beyond Sight written by Tony Deifell and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-22 with Education categories.
"Seeing Beyond Sight illuminates the surprising power and creative potential of photography in an astonishing collection of images created by visually impaired teens"--P. [4] of cover.
Sight Unseen
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Author : Georgina Kleege
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 1999-03-11
Sight Unseen written by Georgina Kleege and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-11 with Literary Collections categories.
This elegantly written book offers an unexpected and unprecedented account of blindness and sight. Legally blind since the age of eleven, Georgina Kleege draws on her experiences to offer a detailed testimony of visual impairment—both her own view of the world and the world’s view of the blind. “I hope to turn the reader’s gaze outward, to say not only ‘Here’s what I see’ but also ‘Here’s what you see,’ to show both what’s unique and what’s universal,” Kleege writes.Kleege describes the negative social status of the blind, analyzes stereotypes of the blind that have been perpetuated by movies, and discusses how blindness has been portrayed in literature. She vividly conveys the visual experience of someone with severely impaired sight and explains what she can see and what she cannot (and how her inability to achieve eye contact—in a society that prizes that form of connection—has affected her). Finally she tells of the various ways she reads, and the freedom she felt when she stopped concealing her blindness and acquired skills, such as reading braille, as part of a new, blind identity. Without sentimentality or clichés, Kleege offers us the opportunity to imagine life without sight.
Blind Sight
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Author : Meg Howrey
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2011-03-29
Blind Sight written by Meg Howrey and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-29 with Fiction categories.
This spellbinding story introduces the unforgettable seventeen-year-old narrator, Luke Prescott, who has been brought up in a bohemian matriarchy by his divorced New Age mother, a religious grandmother, and two precocious half-sisters. Having spent a short lifetime swinging agreeably between the poles of Eastern mysticism and New England Puritanism, Luke is fascinated by the new fields of brain science and believes in having evidence for his beliefs. “Without evidence,” he declares, “you just have hope, which is nice, but not reliable.” Luke is writing his college applications when his father—a famous television star whom he never knew—calls and invites him to Los Angeles for the summer. Luke accepts and is plunged into a world of location shooting, celebrity interviews, glamorous parties, and premieres. As he begins to know the difference between his father’s public persona and his private one, Luke finds himself sorting through his own personal mythology. By the end of the summer Luke thinks he has found the answers he’s been seeking, only to discover that the differences between truth and belief are not always easy to spot, and that evidence can be withheld: when Luke returns home, his mother reveals something she knows will change everything for him. With Blind Sight, Meg Howrey gives us a smart, funny, and deeply moving story about truth versus belief, about what we do and don’t tell ourselves—with the result, as Luke says, that we don’t always know what we know.
Blind Sight
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Author : James H. Pence
language : en
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Release Date : 2009-08-31
Blind Sight written by James H. Pence and has been published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-31 with Fiction categories.
Thomas Kent, who has lost his will to live after the tragic deaths of his family members, receives a mysterious message from the past that rallies him to expose a dangerous cult that intends to compromise America's future.
Blinded By The Sight
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Author : Sharon L. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Blinded By The Sight written by Sharon L. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Criminal investigation categories.
Police investigators Pete Culnane and Martin Tierney are as different as parchment and newsprint, and Martins insecurities are fed by Petes expertise and finesse. A homeless man wearing an eye-popping diamond ring is as inexplicable to both of them as the disappearance of the two boys who reported his body on St. Pauls Upper Landing. Blinded by the Sight demonstrates how good intentions can go awry, resulting in unintended, life-altering predicaments.
Crashing Through
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Author : Robert Kurson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2007-05-15
Crashing Through written by Robert Kurson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In his critically acclaimed bestseller Shadow Divers, Robert Kurson explored the depths of history, friendship, and compulsion. Now Kurson returns with another thrilling adventure–the stunning true story of one man’s heroic odyssey from blindness into sight. Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and family man. He had never yearned for vision. Then, in 1999, a chance encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore May’s vision. It would allow him to drive, to read, to see his children’s faces. He began to contemplate an astonishing new world: Would music still sound the same? Would sex be different? Would he recognize himself in the mirror? Would his marriage survive? Would he still be Mike May? The procedure was filled with risks, some of them deadly, others beyond May’s wildest dreams. Even if the surgery worked, history was against him. Fewer than twenty cases were known worldwide in which a person gained vision after a lifetime of blindness. Each of those people suffered desperate consequences we can scarcely imagine. There were countless reasons for May to pass on vision. He could think of only a single reason to go forward. Whatever his decision, he knew it would change his life. Beautifully written and thrillingly told, Crashing Through is a journey of suspense, daring, romance, and insight into the mysteries of vision and the brain. Robert Kurson gives us a fascinating account of one man’s choice to explore what it means to see–and to truly live.
More Than Meets The Eye
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Author : Georgina Kleege
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
More Than Meets The Eye written by Georgina Kleege and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Art categories.
More Than Meets the Eye' seeks to dismantle traditional understandings of blindness through scrutiny of philosophical speculation, scientific case studies, literary depictions, and museum access programs for the blind. It introduces blind and visually impaired artists whose work has shattered stereotypes and opened up new aesthetic possibilities for everyone.
Thriving Blind
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Author : Kristin Smedley
language : en
Publisher: Thriving Publications
Release Date : 2019-02-26
Thriving Blind written by Kristin Smedley and has been published by Thriving Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-26 with Family & Relationships categories.
Stories of blind people who use creativity and determination to live the life of their dreams. Also includes lists of resources for advocacy, rehabilitation, recreation, and support systems for the blind.