The rhetoric and counter-rhetoric of a "bioninc" technology

Development of the cochlear implant, which is discussed, depended vitally on deaf people being persuaded to undergo implantation. Media "reconstruction" of the device as the "bionic ear" was typically encouraged, but a "counter-rhetoric" based on a very different unders...

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Published in:Science, technology, & human values technology, & human values, 1997-01, Vol.22 (1), p.31
Main Author: Blume, Stuart S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deafness
Ears & hearing
News media
Technology
Transplants & implants
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Summary:Development of the cochlear implant, which is discussed, depended vitally on deaf people being persuaded to undergo implantation. Media "reconstruction" of the device as the "bionic ear" was typically encouraged, but a "counter-rhetoric" based on a very different understanding of deafness emerged.
ISSN:0162-2439
1552-8251