{"product_id":"free-listening-naomi-waltham-smith-9781496234520","title":"Free Listening","description":"\u003ci\u003eFree Listening\u003c\/i\u003e offers a radical reframing of seemingly intractable debates and polarized positions on free speech, academic freedom, systemic injustice, and political dissent by shifting attention from our voices to our ears. Instead of reclaiming the terrain of free speech that is increasingly ceded to conservatives, Naomi Waltham-Smith argues that progressives should assume a more radical task--to liberate listening from those frameworks that have determined what freedom looks like, who enjoys it, and at what cost. Refocusing on aural responsiveness forces a confrontation with the liberal tradition that has traditionally anchored claims for freedom of expression and inquiry. If listening is placed at the heart of public deliberation and disagreeing well, the relational, open-ended, and unpredictable character of free expression becomes a common good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a wide-ranging critical reflection on issues from civility to criticality, righteous anger to gentle listening, and silencing to streaming platforms, \u003ci\u003eFree Listening\u003c\/i\u003e makes an ambitious contribution to sound studies and political philosophy. Weaving together deconstruction, Black political thought, and decolonial theory, Waltham-Smith argues that the retort to accusations of \"cancel culture\" should be a revival of abolition democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naomi Waltham-Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496234529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496234520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Naomi Waltham-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482176512255,"sku":"9781496234520","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21b2765a-5daa-4dd0-9f76-58ab263300bc.jpg?v=1715990395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/free-listening-naomi-waltham-smith-9781496234520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}