Audiocentric

Quick meaning: Audiocentric is an adjective meaning Centred or focusing on sound and hearing (often to the detriment of deaf individuals).

Meaning

Centred or focusing on sound and hearing (often to the detriment of deaf individuals).

Example Sentences

Also, Jay shows that a straightforward transformation from audiocentric medieval European culture to ocularcentric modernity is a massive simplification.

Audism inhibits cultural democracy and without cultural democracy there can be no political democracy. Educators must recognize the audiocentric assumptions and attitudes, the social problem, and the social injustices that the term audism describes. Transformative and civic engagement begins with bridging Deaf Cultural Studies with the social sciences. Meaningful social actions must follow.

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