Abstract
In recent times the new cultural history of education spurred an interest in the way formal and informal schooling shape our sensorium. In the wake of this sensorial turn some scholars have started to explore the role played by sounds and silences in the history of education. In this presentation I will present two case studies in order to demonstrate the value of such an acoustic approach. The first case study which I will present will zoom in on the history of silence at school. The second case study that will be presented will be focusing on the history of voice in the classroom. On the basis of the two case studies some ideas will be presented about the contemporary value of historical research in education.
About the speaker
Pieter Verstraete is a historian of education affiliated to the research unit Education, Culture and Society of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (KU Leuven). In his research he focuses on the history of special education. Recently he developed an interest in acoustic and emotional approaches of our educational pasts. He is president of the Belgian-Dutch Society for the History of Education (BENGOO) and founded the Leuven DisABILITY Filmfestival.
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