The Word, Sound, and Power of Reading Your Writing Aloud

Abstract This essay positions reading one's writing aloud as embodied praxis and examines it alongside “word, sound and power,” a Rastafari philosophy which asserts that spoken words can alter reality. The essay offers reading aloud as a crucial world‐making act that cultivates relationalities with our voices, our interlocutors, and their stories.

Authors

Kimberley McKinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5720-8441)

Institutions

Vanderbilt University (US)
Vanderbilt Health (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Anthropology & Humanism
Published: 2026-08-26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/anhu.70140
Primary Topic: Caribbean history, culture, and politics
Type: article
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The Word, Sound, and Power of Reading Your Writing Aloud

Kimberley McKinson

Aug 26, 2026

Anthropology & Humanism

Caribbean history, culture, and politics

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The Word, Sound, and Power of Reading Your Writing Aloud

Kimberley McKinson

August 26, 2026article en

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Anthropology & HumanismVol. 51(2)

Vanderbilt University (US), Vanderbilt Health (US)

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Caribbean history, culture, and politics

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