Alexia is a neurological syndrome in which a literate adult loses the ability to read as a result of a stroke or other traumatic brain injury. This essay examines over a century's worth of medical case studies and other narratives describing neurological reading deficits in order to determine what impact those deficits had on people's lives, well-being, and sense of identity in societies increasingly defined by the ability to read. The complex responses to what this essay calls postliteracy suggest the value of taking into account neurological differences when documenting the history of reading. Drawing on neurocognitive and disability studies, this essay directs attention to the testimonies of individuals with alexia to better understand what it feels like to lose the ability to read at a time when reading is figured as a crucial aspect of our identities; a signifier of status, privilege, and power; and even a prerequisite to leading a meaningful life.

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读者的障碍：Alexia、神经性阅读障碍和后文学状况

Alexia 是一种神经系统综合症，其中识字的成年人由于中风或其他创伤性脑损伤而失去阅读能力。本文考察了一个多世纪以来描述神经阅读障碍的医学案例研究和其他叙述，以确定这些缺陷对人们的生活、福祉和在越来越由阅读能力定义的社会中的认同感产生了什么影响。对本文所称的后读写能力的复杂反应表明，在记录阅读历史时考虑神经系统差异的价值。借鉴神经认知和残疾研究，这篇文章将注意力引向失读症患者的证词，以更好地理解在阅读被视为我们身份的一个重要方面时失去阅读能力的感觉；地位、特权和权力的象征；甚至是过上有意义的生活的先决条件。