Scent and Scent-sibilities Smell and Everyday Life Experiences

Smells are distinct and ubiquitous. They envelope us, enter our bodies, and emanate from us. Yet, they remain relegated to the background of everyday life experiences. This book attempts to highlight the social salience of smell in social actors’ day-to-day encounters where issues involving morality...

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Main Author Low, Kelvin E. Y
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2009
Edition1
Subjects
Odors
Smell
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Summary:Smells are distinct and ubiquitous. They envelope us, enter our bodies, and emanate from us. Yet, they remain relegated to the background of everyday life experiences. This book attempts to highlight the social salience of smell in social actors’ day-to-day encounters where issues involving morality and social othering, presentation of self, and personhood intertwine with analyses of smell as a social conduit. These encounters include the experiences of anosmic individuals, which capture non-.
ISBN:1443802158
9781443802154