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Prologue: Coming to Our Senses
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Prologue: Coming to Our Senses 3
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Part One: The Sensorial Revolution in the Human Sciences
- 1. On the Geography and Anthropology of the Senses 21
- 2. On the History and Sociology of the Senses 45
- 3. On the Psychology and Neurobiology of the Senses in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective 67
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Part Two: Case Studies
- 4. The Modern Sensorium: A Case Study in Sensory History, 1920–2001 101
- 5. Melanesian Sensory Formations: A Comparative Case Study in Sensory Ethnography 125
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Part Three: Multisensory Aesthetics
- 6. “A New Age of Aesthetics”: Sensory Art and Design 141
- 7. Sensory Museology: Bringing the Senses to Museum Visitors 163
- 8. Performative Sensory Environments: Alternative Orchestrations of the Senses in Contemporary Intermedia Art 181
- Notes 205
- References 215
- Index 251
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Prologue: Coming to Our Senses 3
-
Part One: The Sensorial Revolution in the Human Sciences
- 1. On the Geography and Anthropology of the Senses 21
- 2. On the History and Sociology of the Senses 45
- 3. On the Psychology and Neurobiology of the Senses in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective 67
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Part Two: Case Studies
- 4. The Modern Sensorium: A Case Study in Sensory History, 1920–2001 101
- 5. Melanesian Sensory Formations: A Comparative Case Study in Sensory Ethnography 125
-
Part Three: Multisensory Aesthetics
- 6. “A New Age of Aesthetics”: Sensory Art and Design 141
- 7. Sensory Museology: Bringing the Senses to Museum Visitors 163
- 8. Performative Sensory Environments: Alternative Orchestrations of the Senses in Contemporary Intermedia Art 181
- Notes 205
- References 215
- Index 251