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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780553003321

Autore

Low Kelvin E. Y

Titolo

Scents and scent-sibilities [[electronic resource] ] : smell and everyday life experiences / / by Kelvin E.Y. Low

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009

Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Pub., , 2009

ISBN

1-282-03594-0

9786612035944

1-4438-0306-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

391.63

Soggetti

Smell

Odors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

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-...