Smell and the Past: Noses, Archives, Narratives

by William Tullett

Book Overview

What if researchers interested in 'the past' used their noses? This open access book makes the case for a more imaginatively interdisciplinary approach to sensory heritage and history, arguing that we can and should engage our noses as a research tool for articulating the past.

Assessing how both we and our ancestors approach, understand and conceptualise smell, Tullett shows how archives can be 're-odorized' to uncover narratives that are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350367559
• ISBN13: 9781350367555
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"