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The Sensory Studies Manifesto

Tracking the Sensorial Revolution in the Arts and Human Sciences

by (author) David Howes

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2022
Category
General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487528614
    Publish Date
    Nov 2022
    List Price
    $70.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487528645
    Publish Date
    Aug 2022
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487528621
    Publish Date
    Nov 2022
    List Price
    $34.95

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The senses are made, not given. This revolutionary realization has come as of late to inform research across the social sciences and humanities, and is currently inspiring groundbreaking experimentation in the world of art and design, where the focus is now on mixing and manipulating the senses.

 

The Sensory Studies Manifesto tracks these transformations and opens multiple lines of investigation into the diverse ways in which human beings sense and make sense of the world. This unique volume treats the human sensorium as a dynamic whole that is best approached from historical, anthropological, geographic, and sociological perspectives. In doing so, it has altered our understanding of sense perception by directing attention to the sociality of sensation and the cultural mediation of sense experience and expression.

 

David Howes challenges the assumptions of mainstream Western psychology by foregrounding the agency, interactivity, creativity, and wisdom of the senses as shaped by culture. The Sensory Studies Manifesto sets the stage for a radical reorientation of research in the human sciences and artistic practice.

About the author

David Howes is a professor of anthropology and co-director of the Centre for Sensory Studies at Concordia University.

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