In the Modern Age
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In the Modern Age
(The cultural histories series, . A cultural history of the senses ; v. 6)
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016-2017
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A cultural history of the senses in the Modern Age
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-267) and index
ISBN for subseries set: 9780857853387
"First published 2014. Reprinted 2016, 2017"--T.p. verso
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Description
In the 20th century, many aspects of life became 'a matter of perception' in the wake of the multiplication of media, stylistic experimentation, and the rise of multiculturalism. Life sped up as a result of new modes of transportation - automobiles and airplanes - and communication - telephones and personal computers - which emphasized the rapid movement of people and ideas. The proliferation of synthetic products and simulated experiences, from artificial flavors to video games, in turn, created heady virtual worlds of sensation. This progressive mediation and acceleration of sensation, along with the sensory and environmental pollution it often spawned, also sparked various countertrends, such as the 'back to nature' movement, the craft movement, slow food and alternative medicine. This volume shows how attending to the sensory dynamics of the modern age yields many fresh insights into the intertwined processes which gave the 20th century its particular feel of technological prowess and gaudy artificiality.
A Cultural History of the Senses in the Modern Age presents essays on the following topics: the social life of the senses; urban sensations; the senses in the marketplace; the senses in religion; the senses in philosophy and science; medicine and the senses; the senses in literature; art and the senses; and sensory media.
Table of Contents
Introduction: "Make it New! - Reforming the Senses David Howes (Concordia University, Canada)
1. The Social Life of the Senses: Ordering and Disordering the Modern Sensorium Tim Edensor (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
2. Urban Sensations: A Retrospective of Multisensory Drift Alex Rhys-Taylor (Goldsmiths University, UK)
3. The Senses in the Marketplace: Commercial Aesthetics for a Suburban Age Adam Mack (School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA)
4. The Senses in Religion: Pluralism, Technology and Change Isaac A. Weiner (Ohio State University, USA)
5. The Senses in Philosophy and Science: From Sensation to Computation Mathew Nudds (University of Warwick, UK)
6. Medicine and the Senses: Bodies, Technologies and the Empowerment of the Patient Anamaria Iosif Ross (independent scholar)
7. The Senses in Literature: From the Modernist Shock of Sensation to Postcolonial and Virtual Voices Ralf Hertel (University of Hamburg, Germany)
8. Art and the Senses: The Avant-Garde Challenge to the Visual Arts Hannah Higgins (University of Illinois Chicago, USA)
9. Sensory Media: Virtual Worlds and the Training of Perception Michael Bull (University of Sussex, UK)
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