In "Empire of the Senses" the senses are considered as cultural
systems. Bringing together classic pieces by key thinkers--from
Marshall McLuhan and Alain Corbin to Susan Stewart and Oliver
Sacks--as well as newly commissioned articles, this path-breaking
book provides a comprehensive overview of the "sensual revolution,"
where all manner of disciplines converge. Its aim is to enhance our
understanding of the role of the senses in history and across
cultures by overturning the hegemony of vision in contemporary
theory and demonstrating that all senses play a role in mediating
cultural experience. It asks provocative questions that most of us
take for granted. Are there, for example, only five senses, or is
this assumption a Western construct? This radical contribution to
revisioning cultural studies will be essential reading for anyone
hoping to understand the full complexity of how we experience our
world.
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