A Sensory History Manifesto is a brief and timely meditation on the
state of the field. It invites historians who are unfamiliar with
sensory history to adopt some of its insights and practices, and it
urges current practitioners to think in new ways about writing
histories of the senses. Starting from the premise that the
sensorium is a historical formation, Mark M. Smith traces the
origins of historical work on the senses long before the emergence
of the field now called “sensory history,” interrogating,
exploring, and in some cases recovering pioneering work on the
topic. Smith argues that we are at an important moment in the
writing of the history of the senses, and he explains the potential
that this field holds for the study of history generally. In
addition to highlighting the strengths of current work in sensory
history, Smith also identifies some of its shortcomings. If sensory
history provides historians of all persuasions, times, and places a
useful and incisive way to write about the past, it also challenges
current practitioners to think more carefully about the historicity
of the senses and the desirability—even the urgency—of engaged
and sustained debate among themselves. In this way, A Sensory
History Manifesto invites scholars to think about how their field
needs to evolve if the real interpretive dividends of sensory
history are to be realized. Concise and convincing, A Sensory
History Manifesto is a must-read for historians of all
specializations.
General
| Imprint: |
Pennsylvania State University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Perspectives on Sensory History |
| Release date: |
June 2021 |
| Firstpublished: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Mark M. Smith
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
128 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-271-09018-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-271-09018-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780271090184 |
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