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The Senses Still
C. Nadia Seremetakis
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Description for The Senses Still
Paperback. This volume brings together essays by five scholars concerned with the senses and the anthropology of everyday life. Covering a wide range of topics from film to food, the authors describe ways in which sensory memories have preserved cultures otherwise threatened by urbanism and modernity. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
These essays examine what has happened to regional experiences that identify and shape culture now that regional foods are disappearing, cultures are dissolving and homogeneity is spreading. Anthropologist and award-winning author of "The Last Word: Women, Death, and Divination in Inner Mani", C. Nadia Seremetakis, brings together essays by five scholars concerned with the senses and the anthropology of everyday life. Covering a wide range of topics from film to food, from nationalism to the evening news, the authors describe ways in which sensory memories have preserved cultures otherwise threatened by urbanism and modernity. The contributors are Susan Buck-Morss, Allen ... Read more
These essays examine what has happened to regional experiences that identify and shape culture now that regional foods are disappearing, cultures are dissolving and homogeneity is spreading. Anthropologist and award-winning author of "The Last Word: Women, Death, and Divination in Inner Mani", C. Nadia Seremetakis, brings together essays by five scholars concerned with the senses and the anthropology of everyday life. Covering a wide range of topics from film to food, from nationalism to the evening news, the authors describe ways in which sensory memories have preserved cultures otherwise threatened by urbanism and modernity. The contributors are Susan Buck-Morss, Allen ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
158
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Weight
259g
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226748771
SKU
V9780226748771
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