Sensorial Investigations A History of the Senses in Anthropology, Psychology, and Law

"Presents a history of the senses in the fields of anthropology, psychology, and law, identifying important shifts and key disciplinary concerns"--

About the author

David Howes is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Centre for Sensory Studies at Concordia University and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Law at McGill University. His most recent publications include A Cultural History of the Senses in the Modern Age, 1920­–2000 and The Sensory Studies Manifesto.

Summary

Presents a history of the senses in the fields of anthropology, psychology, and law, identifying important shifts and key disciplinary concerns.

Product details

• Authors: David (Concordia University) Howes, David Howes, Howes David
• Publisher: University Presses
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 25.04.2023
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works
• EAN: 9780271095011
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09501-1
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Dimensions (packing): 12.7 x 20.3 x 1.6 cm
• Weight (packing): 272 g
• Series: Perspectives on Sensory History
• Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Neuroscience, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social, group or collective psychology, Social and cultural anthropology, cognitive psychology, Psychophysics, Sensory Studies, Psychology of perception, Phenomenology of Perception, sensory history, anthropology of the senses, sensory anthropology, senses and sensation, law and the senses, senses and society