Ways of Sensing: Understanding the Senses In Society - Paperback

by David Howes (Author), Constance Classen (Author)

A stimulating exploration of the cultural, historical and political dimensions of the world of the senses.

Author Biography

David Howes is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Centre for Sensory Studies at Concordia University, Montreal. His books include The Varieties of Sensory Experience (1991), Cross-Cultural Consumption (1996) and Empire of the Senses (2005).

Constance Classen is a cultural historian specializing in the body and the senses, and the director of an interdisciplinary research project on the senses in art and the museum. Her books include Worlds of Sense (1993), The Color of Angels (1998) and The Deepest Sense (2012).