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The study of smell in the humanities and sciences. Spreading joy and knowledge in all things smelly! #smellstudies Acc. mod.: @manonraffard.bsky.social, Chanelle Dupuis & Radel J. Gacumo. Website: https://www.smellstudies.com/
Starting to get book 'tour' dates for the release of Sniff on the 8th of September. A few already online - David's Letchworth (my 'home' bookshop) on the 16th September (www.davids-bookshops.co.uk/products/eve...) and Blackwells Oxford on the 16th of October (www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/william-tu...).
William Tullett SNIFF: A HISTORY OF SMELLS
A remarkable account of the weird and wonderful history of smell
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I've also written about the links between open air treatments for patients and the wider leisure movement including hiking in this free Open Access book: www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/ima... 3/3
Imagining Air
Imagining Air tackles air as a cultural, medical, and environmental phenomenon. Its major aim is to explore air’s visibility and invisibility within the environment through the investigation of such p...
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Arya Ray discusses new directions emerging from the one-day international workshop ‘The Senses and Medical Humanities,’ held at Durham University in February 2026. thepolyphony.org/2026/05/15/c...
Conference Review: The Senses and Medical Humanities
Arya Ray discusses new directions emerging from the one-day international workshop ‘The Senses and Medical Humanities,’ held at Durham University in February 2026.
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I have two spaces left on this month's workshop. Get in touch if you're interested!
I'm delighted to finally share details of a workshop series I'm hosting with @thackraymuseum.bsky.social! 'Researchers in Museums' is open to a wide range of early career researchers and offers the opportunity to go 'behind the scenes' in a fantastic medical museum. Please share widely!
Absolutely delighted for Manon that her brilliant piece on coumarin - a really engagingly written and deeply researched chapter - in The Routledge History of the Senses I co-edited with Andrew Kettler has been nominated for a prize! The credit is of course all Manon's, whose work is fab.
Manon Raffard, ‘From Coumarou to New-Mown-Hay. A Cultural History of Coumarin Across the Atlantic (C17th -20th)’, in The Routledge History of the Senses, eds Andrew Kettler and Will Tullett (Routledge, 2025) www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
How did a studio #smell in the 19th Century? Today, 5pm, we welcome @erikawicky.bsky.social to our #lectureseries with her talk: "Sensing the Atmospheres of Painters’ Studios in Nineteenth-Century France" Join online! "the #Senses in #Performance" by #OLFAC register: office.olfac@kunstuni-linz.at
My piece on the cult history of coumarin was shortlisted for the M. Bowie Prize 2026 by @frenchstudies.bsky.social 1st time ever coming close to winning any prize: ecstatic & grateful 🥰 Happy to share by email to whomever may be interested! #frenchstudies #francofil #smellstudies #culturalhistory
Manon Raffard, ‘From Coumarou to New-Mown-Hay. A Cultural History of Coumarin Across the Atlantic (C17th -20th)’, in The Routledge History of the Senses, eds Andrew Kettler and Will Tullett (Routledge, 2025) www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Le mardi 26 mai prochain, on pourra discuter olfaction et pollution de l'air (en ligne & en français) grâce à une invitation de l'association Olf'active! Au menu: tanneries, rivières, usines, carburants et autres joyeusetés 🙊 Info: www.helloasso.com/associations... #envhist #envhum #airpollution
As part of the upcoming Pint of Science festival, I'll be talking smells and cities on 18 May, yeah! We'll explore factory air and labour, political history and smoke, and smelly waterways at the Taproom, near Piccadilly station in Manchester. Info: pintofscience.co.uk/event/smart-...
Smart Cities: past and future of urban areas in our society
Explore how cities evolve- from the smog-filled streets of industrial Manchester to today's digitally connected urban spaces. This event brings together ta…
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After this break of 3 weeks, we're excited that the #OLFAC #Lectureseries "The #Senses in #Performance will continue! "Performing Snakes in Modernity and Today" by Nicole Haitzinger and Christina Gillinger This Wednesday 5 PM - join us online (registration via office.olfac@kunstuni-linz.at)
Today marks exactly 2 years since I submitted my PhD dissertation. Since it passed, it is now open access as required for public-funded research in France. Feel free to DL, send, cite, enjoy bits and pieces of almost 10 years of thinking about smell! Link: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
In "Alimentary Orientalism" Yin Yuan follows the politics of tea, sugar & opium in 18th & 19th c Britain: How did British authors portray Otherness & the consumption of the Orient? #PostColonialStudies #Orientalism #FoodStudies #LiteraryStudies #Romanticism #VictorianLiterature
Check out the @danafoundation.bsky.social funded ITRC grant recipients. A little memory, some embodiment and olfaction, and color perception!
We are pleased to announce the recipients of our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration (ITRC) grant! We're excited to see their projects unfold over the next year and to learn about the final results at SPAN2027! philandneuro.wildapricot.org/ITRC
And the mentorship program!
We are pleased to announce the recipients of our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded Interdisciplinary Mentorship Program! We're excited to see their projects unfold over the next year and to learn about the final results at SPAN2027! philandneuro.wildapricot.org/Mentorships
Will be presenting some of my work on phenol disinfection, cholera policy and socio-environmental violence this Thursday at 7pm BST! Info: www.chstm.org/group/health... #frenchstudies #histmed #histsci #medhum #envhum #envhist #hstm
📣 BSHS Outreach & Engagement Project Grants Have an idea for sharing #HistSci with wider audiences? We offer grants of up to £500 to support creative engagement projects — from events to collaborations with museums or heritage sites. Next deadline is May 15, 2026! bshs.org.uk/oec/#project...
Outreach and Engagement Committee – BSHS – The British Society for the History of Science
BSHS – The British Society for the History of Science
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COVER REVEAL. Really excited to show off the fantastic cover for my new book Sniff from @yalebooks.bsky.social. It’s a history of smells across time and space and hits the shelves on the 8th September. Pre-order from Yale, your local bookshop, or the usual suspects! yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
🌲 Funded Postdoctoral in Remote Sensing 📍 Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland 📡 Work on forest mapping, LiDAR, biodiversity & geospatial modelling 🎓 Eligibility: PhD in Forestry/Data Science ⏳ Deadline: 22 Apr 2026 🔗 higherjobz.com/funded-postd... #PostdocJobs #RemoteSensing @luke.fi
Funded Postdoctoral Remote Sensing Finland 2026 | HigherJobz
Apply for a funded Postdoctoral position in Remote Sensing at Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland. Deadline: 22 April 2026.
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I'll be in Leeds in July to talk about a military physician's olfactory experiences during the Prussian war. It'll be gruesome, but good vibes overall
I'm delighted to finally share details of a workshop series I'm hosting with @thackraymuseum.bsky.social! 'Researchers in Museums' is open to a wide range of early career researchers and offers the opportunity to go 'behind the scenes' in a fantastic medical museum. Please share widely!
25% of U.S. college students say they would rather lose their sense of #smell than their phone (thanks for the data, Rachel Herz!). Olfactory cultural studies clearly have work to do. Thanks to the organizers of the "Odorous Object" conference @brown.edu! @smellstudiesgroup.bsky.social #ERC #ERCCoG
#CFP: "What’s the Matter with Description? Form, Practice, and Material Culture"; University of Delaware’s 5th CMCS Conference in Material Culture, April 2-3, 2027 Deadline: July 15, 2026 Info: champ.ly/6TgMslzZ #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #materialculture #litstudies
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#CFP: "Evident Tongues, Evident Bodies: Language, Sense, and Proof in the Early Modern World" Book edited by Dr Mary Katherine Newman and Dr Rana Banna Deadline: 12th April 2026 Info: champ.ly/KLwo5tTz #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #materialculture #bodystudies #materialstudies
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#Event: "Symposium in Material Culture Studies" Online, 07/03/2026, 11AM- 3:30PM CEST Info: champ.ly/wZMxNZ4L #smellstudies #olfaction #sensorystudies #chemicalsenses #academia #conference #materialculture
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#CFP: "Sensation: The Sounds, Visions, and Words of David Bowie" University of Agder, Norway 29. – 30. September 2026 Deadline: April 1, 2026 Info: champ.ly/TAzCFPLZ #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #callforpapers #callforsubmissions #soundstudies #visualstudies
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#CFP: "Contagion, Information, Territory" Deadline for abstracts: February 15, 2026 Info: champ.ly/CoipfUIV #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #callforpapers #callforsubmissions #envhum
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Contagious Territories
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CFP: "The Body and Anatomy" Special Issue: Art & the Public Sphere Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2026 Info: champ.ly/7CBFRfrr #cfp #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #callforpapers #callforsubmissions
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#CFP: "The Function of Beauty: A Transdisciplinary Conference" April 22-23, 2026, London Arts-Based Research Centre Location: Online Deadline: March 1, 2026 Info: champ.ly/KsWjGabr #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #historyofcosmetics #aesthetics #beautystudies
The Function of Beauty
The Function of Beauty: A Transdisciplinary Conference “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”— Khalil Gibran Conference Dates: Thursday April 22-23, 2026Location: OnlineAbstra…
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#CFP: "Critical Studies in Men's Fashion Special Issue on Beau Brummell" Deadline: March 31, 2026 Info: champ.ly/v9Ymj48n #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #callforpapers #callforsubmissions #fashionstudies #mensfashion
Critical Studies in Men's Fashion
Critical Studies in Men's Fashion; Critical Studies in Men's Fashion is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on men's dress as a means of examining the tangible and intangible aspects of creating and maintaining appearance. The journal discusses gender, identity, sexuality, culture, marketing and business. All articles are double-blind peer reviewed. Theoretical and empirical scholarship in the form of original articles, reports and media reviews is welcome. This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). For more information, to access the journal or to subscribe visit the Discover platform here.
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