22th November, 2023 16:00-17:30 UK time.
Part of a set of 5 online panels organised by Dr William Tullett as part of the EU Horizon 2020 funded 'Odeuropa' project.
Smell experts from different disciplines will provide short (15 minute presentations), followed by time for discussion between panel members and the audience.
Ally Louks is a PhD student in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge. Before Cambridge, she completed a degree in English Literature at the University of Exeter and a Master’s degree in Issues in Modern Culture at UCL. Her PhD thesis examines the role of olfactory language and perception in hierarchically structuring our social world, with a focus on disgust, desire and ambivalent affects. Ally’s interests lie primarily in Post-45 Literature and Critical Theory and her research is situated in interdisciplinary sensory studies.
Abi Smith is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. Her research explores the interconnections between the senses, law and governance. Focusing on the creation of olfactory evidence in relation to unequal waste infrastructures in New York City she currently aims to centre the questions of how odours are (i) perceived, (ii) translated and (iii) understood within legal processes. Abi is also interested in the use of creative and mobile methodologies to better capture the sensory.
Siôn Parkinson is an artist, composer, performer and curator. Recent projects are inspired by his research into sound and smell, particularly ‘bad’ smells, including phantosmia (olfactory hallucinations). His forthcoming book Stinkhorn: how Nature’s most foul smelling mushroom can change the way we listen will be published in 2024. He recently completed his PhD in Sound Studies at the University of Leeds where he was an Amanda Burton scholar. www.sionparkinson.com
To register, please submit your name and email address below. We will send a Zoom a few days before the event.
For any questions, please contact: will.tullett@york.ac.uk.
