Sensory Anthropology: Culture and Experience in Asia By Kelvin E. Y. Low. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Abstract

<p>A proliferation of new sources in sensory studies has continued to be published over the last few years across the disciplines. However, there remains a bias towards European or North American contexts within the literature. For that reason alone this new book, <i>Sensory Anthropology: Culture and Experience in Asia</i> is a helpful addition to the literature, which will expand the horizons of those writing from all perspectives. If you have been wondering where to find a widely spanned description of the burgeoning literature about sensory Asia, then look no further. Here you have it.</p> <p>Kelvin E.Y. Low is a scholar whose work has been evident on the cutting edge of sensory studies for many years, writing from Asian perspectives. Just to pick up on a few of his previous works, they include the monograph <i>Scents and Scent-sibilities: Smell and Everyday Life Experiences</i> (2009), as well as an edited collection with D. Kalekin-Fishman: <i>Senses in Cities: Experiences of Urban Settings</i> (2017), and <i>Everyday Life in Asia: Social Perspectives on the Senses</i> (2016), published with the same co-editor. Additionally, he has published many articles that cross sensory studies including conceptualising the olfactory, the gastropolitical, and examining synaesthetic senses. Thus, he comes to the topic with a depth of experience and knowledge that spans diverse cultures, places, and sensescapes.</p>