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Announcing a New Series from the University of Illinois Press

Studies in Sensory History SERIES EDITOR

Studies in Sensory History will galvanize a burgeoning

Mark M. Smith University of South Carolina

field of scholarship by publishing and promoting work on the history of the senses from ancient times to the

SERIES ADVISORY BOARD

twenty-first century throughout the world. Books in the

Martin A. Berger, University of California

series will examine the relevance of seeing, hearing,

Constance Classen, Concordia University William Cohen, University of Maryland

smelling, tasting, and touching to the principal develop-

Gabriella Petrick, NYU Steinhardt

ments of antiquity and the pre-Enlightenment era, and

Richard Cullen Rath, University of Hawai’i

they will explore ways in which the senses interacted with and informed developments typically associated

Forthcoming in the series, five inaugural volumes on the individual senses:

with “modernity”—class, race, and gender conventions;

on seeing Martin A. Berger Vision and History

industrialization; urbanization; colonization; imperialism; and nationalism. The series will publish work on all regions—non-Western as well as Euro-American—

on touching Constance Classen An Intimate History of Touch

and from all time periods. Methodologically, the series aims to publish works that deal not simply with the way

on tasting Gabriella Petrick Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter: Taste in History

people thought about the senses but also the full social and cultural contexts of those experiences.

on hearing Richard Cullen Rath A Brief History of Hearing

Submissions should take the form of a 3-5 page proposal outlining the intent of the project, its scope, its relation to other work on the topic, and the audience(s) you have in mind. Please also include 2-3 sample chapters, if available, and a copy of your C.V.

on smelling Jonathan Reinarz Past Scents: Historical Perspectives on Smell

Questions or submissions should be directed to: Mark M. Smith Carolina Distinguished Professor Department of History University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 [email protected]

Kendra Boileau Senior Acquisitions Editor University of Illinois Press 1325 South Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 [email protected]