Sensory experiments : psychophysics, race, and the aesthetics of feeling /

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"In SENSORY EXPERIMENTS Erica Fretwell considers the science of psychophysics, the study of sensory experience, in mid-nineteenth century America. In particular, Fretwell traces the development of "perceptual sensitivity," a metric of an individual's capacity to perceive finer fe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fretwell, Erica, 1982- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.
Temas:
1800-1899
Psychophysics.
Senses and sensation > Social aspects.
Racism > United States > Psychological aspects.
Racism > United States > History > 19th century.
Science > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Psychophysics
Psychophysique.
Sens et sensations > Aspect social.
Racisme > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sciences > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Racism
Racism > Psychological aspects
Science > Social aspects
Senses and sensation > Social aspects
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sight : unreconstructed body images
  • Sound : the acoustics of social harmony
  • Smell : perfume, women, and other volatile spirits
  • Taste : sweet measures and lawless pleasures
  • Touch : life writing between skin and flesh
  • Coda. Afterlives and antelives of feeling.

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