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Smells of the City. Fragmentation and Privatisation of City Space from an Osmosociological Perspective

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Szczepański M. S., Ślęzak-Tazbir W.

Studia Regionalne i Lokalne

2009

issue numer specjalny / special issue

102-124

From the five senses that men have the sense of sight and touch, though seemingly the most acute, are limited when it comes to examining space and all phenomena that occur in it. Moreover, it is much more difficult to examine space through the sense hearing and it is almost impossible to taste it, even if it is humanized. Another human sense i.e. the sense of smell which enables us to recognize different scents may, due to its transitory and temporary nature, appear to be useless when it comes to examining space. Nonetheless, if we concentrate on all the scents that fill the space, they are frequently a more distinctive and prominent landmark than, for example, a building or a road. Therefore, it seems to be vital that the perspective of sociology of scent be adopted if we want to make a more in-depth analysis and interpretation of space dynamics. The scents that fill a chosen urban and suburban old industrial region are analysed and observed in this study. What are the scents that fill urban space? On the one hand there is the tempting scent of private space, which is filled with artificial perfumes and air fresheners. However, on the other hand there is the unpleasant and offensive odour from neglected backyards and outhouses; the odour coming from a local beer stand and an aromatic bouquet of cognac in a hotel bar; obnoxious odours emitted by mine slag heaps and the scent of the pine forest. We aim to show that a wide range of different smells, ranging from delicate and lovely scents to offensive and foul odours, have a growing influence on fragmentation and privatization of urban space.

Georg Simmel i flakonik perfum

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Hoffmann B.

Przegląd Socjologiczny

2019

vol. LXVIII (68)

issue 1

137-156

Zmysły odgrywają kluczową rolę w życiu człowieka. Dzięki pionierskiemu w socjologii podejściu do zmysłów jako bytów społecznych, a nie jedynie fizjologicznych, Georg Simmel zmienił nie tylko perspektywę postrzegania zjawisk zmysłowych, ale zwrócił uwagę na istotę poznania wielozmysłowego zjawisk społecznych. Zwrócenie uwagi na rolę sensoryki w konstruowaniu rzeczywistości społecznej przyczyniło się niewątpliwie do stworzenia przez niego podstaw dla rozwoju wąskiej specjalizacji zwanej socjologią zmysłów. Zapach jest elementem doświadczenia prawie wszystkich ludzi. Proces uspołecznienia, któremu człowiek podlega, jest również procesem socjalizacji zapachowej. Zapach ma istotne znaczenie przy nabywaniu bądź zmianie ról społecznych; oddziałuje na nas w wymiarach fizycznym, psychicznym i społecznym.

Senses play a key role in human life. Thanks to the pioneering approach to the senses as social beings and not only physiological ones, Georg Simmel changed not only the perspective of perception of sensory phenomena but also drew attention to the essence of multi-sensory cognition of social phenomena. Paying attention to the role of sensors in the construction of social reality, contributed undoubtedly to the creation of a basis for development of a narrow specialization called sociology of senses. The fragrance is a part of experience of almost all people. The process of socialization to which a man falls, is also a process of fragrance socialization. Odor is important when acquiring or changing social roles. It affects us in physical, mental and social dimensions.

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Smells of the City. Fragmentation and Privatisation of City Space from an Osmosociological Perspective

Georg Simmel i flakonik perfum