Workshop "Scent, Science and Aesthetics. Understanding Smell and Anosmia"
Fechas: Jueves 23 y Viernes 24 de mayo
Lugar: Residencia de Investigadores, c/ Hospital 64, Barcelona
Organiza: GRECC (Grup de Recerca en Epistemologia i Ciències Cognitives)
Coordina: Marta Tafalla
Poster: https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8454547537_2c4461d7cb_c.jpg
Ponentes:
Emily Brady, Philosopher, University of Edinburgh
Jim Drobnick, Philosopher, Critic and Art Curator, Ontario College of Art and Design
Victoria Henshaw, Researcher on Urban Design, Manchester School of Architecture
Laura López-Mascaraque, Biologist, Head of the Spanish Olfactory Network, Cajal Institute, Madrid
Larry Shiner, Philosopher, University of Illinois
Barry C. Smith, Director of the Institute of Philosophy, University of London, and co-director of the Centre for the Study of the Senses
Cain Todd, Philosopher, University of Fribourg - University of Lancaster
PROGRAMA:
Thursday 23 May 2013
9:50 – 10:00 Marta Tafalla (UAB), Welcome
10:00 – 11:30 Larry Shiner (University of Illinois), "Fragrance, Aroma, Stench: Perfume Among the Olfactory Art"
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 Emily Brady (University of Edinburgh), "Smells and Negative Aesthetics"
13:30 – 15:30 Lunch
15:30 – 17:00 Jim Drobnick (Ontario College of Art and Design), "Art and Atmosphere: Curating Olfactory Art in the Anosmic Museum"
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee break
17:30 – 19:30 Laura López-Mascaraque (Head of the Spanish Olfactory Network, Cajal Institute-CSIC, Madrid), "How do we smell?" + Olfactory Experience FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS
Friday 24 May 2013
09:50 – 11:30 Smell Walk tHrough Barcelona, departing from the Residencia, guided by Victoria Henshaw (University of Manchester)
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 Victoria Henshaw, "Urban Smellscape Experience and Design: Addressing Fears of Sensory Manipulation and Environmental Sensitivities"
13:30 – 15:30 Lunch
15:30 – 17:00 Cain Todd (University of Fribourg - University of Lancaster), "The Structural Ephemerality of Odours "
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee break
17:30 – 19:00 Barry Smith (University of London), "Selective Anosmia and the Pleasures of Smell"
19:00 – 19:30 Round Table with all the speakers, Conclusions
Abstracts: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9bmwlr4m46n87lc/Abstracts.pdf
Registration is free, but if you plan to attend, please let me know by sending a message to: Marta.Tafalla@uab.cat
