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Exciting the Body - by Sonsoles Hernández Barbosa (Hardcover)

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  • This book uncovers how during the origins of modernity in the nineteenth century the senses were mobilised to sell more, both through the popularisation of objects aimed at the senses (such as panoramas, optical boxes, automatons, music boxes and pianolas), and also through marketing mechanisms (for example, advertising and window dressing).
  • About the Author: Sonsoles Hernández Barbosa is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Historical Sciences and Art Theory at the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain.
  • 241 Pages
  • History, Social History

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This book uncovers how during the origins of modernity in the nineteenth century the senses were mobilised to sell more, both through the popularisation of objects aimed at the senses (such as panoramas, optical boxes, automatons, music boxes and pianolas), and also through marketing mechanisms (for example, advertising and window dressing). All these novel objects and spaces had one thing in common: the aim of attracting the public by stimulating the senses. By examining practices that mobilised the senses in the emerging fields of advertising, marketing and the leisure industry, and through an approach that involves elements from the history of the senses, visual studies, sound studies and aesthetics, this book explores what this new sensory-driven mass culture was all about.

The basis of English translation of this book, originally in Spanish Vidas excitadas. Sensorialidad y capitalismo en la cultura moderna (2022), was facilitated by artificial intelligence. The author, with the support of Lucille Banham, has subsequently revised the text further in an endeavour to refine the work stylistically.



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"In Exciting the Body Hernández Barbosa builds a highly original and cohesive argument about sensory stimulation as it has intersected with the history of commercial culture. The author brings fresh perspectives on the study of consumer culture by applying theoretical insights drawn from musicology, cultural history and art history to analyse a wide range of sources, including sounds that affect the senses. This interdisciplinary book would appeal to those interested in the history of commercial culture, visual culture, and musicology."

-- Haejeong Hazel Hahn, Professor of History, Seattle University, USA

This book uncovers how during the origins of modernity in the nineteenth century the senses were mobilised to sell more, both through the popularisation of objects aimed at the senses (such as panoramas, optical boxes, automatons, music boxes and pianolas), and also through marketing mechanisms (for example, advertising and window dressing). All these novel objects and spaces had one thing in common: the aim of attracting the public by stimulating the senses. By examining practices that mobilised the senses in the emerging fields of advertising, marketing and the leisure industry, and through an approach that involves elements from the history of the senses, visual studies, sound studies and aesthetics, this book explores what this new sensory-driven mass culture was all about.

The basis of English translation of this book, originally in Spanish Vidas excitadas. Sensorialidad y capitalismo en la cultura moderna (2022), was facilitated by artificial intelligence. The author, with the support of Lucille Banham, has subsequently revised the text further in an endeavour to refine the work stylistically.

Sonsoles Hernández Barbosa is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Historical Sciences and Art Theory at the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain.



About the Author



Sonsoles Hernández Barbosa is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Historical Sciences and Art Theory at the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 6.21 Inches (W) x .79 Inches (D)
Weight: .97 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Social History
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 241
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Hardcover
Author: Sonsoles Hernández Barbosa
Language: English
Street Date: January 24, 2025
TCIN: 1002817396
UPC: 9783031751271
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-8835
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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