Smell and expanding historical research with Dr William Tullett

Sensory historian Dr William Tullett joins Bryony Armstrong to discuss:

• Using smell to engage with the present
• The impact of smell research on political choices and environmental justice
• Using smell to learn about historical experience
• Changing up the hierarchies of senses and historical sources
• Why we need to tackle myths about “bad smells” 
• Why connecting with heritage matters
• The impact of the humanities on other disciplines
• What you can really do when you study history
• The point of humanities in Covid-19 research

Content warning: this episode contains some discussion about racism.

Credit notes:

• Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins, 'Scratch-and-sniff Palestine: How olfaction shapes nonsovereign infrastructural spaces': https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02637758221118572
• Alex Rhys-Taylor, Food and Multiculture: A Sensory Ethnography of East London: https://www.routledge.com/Food-and-Multiculture-A-Sensory-Ethnography-of-East-London/Rhys-Taylor/p/book/9781472581150
• Sentimental Garbage: Costume Dramas with Dr Emma Southon: https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/costume-dramas-with-dr-emma-southon/id1444729607?i=1000566596029
• The artist mentioned is named Michael Pinsky: https://www.capefarewell.com/pollution-pods/

Find Bryony @BF_Armstrong
Find William @WillTullett

Artwork: Riduwan Molla https://www.canva.com/p/riduwanmolla/
Music: Madaan Mansij https://www.pond5.com/artist/mansij_tubescreamer

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