Sound and the Ancient Senses

Sound and the Ancient Senses
Author: Shane Butler
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2018-10-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317300424

Sound leaves no ruins and no residues, even though it is experienced constantly. It is ubiquitous but fleeting. Even silence has sound, even absence resonates. Sound and the Ancient Senses aims to hear the lost sounds of antiquity, from the sounds of the human body to those of the gods, from the bathhouse to the Forum, from the chirp of a cicada to the music of the spheres. Sound plays so great a role in shaping our environments as to make it a crucial sounding board for thinking about space and ecology, emotions and experience, mortality and the divine, orality and textuality, and the self and its connection to others. From antiquity to the present day, poets and philosophers have strained to hear the ways that sounds structure our world and identities. This volume looks at theories and practices of hearing and producing sounds in ritual contexts, medicine, mourning, music, poetry, drama, erotics, philosophy, rhetoric, linguistics, vocality, and on the page, and shows how ancient ideas of sound still shape how and what we hear today. As the first comprehensive introduction to the soundscapes of antiquity, this volume makes a significant contribution to the burgeoning fields of sound and voice studies and is the final volume of the series, The Senses in Antiquity.

Sounds Senses

Sounds Senses
Author: Yasser Elhariry
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2021
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1800856881

"'Sounds Senses' takes sound as a point of departure for engaging the francophone postcolonial condition. Offering a synthetic overview of sound studies, the book dismantles the oculocentrism and retinal paradigms of francophone postcolonial studies. It introduces two primary theoretical thrusts - the unheard and the unintegrated - to the project of analyzing, extending, and rejuvenating francophone postcolonial studies."--OCLC OLUC.

A Natural History of the Senses

A Natural History of the Senses
Author: Diane Ackerman
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-12-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0307763315

Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. “Delightful . . . gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in.” —The New York Times

Sounds All Around

Sounds All Around
Author: Susan Hughes
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1525307754

A comprehensive, kid-friendly examination of how sound works. How does sound happen? How do we hear it? What makes some sounds loud and some soft? Some high pitched and some low pitched? How do humans and animals use sound to communicate? Which sounds happen naturally, and which are created for a specific purpose? This charming picture book explores all of these questions in easy-to-understand and child-friendly language, offering a gentle introduction to how sound works. Kids are experts at making noise. Now they’ll want to stop and listen, too!

A Cultural History of Sound, Memory, and the Senses

A Cultural History of Sound, Memory, and the Senses
Author: Joy Damousi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2016-12-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 131544531X

Sound studies has emerged as a major academic field in recent times. However, much of this material remains ahistorical or focused on technological advances of sound. This book departs from previous studies by drawing out connections between sound, memory and the senses, and how they emerge within a variety of historical contexts.

I Hear a Pickle

I Hear a Pickle
Author: Rachel Isadora
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524739588

* “Isadora’s book about the five senses is aimed perfectly at another sense—kids’ sense of humor.”—The Horn Book, starred review Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora’s sweet and simple introduction to the five senses is perfect for the youngest children, who will recognize themselves in charming vignettes portraying a wide range of childhood activities. Hearing, smelling, seeing, touching, tasting--our five senses allow us to experience the world in so many ways! With our ears we hear the birds sing; with our nose we smell the stinky cheese; with our eyes we see the moon and stars (and sometimes glasses help us see even better!); with our skin we feel the rain (and learn not to touch the hot stove!); and with our tongue we can taste our favorite foods. Isadora’s lively art reveals the power and delight of each sense.

My Five Senses

My Five Senses
Author: Aliki
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Picture books for children
ISBN: 9780606369848

Discover how you use your five senses, sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch to learn about the world. In this classic Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book, Aliki uses simple, engaging text and colorful artwork to show young readers how they

I Can Hear, See, Taste, Smell and Feel! Senses Book for Kids | Children's Biology Books

I Can Hear, See, Taste, Smell and Feel! Senses Book for Kids | Children's Biology Books
Author: Baby
Publisher: Baby Professor
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

I have five senses to help me experience the world around me. My ears help me to hear. My eyes allow me to see. My tongue helps me taste. My nose helps me smell and I feel with my hands. Read and learn about the senses in this wonderful picture book for young learners. Go ahead and secure a copy today!

See What I'm Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses

See What I'm Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses
Author: Lawrence D. Rosenblum
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2011-03-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0393077292

"Eye-opening…memorable…Rosenblum's enthusiasm is contagious and his prose accessible." —Kirkus Reviews In this revealing romp through the mysteries of human perception, University of California psychologist Lawrence D. Rosenblum explores the astonishing abilities of the five senses—skills of which most of us are unaware. Drawing on groundbreaking insights into the brain's plasticity and integrative powers, Rosenblum examines how our brains use the subtlest information to perceive the world. A blind person, for example, can "see" through bat-like echolocation, wine connoisseurs can actually taste the vintage of an obscure wine, and pheromones can signal a lover's compatibility. Bringing us into the world of a blind detective, a sound engineer, a former supermodel, and other unforgettable characters, Rosenblum not only illuminates the science behind our sensory abilities but also demonstrates how awareness of these abilities can enhance their power.

Sounds All Around

Sounds All Around
Author: Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0062661868

Read and find out about people and animals use different kinds of sounds to communicate in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Sounds are all around us. Clap your hands, snap your fingers: You’re making sounds. With colorful illustrations from Anna Chernyshova and engaging text from Wendy Pfeffer, Sounds All Around is a fascinating look into how sound works. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes a find out more section with additional and updated experiments, such as finding out how sound travels through water. Both the text and the artwork were vetted by Dr. Agnieszka Roginska, Professor of Music Technology at NYU. This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.