By examining such notions as sensory order, transgressions and demarcations, the author calls attention to a sensory turn by deliberating upon both theoretical and methodological propositions toward elucidating meanings attributed to place, space and the environment; processes and politics of boundary making; and the manner in which these cumulatively shape human behaviour and group membership. The author will demonstrate how social alliances are meaningfully produced and contested. These will then shed light on the construction of ‘sensuous communities’ in social life.
Kelvin E.Y. Low is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. He is the author of several journal articles and books.His recent books include: Remembering the Samsui Women: Migration and Social Memory in Singapore and China (2014), Everyday Life in Asia: Social Perspectives on the Senses Scents and Scent-sibilities: Smell and Everyday Life Experiences (2009).
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