Lectures on Tap: Culture and Perfume (in person)
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In this lecture, Saskia Wilson-Brown shares and discusses three perfume materials that shaped human culture. Drawing from her research for her upcoming book, The Cultures of Perfume: Scents That Shaped History(releasing in November, by D.A.P.), she will start the talk with a brief history of perfume, going on to explore how jasmine perfumes have been historically intertwined with narratives of seduction. We will then smell musk, and investigate its role in narratives of power in key Islamic texts and 18th century France. The talk ends with bergamot, and how its use in Eau de Cologne impacted religious practices in the Americas. Join us for a lively exploration of scent’s role in the human experience.
Location shared upon signup.
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