“White privilege is not just ‘in the head.’ It also is ‘in’ the nose that smells, the back, neck, and other muscles that imperceptibly tighten with anxiety, and the eyes that see some but not all physical differences as significant.” – SHANNON SULLIVAN
Tag Archives: migration
Breathing in different sensory worlds
“Americans and Arabs live in different sensory worlds much of the time and do not use the same senses even to establish most of the distances maintained during conversations.” – EDWARD HALL Continue reading Breathing in different sensory worlds
Smell matters in migration politics!
In the context of the ongoing controversy on migration politics in Germany, Thomas de Mazière, the Federal Minister of the Interior, joined the group of advocats of a Leitkultur: “Wir sind nicht Burka”. Continue reading Smell matters in migration politics!
Criminalizing food odors in Italy!
Food odors frequently provoke and trigger public debate on olfactory tolerance. There is a current case on food odors in Italy.
Syrians in Jordan: A community of refugees flowers in the desert
Ibrahim’s perfume stall in a Jordanian camp hosting Syrian refugees represents more than a business. It is also a small step towards building a community rooted in hope. We would like to learn more about Ibrahim’s endeavour. Please let him know! Continue reading Syrians in Jordan: A community of refugees flowers in the desert
Peter de Cupere responding to the refugee crisis
The current refugee crisis is the context for Peter de Cupere’s new project: One drop of freedom.
Continue reading Peter de Cupere responding to the refugee crisis
Scents of Exile
Scents of Exile is an olfactory art project curated by Ashraf Osman in partnership with Syndicate and Givaudan. It takes as its point of departure an evocative text about memory, identity and nostalgia associated with scents of cities and places no longer accessible, from In the Presence of Absence by renowned Arab poet Mahmoud Darwish.