MULTI-SENSORY IDENTITIES: AN INTRODUCTORY READING LIST
What is identity? Is identity something we can individually create, is it "socially mediated," or is it even fluid and constantly in formation? The following list investigates questions about the self and society, in conversation with the sensorium, engaging olfactory theories towards a multi-disciplinary exploration of being and belonging. Pictured: 'Two Figures in a Garden', 2021, Painting by James Dearlove , credits: AucArt Note from Didi : " Making sense of identity " has been a lifelong project, if not dilemma, for both of us and the majority of our queer friends. It has never been a linear journey and hasn't been easy to understand which communities and spaces we belong to. In our personal and communal research, olfaction has been a long-term companion for us, serving as an invaluable resource that diverges significantly from the traditional institutional ed...
