An Olfactory History of London – Alex Rhys-Taylor
Those of you who read the blog post about the SmellTaste charity launch on 15th March 2014 will be familiar with the name of Alex Rhys-Taylor. Â Alex is an Urban Sociologist at Goldsmiths College with a particular interest in the ways in which we experience cities through the senses.
He opened our launch event with a fascinating talk on the history of London through the sense of smell, and gave some insights into how we have got to a point where the sense of smell is so devalued in Western culture.
Alex has recently recorded a podcast which expands on the talk he gave at our launch and has been kind enough to share this with us. Â Click the link below to listen to ‘An Olfactory History of London’, part of the Humania podcast series.
https://soundcloud.com/humaniapodcast/hm006-an-olfactory-history-of-london