Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson is like a cup of water at just the right temperature—unassuming yet nourishing. Devoid of dramatic conflict, it quietly follows the week-long life of a bus driver-poet of the same name. Yet it is precisely this seemingly monotonous repetition that reveals another possibility for urban sensory storytelling. Sound as Narrative ProtagonistThe steady …
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Blog#2 Sensory?
summary of an academic resource 1. Constance Classen’s 1993 monograph The World of the Senses: Explorations in History and Cross-Cultural Research stands as a seminal work in sensory anthropology and cultural studies. Through detailed historical and ethnographic case studies, the book systematically argues that sensory experience is not a purely neutral physiological phenomenon, but rather a …
Blog#1 Brainstorm
Philadelphia Sensory Diary: A Personal Geography of Memory Core Concept of the Project This is an exploratory journey unfolding through a first-person perspective. The creator (myself) is no longer an objective observer but the protagonist and sensory guide of the narrative. The project aims to construct an intensely personal emotional map of the city through …