The odour of segregation
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 2356331 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jusmeet S Sihra (0000-0002-1499-4902, Sciences Po, France; Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; University of Cambridge, UK, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 10-29 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-03-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | International Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242 |
| Editora | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02685809251324473 |
| OpenAlex | W4408886742 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 2 |
| Referências citadas | 40 |
This article explores odour as a powerful mechanism in reproducing caste and investigates how odour affects caste boundaries. Based on embodied ethnographic fieldwork and interviews conducted in Ajmer, India, I show that odours create symbolic boundaries for ex-untouchables. I argue that these malodours are structurally produced within and around the spatial boundaries of ex-untouchable ghettos through the interaction of disadvantaged topographies, filth, caste occupations and urban poverty. The article makes three key contributions: first, it establishes that odour is not only cultural but also structural; second, it introduces a sensorial perspective to studying segregation; and third, it identifies a novel mechanism on the social reproduction of caste hierarchies
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| Obras citantes distintas | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citações por ano | 2 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 2 |