Nicolas Kenny's guest appearances

Nicolas Kenny

New Books in History

New Books in Western European Studies

New Books in French Studies

New Books Network

New Books In History

New Books in Urban Studies

New Books in Canadian Studies

Katie Jarvis

Rachel Mesch

Sarah Farmer

Andrew Curran

Matthew Gillis

Maud S. Mandel

J. Neuhaus

John Shovlin

Phillipa Chong

Mark Braude

Elisabeth Anderson

Robert Darnton

Paige Bowers

Jerome Bourdon

Jonathan Smyth

OwlTail

Nicolas Kenny‘s new book, The Feel of the City: Experiences of Urban Transformation (University of Toronto Press, 2014) explores the sensory histories and urban development of Montreal and Brussels from the 1880s to 1914. We’ve read about Paris, London, New York, and Berlin, but what of the middle-sized cities in Europe and North America where so many turn-of-the-century dwellers saw, smelled, heard, touched, and tasted their way through urban life? What did it feel like to live in Montreal and Brussels, to walk their streets, to work in their sites of industry and production, to seek refuge in their domestic spaces?A model of transnational scholarship, The Feel of the City moves from discussion of panoramic and labyrinthine images of the city, to the analysis of sources revealing the ways inhabitants across the social landscape experienced work, home, and the street.  In our conversation, Nicolas and I talk about how contemporaries and scholars grapple with this contested term. We also take on ideas about the body and affect, gender and class, the impact of linguistic difference in representations of urban life, and even a recent controversy regarding noise and flight paths over Brussels today. Have a listen… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

<a href="http://www.sfu.ca/history/faculty-and-staff/faculty-by-name/nicolas-kenny.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicolas Kenny</a>‘s new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1442615818/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Feel of the City: Experiences of Urban Transformation</a> (University of Toronto Press, 2014) explores the sensory histories and urban development of Montreal and Brussels from the 1880s to 1914. We’ve read about Paris, London, New York, and Berlin, but what of the middle-sized cities in Europe and North America where so many turn-of-the-century dwellers saw, smelled, heard, touched, and tasted their way through urban life? What did it feel like to live in Montreal and Brussels, to walk their streets, to work in their sites of industry and production, to seek refuge in their domestic spaces? A model of transnational scholarship, The Feel of the City moves from discussion of panoramic and labyrinthine images of the city, to the analysis of sources revealing the ways inhabitants across the social landscape experienced work, home, and the street.  In our conversation, Nicolas and I talk about how contemporaries and scholars grapple with this contested term. We also take on ideas about the body and affect, gender and class, the impact of linguistic difference in representations of urban life, and even a recent controversy regarding noise and flight paths over Brussels today. Have a listen… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history</a>

Nicolas Kenny, “The Feel of the City: Experiences of Urban Transformation” (U of Toronto Press, 2014)

Nicolas Kenny‘s new book, The Feel of the City: Experiences of Urban Transformation (University of Toronto Press, 2014) explores the sensory histories and urban development of Montreal and Brussels from the 1880s to 1914. We’ve read about Paris, London, New York, and Berlin, but what of the middle-sized cities in Europe and North America where so many turn-of-the-century dwellers saw, smelled, heard, touched, and tasted their way through urban life? What did it feel like to live in Montreal and Brussels, to walk their streets, to work in their sites of industry and production, to seek refuge in their domestic spaces?A model of transnational scholarship, The Feel of the City moves from discussion of panoramic and labyrinthine images of the city, to the analysis of sources revealing the ways inhabitants across the social landscape experienced work, home, and the street.  In our conversation, Nicolas and I talk about how contemporaries and scholars grapple with this contested term. We also take on ideas about the body and affect, gender and class, the impact of linguistic difference in representations of urban life, and even a recent controversy regarding noise and flight paths over Brussels today. Have a listen… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

<a href="http://www.sfu.ca/history/faculty-and-staff/faculty-by-name/nicolas-kenny.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicolas Kenny</a>‘s new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1442615818/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Feel of the City: Experiences of Urban Transformation</a> (University of Toronto Press, 2014) explores the sensory histories and urban development of Montreal and Brussels from the 1880s to 1914. We’ve read about Paris, London, New York, and Berlin, but what of the middle-sized cities in Europe and North America where so many turn-of-the-century dwellers saw, smelled, heard, touched, and tasted their way through urban life? What did it feel like to live in Montreal and Brussels, to walk their streets, to work in their sites of industry and production, to seek refuge in their domestic spaces? A model of transnational scholarship, The Feel of the City moves from discussion of panoramic and labyrinthine images of the city, to the analysis of sources revealing the ways inhabitants across the social landscape experienced work, home, and the street.  In our conversation, Nicolas and I talk about how contemporaries and scholars grapple with this contested term. We also take on ideas about the body and affect, gender and class, the impact of linguistic difference in representations of urban life, and even a recent controversy regarding noise and flight paths over Brussels today. Have a listen… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies</a>

Nicolas Kenny‘s new book, The Feel of the City: Experiences of Urban Transformation (University of Toronto Press, 2014) explores the sensory histories and urban development of Montreal and Brussels from the 1880s to 1914. We’ve read about Paris, London, New York, and Berlin, but what of the middle-sized cities in Europe and North America where so many turn-of-the-century dwellers saw, smelled, heard, touched, and tasted their way through urban life? What did it feel like to live in Montreal and Brussels, to walk their streets, to work in their sites of industry and production, to seek refuge in their domestic spaces?A model of transnational scholarship, The Feel of the City moves from discussion of panoramic and labyrinthine images of the city, to the analysis of sources revealing the ways inhabitants across the social landscape experienced work, home, and the street.  In our conversation, Nicolas and I talk about how contemporaries and scholars grapple with this contested term. We also take on ideas about the body and affect, gender and class, the impact of linguistic difference in representations of urban life, and even a recent controversy regarding noise and flight paths over Brussels today. Have a listen… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies

<a href="http://www.sfu.ca/history/faculty-and-staff/faculty-by-name/nicolas-kenny.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicolas Kenny</a>‘s new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1442615818/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Feel of the City: Experiences of Urban Transformation</a> (University of Toronto Press, 2014) explores the sensory histories and urban development of Montreal and Brussels from the 1880s to 1914. We’ve read about Paris, London, New York, and Berlin, but what of the middle-sized cities in Europe and North America where so many turn-of-the-century dwellers saw, smelled, heard, touched, and tasted their way through urban life? What did it feel like to live in Montreal and Brussels, to walk their streets, to work in their sites of industry and production, to seek refuge in their domestic spaces? A model of transnational scholarship, The Feel of the City moves from discussion of panoramic and labyrinthine images of the city, to the analysis of sources revealing the ways inhabitants across the social landscape experienced work, home, and the street.  In our conversation, Nicolas and I talk about how contemporaries and scholars grapple with this contested term. We also take on ideas about the body and affect, gender and class, the impact of linguistic difference in representations of urban life, and even a recent controversy regarding noise and flight paths over Brussels today. Have a listen… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies</a>