The Taste of Water by Christy Spackman
Have you ever wondered why your tap water tastes the way it does? The Taste of Water explores the increasing erasure of tastes from drinking water over the twentieth century. It asks how dramatic changes in municipal water treatment have altered consumers’ awareness of the environment their water comes from. Through examining the development of sensory expertise in the United States and France, this unique history uncovers the foundational role of palatability in shaping Western water treatment processes. By focusing on the relationship between taste and the environment, Christy Spackman shows how efforts to erase unwanted tastes and smells have transformed water into a highly industrialized food product divorced from its origins. The Taste of Water invites readers to question their own assumptions about what water does and should naturally taste like while exposing them to the invisible—but substantial—sensory labor involved in creating tap water.
"This important and authoritative book carries us into an exciting hydrological futureOne question remains. . . .It is a delight to read a book on highly specialized science written with enthusiasm and passion and pragmatic optimism. This is science for a general audience at its best." * Book Post *
Christy Spackman is Assistant Professor of Art/Science at Arizona State University and Director of the Sensory Labor(atory), an experimental research collective dedicated to creatively disrupting longstanding sensory hierarchies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520393554 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520393554 |
| Title | The Taste of Water |
| Author | Christy Spackman |
| Series | Critical Environments: Nature Science And Politics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2023-12-05 |
| Number of pages | 306 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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