Résonance
Meeting with Jessica Mignot: An Introduction to Olfactory Disalienation
2026
Oct 29, 2026
Free admission
Venues and dates
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ESAAA, École supérieure d’art Annecy Alpes
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Fromto10h00 – 18h00
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Prices
Free admission
Jessica Mignot, a philosopher by training and editor of Nez magazine, invites us to join a sensory revolution through her decolonial and activist reflections. During this event, we will share a collective experience of olfactory disalienation.
We would like to show that our current approach to odors is the product of a complex history, both the result and the cause of a fractured relationship with the world that we have termed “olfactory alienation.”
It thus becomes clear that our relationship to the nose is eminently political, in the sense that it raises the question of living together, confirms or presupposes various forms of discrimination, and, more generally, forms the basis of our connection to the living world. With this awareness, we argue that an introduction to olfactory de-alienation is urgently needed in order to physically break free from this productivist approach and stop repeating the acts of violence it perpetuates.
Audience
All ages, from 17 years old
Duration
02:00
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