“It was a different smell than in other parts of the town”.

On the Emotionalized Sensescape of Lublin’s Old Town during the Twentieth Century

Abstract

This paper is sniffing out the atmosphere and reputation of the Old Town of the Polish city of Lublin throughout the twentieth century. Nosing into the sensory experiences with Lublin’s historical city centre as recalled by its inhabitants, the contribution takes a closer look at the complex emotional relationality of Lublin’s inhabitants and the Old Town neighbourhood, triggered by sensory encounters, and analyses the sensory and mental mapping of a no-go area.