Sensory Disorientation During Crisis: Foucault's "Heterotopia" and the Plague in Ancient Athens

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CLASSICAL WORLD Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.1353/clw.2022.0014

Diane Harris Cline

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:This article explores the sensory experience of being in Athens during the plague (430–426 bce). By approaching the ancient epidemic from a perspective of sensory archaeology, we discover that the intensity of suffering caused by the two-pronged calamity of overcrowding inside the city walls plus the plague was likely exacerbated by unexpected sensory stimuli in once-familiar places (Foucault's "heterotopia"), thereby causing a profound sense of disorientation for the inhabitants. The calamity transposed Athenian pleasure gardens, monument-lined streets, and sanctuaries from places of delight into a heterotopia of decay and death.

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危机中的感官错位：福柯的“异托邦”与古雅典瘟疫

摘要：本文探讨了瘟疫（公元前430–426年）期间在雅典的感官体验。通过从感官考古学的角度来研究古代流行病，我们发现，在曾经熟悉的地方（福柯的“异托邦”），意想不到的感官刺激可能会加剧城墙内过度拥挤和瘟疫这两方面灾难所造成的痛苦强度，从而给居民带来深刻的迷失方向感。这场灾难将雅典的欢乐花园、纪念碑林立的街道和避难所从欢乐的地方变成了腐朽和死亡的异托邦。

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期刊介绍： Classical World (ISSN 0009-8418) is the quarterly journal of The Classical Association of the Atlantic States, published on a seasonal schedule with Fall (September-November), Winter (December-February), Spring (March-May), and Summer (June-August) issues. Begun in 1907 as The Classical Weekly, this peer-reviewed journal publishes contributions on all aspects of Greek and Roman literature, history, and society.