Abstract
Based on a presentation at The Undivided Mind conference at Plymouth University, this article sketches out speculative applications of somatics, the first person, phenomenological study of sensation, perception and movement. I first introduce the subject of somatics through an experiential exercise for the reader before summarizing theoretical aspects of somatic study. Drawing from the literature in embodied cognition and from personal recollections of embodied experiences, I propose how somatic approaches could potentially be used in working with immigrant communities, living in outer space, and empathizing with non-human animals.
DOI
10.1386/tear.13.3.291_1
Publication Date
2015-12-01
Publication Title
Technoetic Arts
Volume
13
Issue
3
Publisher
Intellect
ISSN
1477-965X
Embargo Period
2024-11-19
Additional Links
http://www.cognovo.eu/people/research-fellows/diego-maranan.php
Keywords
somatics, sensorimotor learning, phenomenology, embodied cognition, physiological empathy, speculative somatics, immigrant somatics
First Page
291
Last Page
300
Recommended Citation
Maranan, D. (2015) 'Speculative somatics', Technoetic Arts, 13(3), pp. 291-300. Intellect: Available at: https://doi.org/10.1386/tear.13.3.291_1
