Essays about: "Somatics"

Found 5 essays containing the word Somatics.

1. 1. Movement towards socioecological change: The case of Ecosomatics

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Wilma Lagerman; [2024-03-19]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Several scholars both within and outside the field of human ecology argue that the perceptual human-nature divide contributes profoundly to patterns of unsustainability and weak sustainability visible in the world today. Deliberately engaging in conscious bodily-felt contact with the natural environment is suggested to uncover appropriate, embodied angles to approaching ecology and the environmental crisis. READ MORE

3. 2. Supporting Caring Touch : A toolkit for sensitizing soma designers through subtle disruptions

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Christoffer Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Somaesthetic design; touch; care; design methods; research through design; Somaestheticdesign; beröring; omsorgsfullhet; designmetoder; forskning genom design;

   Abstract : Touch-based interactions have been of interest within interaction design, as they can communicate large quantities of information about materials, systems, and impact affective states. This dissertation outlines the process of developing a design method to aid designers in honing their somatic sensibilities to engage in interactions of caring touch through touch-based interactions and explorations. READ MORE

4. 3. How To: Use Craft as an Everyday Intervention of Joy

   University essay from Konstfack/Keramik & Glas

   Author : Ciara Neufeldt; [2023]
   Keywords : Craft; ceramics; nerikomi; joy; somatics; experiential; public accessibility; everyday life;

   Abstract : This paper questioned how we could utilise feelings of joy, specifically those within a craft context, as a tool of intervention in everyday life. I explored using craft, both in its making and experiencing, as a means for carrying joy into the daily life of the public, thereby increasing well-being and potentially acting as a catalyst for change. READ MORE

5. 4. RISK, RESPECT & UNSPEAKABLE ACTS : Untangling Intimate-Sexual Consent through 'Intuitive Inquiry' & 'Agential Realism'

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Centrum för genusforskning (from 2013)

   Author : Frida Storm; [2021]
   Keywords : Doing; Consent; Communication; Intuition; Somatics; Intimacy; Sex; Sexual; Violence; Negotiation; Coercion; Rape; Legislation; Feminism; Neoliberal; Queer; Fanzine; BDSM; Dance; Performance; Sex Work; Responsibilization; Accountability; Diffraction; Entanglement; Autonomy; Agency; Power; Trauma.; Görande; samtycke; consent; kommunikation; intuition; somatik; intimitet; sex; sexuellt; våld; förhandling; tvång; våldtäkt; lagstiftning; feminism; nyliberalism; queer; fanzine; BDSM; dans; uppträdande; sexarbete; responsibilisering; ansvar; diffraction; entanglement; autonomi; agens; makt; trauma.;

   Abstract : In an attempt to address the issues in research and theory on consent, this thesis explores what consent can be seen as "doing" through an 'Intuitive Inquiry' (Anderson 2011a) and 'Agential Realism' (Barad 2007). Various manifestations of consent appears through: the experience of the researcher, consent research and theory, consent legislation, interviews with professionals in intimate-sexual consent, and, feminist fanzines. READ MORE

6. 5. IT’S AN ART TO SUSTAIN YOUR BODY IN SCHOOL Learning about your body moving in classroom practice

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Wolfgang Weiser; [2018-07-02]
   Keywords : Somatic education; micro- movements; relation body; space;

   Abstract : Purpose: The study is about learning body movements in classroom praxis. The aim is to analyse the so-called ”micro-movements” in a classroom practise, by how pupils use and acquire body, bodily movement, positions and positioning in the classroom. READ MORE